Intro to Rigging in Maya 2019

[@AsunaSword]

jesus how did my lecturer make this so complicated, thank you so much, you're amazing

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm trying to make it as simple as possible. Glad you liked it!

[@JesusChristisLordForever]

Manu,don't use the Lord's name in vain. Exodus 20:7 7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

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[@jeshurunsushanth7172]

@@JesusChristisLordForever ok sophia

[@JesusChristisLordForever]

@@jeshurunsushanth7172 Yeah man But now i want to know who this Sophia you referring me to is🤔

[@lordkelvin1]

I love that you really make this approachable instead of gatekeeping or making it too hard like it feels like a lot of people tend to do. Really awesome!

[@mus_cetiner]

Hi, I've never had any confidence with rigging. I've modelled in Maya, sculpted in Zbrush and textured in substance painter with ease. Rigging just scared me, as I just found it complicated to approach it, instead, I have many times got the model auto rigged. I've tried other paid tutorials, but they were either over-explained or very badly explained, honestly, they didn't make sense and it never clicked. With your teaching process, it is fantastic and with every step of the way you're explaining, making it clearly understandable and making sense. High praise and with hats off to you and thank you. People need great teachers like you. -That is all. :)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks Mus! I really appreciate it! So happy to hear it helped you out. Rigging isn't that scary after all. :D

[@jeremyt6459]

I usually get bored of videos easily especially when they're long but you explain everything so well and clearly. Thanks for this great tutorial :)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad you like them! Thank you for watching :)

[@danniellerogers5643]

I just wanted to let you know how much time you've saved me. For real, I'm so grateful for this tutorial. Please please please keep doing them.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you so much. I'm thrilled to hear it helped you. :)

[@ChikadorangFrog]

MOre please.... One of the Best tutorial for Absolute beginner in Maya. x1000 better than paid tutorials like lynda and linkedinlearning

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad you liked the rigging tutorial, Tubby! Here is another one if you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGHEd4igd8dgj9E

[@beebboop7789]

I don't usually comment but you are a total lifesaver. I've been taking 3d modelling classes and it's been such a struggle. Everything was too confusing and complicated until I stumbled on your channel. I literally binge most of your videos! Thank you for this amazing tutorial.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm so glad and so happy to hear my videos help! Enjoy your journey 😊

[@sistersgang2293]

I am freshers at rigging, you make my starting of rigging journey so smooth and easy...your explanation is so simple to understand ❤️ Kudos

[@williammccormick3787]

I've watched this so many times and I keep coming back to it, it's amazing

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

That's awesome! I'm happy you find it helpful, Willliam!

[@AwG515]

Thank you. This lesson is great!❤🎉

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad you liked it! 😊❤

[@bravefastrabbit770]

Really enjoyed hearing an entertaining girl explain this instead of the usual monotone dude who overcomplicates stuff

[@rik10219]

Oh my god you’re the nicest tutor out there!! I’ve been able to revisit a lot of technicalities in maya because I couldn’t retain whatever I learnt in one of my classes. A big thanks to you!! Keep these coming!!

i love the way you explain, an how you get into detail of good practices without making it boring, as game dev who already work in the industry just trying to learn other fields of the 3d production i love it as that kind of knowledge comes really in handy when doing more complex stuff later on.

[@vishalchauhan1461]

holy sh*t!! you just make me understand that. thanking god that i get this channel. Love from India.

[@rhettpeter83]

we love you India Love from Australia

[@DungNguyen-gr5ki]

I live in Vietnam, and I'm learning about 3D, it's great to have tutorials like yours, I'm so grateful to you, I'll follow your channel

[@nialismcreates]

I've been putting off learning rigging but now is the time. Your way of teaching is helpful and good to understand. I only wish there was more tutorials by you for rigging

[@samphillips8561]

wow I am screaming - this is the top shelf bottle of Maya tutorials. you are wonderful❤❤

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Colorful_Blender]

I am going to take 30 day challange of rigging but it seems like i will learn much more in a week thanks to your channel i wish you made tutorials on zbrush because we lack the tutor like you . Thank you so much for everything God bless you much more.we love you

[@ondrejondracek1948]

This was absolutely fantastic. I am working in VFX for a year now but I never got such a nice and simple Rigging explanation. Hope you will make part 2.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm thrilled to hear that, Ondřej! Rigging is challenging so I'm happy to hear it was simple enough to understand :) more to come, so keep an eye out!

[@kapwinng]

When I see you've done a tutorial covering the area I need to learn i breathe a sigh of relief! Thanks again.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

That's so cool to hear! Let me know if there is a subject matter missing so I can create some more content. :)

[@dawitwoldegebriel221]

You make things extremely easy. It's very easy to understand, digest, and absorb. I did it after my first watch. I wish you posted every feature of Maya on KZbin. Thank you 😊 💓.

[@RSSpeacemaker]

Gosh i didn't even think of parenting my controls... God that helped me so much. I'm subscribing. Thank you genuinely.

[@baraashf7470]

I love your toturial. every time I came here to learn a specific skill. but you also give us an additional tricks and hacks to improve our skills. All respect

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks Baraa! I'm happy you find it useful. :)

[@RD_-ho5nx]

I can't tell you how much I love your channel! You are so clear and easy to follow. My lazy teacher is always away and when he is in to teach us he is useless. I'm so glad that I can come to you to learn how to use Maya

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm so happy to hear that you find my channel useful! Thank you!!

[@arturperzyna5453]

Such a brilliant trick with the overlapping animation!

[@mauza4789]

Thank you sooooo much!!! My professor is really bad at explaining and won't answer doubts so you saved me for my assignment :)

[@Adore_04]

When you say they can't move them or touch it, it feels like parent control, very good tutorial

[@riostarlin798]

Ohh Thank you Thank you. I needed this ❤

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

No problem 😊 glad it's helpful!

[@emmanuelgaming7005]

This video is even more helpful than I thought

[@TheBoyMechanic]

Thanks for this series. I'm working on incorporating Maya into my classes and I appreciate your focus on developing good habits in the initial design.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You're very welcome!

[@925_nomad]

Sees a tutorial by Academic Phoenix plus on Rigging Feels like God! 😎

[@daniboiyy]

*is God*

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

This is the most amazing comment! I'm so happy I can help empower you! :D

[@sun_dragon3217]

Thank you so much! I was so tired of animating the joints itself. Adding controls makes it much easier and cleaner to see.

[@PRIYANSHUKUMAR-uk4xl]

Mr. Dr. Prof. Patrick appreciate it man

[@Rajuuken]

Thank you for your time, it helps refresh the memory after a long time without rigging !

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You still have the information in there, Rajuuken. It's just covered in dust! :)

[@julietaruiz9056]

you literally saved my final exam THANKS

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I love hearing that! Glad it was helpful!

[@ChaosWolfNinja]

Ahhh very nice! Thanks Monica!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks Domenico! I really appreciate it. :)

[@AtharvaShekatkar]

"Well they could still touch it from here but theoretically the group says 'Do Not Touch' so don't touch it" lmaoooo I love it

[@krzysztofgryzka]

Thank you for this lesson! You showed most important thing for start RIGing in Maya.

[@nitinanumandla3436]

the best tutorial i have watched so far watched ... thnx it helped a lot..

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Awesome to hear that! Thank you for watching. :)

[@carol277]

LIFESAVER!! Thank you so much for this useful and easy to comprehend tutorial!

[@Jonathanest90s]

Can’t wait to do some rigging.

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

Wow, Maya has a complex way of doing things that should be so quick and easy. Make joint, make controller, snap this snap that etc. Rigging a full human character would take three times longer than necessary. Good presentation though. I understood what you were explaining but couldn't help but think it's a little more process heavy than it should be

[@Thecursedshadows]

this girl is a legend

[@ernestoggg4873]

Im starting with maya now and this is gold!! thanks a lot

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you Ernesto! I really appreciate your comment. There are plenty of video tutorials to choose from, so hopefully you'll keep learning! :D

[@mikkelgedehansen9479]

Great tutorial Monica! I love the way you have made the small graphical touches with the "like, leave a comment, subscribe" messages that occur throughout the video. Very creative way of bringing it to attention and so much better than just saying "Remember to like, subscribe and comment" like everyone else ;)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks Mikkel! I really appreciate that. I didn't want to intrude the tutorial, so this is what I came up with. Glad you like it!

[@RVallespin-pc7nn]

what a very helpful tutorial specially for all who just starts doing this, Thank you so much for this video GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad it was helpful!! Enjoy the rigging process!

[@RVallespin-pc7nn]

Just watching right now, and you know that your video is in our school material?

[@artsybolt]

I have been looking for a video like this for so long!! This is beautifully done.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm so glad! Thank you :)

[@warriormama13]

Thank you! Best tutorial ever! Better than my school teacher! sad to say but true!

[@k-vandan]

glad I found this channel everything easy to understand and well explained

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm so happy to hear that Space Monkey! Thank you for your comment. :)

[@karenonofrenates3953]

This video is such a life saver! Loved it. Thank you a lot!!!!

[@AadilSharifDotNetDeveloper]

Hi, Loved this tutorial. Can you happen to share how to create a flower rig, where the stamin of the flower reaches at specific point, before the flower petals open ?

[@tetyanalytvynova9657]

Thank you, Phoenix)))))Amazing tutorial - quick and easy way to understand basic principles of rigging

[@Thevamp1reking]

Thank you so much. This helped too much, I can’t even express my joy. Liked and subbed

[@silvaazarian4296]

Awesome and so helpful , as usual . Thank you Monica

[@kastro4460]

This has been really easy to understand. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You're very welcome!

[@gyananchan4256]

I am sorry I'm new, but why did we have to go to such lengths to hide the rigs and use those circles? I mean the cylinder moved even when we rotated the joints directly. I didn't understand what the advantage of using the circles was.

[@Nanono27]

thank you so much for this super educational video!! saved me a lot of time in my 3d modeling class

[@Valox]

12:43 I’ve done everything you said, parented all the joint using the constraints but the controllers are still acting as if they are separate from the joint and aren’t moving the model at all

[@longbelao]

Beautiful explanation. I wonder how your voice is so calm and attractive!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Wow, thank you!

[@cremademanos2945]

This was incredibly helpful! thank you so much for creating this tutorial

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

So happy to hear that! Thank you for the support! :D

[@yyyipp]

was super intimidated to do a rig for a model I made because I have no former experience, but this one video taught me the theory of it and explained to me why we do certain things, and why not. super clear! thank you for a wonderful video...I feel like I'd be able to apply this a lot of places and set it up well. Also did not know about find and replace (will be using it a lot in the future hahaha)

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad I could help! Once rigging is demystified, it can be a lot of fun. :)

[@pratdesigns]

Grazie Monica! For the superb tutorial!

[@hosbayrtsogt4249]

THANKS! LOADS OF LOVE FROM MONGOLIA

[@raorao6553]

thank you❤ i always struggle on thinking who should i select first when wanting to do the constraints :')

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You're welcome 😊 I still get it wrong sometimes.

[@nikhilkumara6421]

Thank you mam! For your simplified work process.

[@jackschneiderman1464]

This was so clear and easy to understand. Thanks! I'd definitely like to see more tutorials on this.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you for your kind comment Jack! I"m glad you liked it. Here is another one about rigging a leg if you are interested. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGHEd4igd8dgj9E

[@pranavchaudhari5828]

This is the best tutorial for a beginner like me to start with the rigging. I would also like to know @ 12:00, how to scale the geometry portion using the controller ?

[@avidsaeed8160]

Hi Monica, An awesome tutorial like always... Short and yet very useful, also full of information.. Thank you!

[@harisshahnawaz862]

Really helpful for me Thanks alot you are doing such a great job that you are sharing your knowledge to those who are needy

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

It's my pleasure, Haris! Thank you for watching :)

[@malikoniousjoe]

Incredibly straight forward, thank you!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@edgibborim1948]

I highly recommend the "art of rigging' series of books. Its also handy to use a split hierarcly for your controls, this lets you stick secondary offsets into a layer between the control and null for cool stuff like overlapping auto motion, inputs from anothrer IK, expressions ,etc , lots of fun stuff. Also the downstream hierarchy doesnt light up and make things hard to see. eg. group ( offsets here, parented under null from another control ) -curve ctrl object ( this has curve.translate,rotate,scale piped into the null.translate,rotate,scale ) -null ( where you parent other stuff )

[@lisasairy251]

Thank you for sharing your feedback @edgibborim1948. Are you a 3D Rigger? Do you know how the instructor here keyframed the overlapping? I was able to animate this, but not to overlap it :( I just ordered the book series you recommended, they look awesome even though they may be older books! Thank you again! 🙏😊

[@zeallerx9533]

Thank you so much for this video!! Super clear and helpful! Saved me so much time and errors!

[@dhanushkumarj9069]

can u please mention the numbers for the video example rig 1 rig2 i am getting confused which video to see first maam

[@the_dindon]

nice ! this helped me a lot today (but as an animator I have to say it... LET US SCALE ! WE LOVE TO SCALE !) jokes appart, scaling in animation is quite usefull xd. Good stuff anyway thank you !

[@cgillis3989]

Unfortunately I tried doing this specific step by step with a character and it didn't work out because I thought the two would be pretty much the same (Obviously I still made points for arms and everything normally but still) That aside, this is a really good tutorial with clear steps. Keep it up!

[@pilz_boi]

thank you so so much!! Your tutorials are awesome! You just made my day so much better because I finally understand this thing!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You're very welcome! So happy to hear you enjoyed creating and animating a dancing noodle :D

[@hayJay1]

Hi! Just want to say thank you so much for this rigging series. For a school assessment we've had to create a character from scratch including rigging and animating it. The rigging lessons went over my head and i was rather overwhelmed, but following along with your video tutorials really helped me. I now have a rigged character and a better understanding of rigging including constraints and the hierarchy. Tomorrow I'll finish the last two videos of weight painting and blend shapes, which i've done a bit of both of those before. And should be able to move onto animation so that i can complete my assessment. Thank you so much for these videos. You're clear about what you're doing and any changes you have to make. You really helped me and many others so much with your tutorials. Keep up the great work! :)

[@saoodkhan5319]

very nice and quite learning for beginners

[@lisasairy251]

Hi Monica, thank you so much for all your great tutorials! By the way how did you do the overlapping part of this animation? When I went to keyframe frame one a second time to bend the tube to the opposite side, I wasn't able to middle mouse drag the key from 1 to 50 like you did. Anyway, thank you for sharing so much with us! Just subscribed! ☺🙏

[@jatinvargease6010]

Very nice video... keep it up dear! God bless you.

[@lebordeldematete8043]

Ptn tu gères, jai tout compris si vite !!!! Merci le sang ❤❤❤

[@theroyalinspiration]

It really helps me a lot. Thanks Monica truely. Please make a video on how to use camera in animation specially..... In maya...

[@tanny2161]

Great tutorial and I am in love with your voice!! Thank you so muchhhhh! xx

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching :)

[@yuhansoya]

Brilliant! I love your tutorial!!

[@michaelkrasiuk9839]

Огромное спасибо! Объяснила доступным языком. Понятно даже без субтитров.

[@svetlanalynne9017]

Thank you so much! this really makes our life easier!

[@raptoriansketches]

Thank you so much! This made class so much easier for me.

[@FeedingWolves]

Thank you so much! Learning so much!! You are an amazing teacher!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching :D

[@Hd_u]

Amazing and Clear, Go ahead.

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Many many thanks

[@maxy2479]

Wow, you kept that very simple. Thanks a lot.

[@javidwaldron8377]

Hey im running into trouble on this one. Just seeing if anyone can help. I make the cylinder and the joints fine, but when i go to bend the joints like at 7:03 the geometry doesnt bend. it just distorts the top of the cylinder? is there a setting i have on that causes that? Or do i need to make the last joint shoot out beyond the top of the cylinder?

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Hi Javid, Let's see if we can troubleshoot. One, make sure you select every joint in the outliner and then select the mesh, then bind. If that doesn't work, make sure there is enough geometry for the cylinder to bend, several spans around the cylinder otherwise it cannot bend. I hope that helps!

[@javidwaldron8377]

@@AcademicPhoenixPlus it did! I didnt realize i hadnt hit enter after adding subdivisions. works like a charm thanks!!

[@MoctorDac]

this tutorial was great! not only was it slow and simple so I could follow along, you also explained why you were doing certain things along the way - like parent constraints, controllers etc - which really helped me get a better understanding of rigging! there's too many tutorials where they say "okay so click this and do this" and I'm just left thinking "okay cool thanks... it works but why....?" thank you so much!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm so happy to hear that, Moctor! Thank you so much for your comment and support. :)

[@StillaliveShameWing]

Thank you so much for making this!!! It has really helped me out alot and I cant wait to get started now :DD

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Thanks ShameWing! I'm so happy to hear that it helps! Thank you for your comment!

[@litote9]

Thanks you for being concise.

[@kieranstark7213]

I'm watching this video so that I could catch up on my "Intro to Maya" class at VanArts!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I'm so happy to hear that, Kieran! Rigging is complicated, so I'm glad this is helping. :)

[@kieranstark7213]

It also wholly helped that I passed every note of information you gave out (on Microsoft Word).

[@FiliaVenti]

Excellent! You and your tutorials are amazing ! Thank you for your great job!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

Glad you like them! Thank you!

[@IBUKUNADEOLAPONMILEADENIRAN]

Thanks for this video. Simple and very understandable. Please how do you reverse "Lock and Hide Selected" ? 😊

[@SpaicyProject]

Thanks for your tutorial!

[@taraharvey-ingram7157]

This Tutorial is a Godsent. Thank you!

[@AcademicPhoenixPlus]

I"m glad you liked it, Tara! :)

[@Agyani_21]

Absolutely

[@sketchpointstudio]

Hahaaa, thank you. In a final major project and got the technical job despite…. Knowing everything BUT rigging(yes I can Python/MEL tools) and was never taught it due to the trade of with learning Unreal got me) this at least got my feet under me