Rigging101 I didn't know you could do THAT?!?!?

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• Posted 2 months ago
• By Dimitri Frazao
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   Dimitri Frazao
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   Posted 2 months ago
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   Hi.

   Has anyone read/seen the book/DVD Advanced Character Rigging by TJ Galda.

   It has a nice review on CG India.

   Anyone?

   Thanks.
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   thnkr
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   Posted 2 months ago
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   I have a copy. I haven't seen his approach in other tutorials, so you may find it worthwhile. It pre-dates Maya Muscle, so you may not need the techniques TJ describes if you're looking for a more general purpose muscle rig. Also note that the book is very thin. It's 60 pages (content is page 10 - page 51) in large type. That came to about $1 per page with shipping and handling for me. It's definitely one of the most expensive books I've got. But it's well written and TJ knows his stuff.
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   Dimitri Frazao
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   Posted 2 months ago
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   Only 60 pages?!
   Wow... the information must be really good :)

   What else did you find interesting in the book?
   Was his approach to tendons and muscles better then using Maya muscles?

   Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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   thnkr
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   Posted 2 months ago
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   The book was written for Maya 8.5 A lot has changed since then. The section that I found the most interesting discusses the use of the Soft Modification Tool to creating sliding skin over bones and tendons.
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   sim.On
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   Posted 2 months ago
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   i also ordered a copy of the booklet a while ago .

   it is pretty much the same content as the (90minutes masterclass) DVD , which can be downloaded from the AD-subscription page for free . ( the masterclass was released about 1/2 year later than the booklet )