Blender: Rig A Character From Scratch | CLEAR BEGINNERS GUIDE

[@sennabullet]

I am shocked this video is not at 1M views. I have been looking at rigging and animation videos for the past 3 days and yours is BY FAR the best among the bunch. Clear explanations. Great advice. Just fantastic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Thumbed and subbed!!!

[@FeAlmeida76]

You are a real teacher! Simple and clean. I save this video to watch later again. I search a TONS of sites and videos on the internet about this topic but I never found something like this. keep teaching... Thanks a lot!

[@fady904]

I'm so glad I found this tutorial. Hands-on tutorial and engaging your viewers with homework is a great way to learn. Thank you for putting this tutorial together.

[@petedejager]

By Jove, this is gold! I've been struggling with rigging ever since I discovered rigging, but this is the first time it all makes sense. Very well explained, many thanks.

[@GrayLierre]

If after hooking up the leg target your knee is bending in a weird way, go back into edit mode and use CTRL-R on the leg bones. My knee was pointing in the opposite direction, so i rotated my bones 180 degrees and that worked for me.

[@l3lack_Cat]

Thanks a bunch. I have 0 EXP in rigging and now I've got something satisfyingly functional. I learned a lot.

[@fatbobfatbob]

Fabulous video, Clearly explained and demonstrated. You have saved me a great deal of cursing and swearing, not to mention a head ache from head butting the nearest wall. I have just subscribed and excited to watch more of you content, Thank you so much for your time and effort to produce such a clear concise video, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍😃👍

[@kulewa1]

Outstanding tutorial. Very clear, very basic, explains everything without jabbering, and most importantly, done at the right speed.

[@Volt_Jolt]

That was amazing, I've just fully rigged a character previously having no clue where to start. Thank you!

[@keenefx321]

Brilliant, this is the clearest instruction I have seen, my brain thanks you!

[@killerrabbitmedia]

Great beginner video, no unnecessary detail and super easy to follow. Awesome stuff

[@Eriodas]

Really helpfull, I just started to rig my first character in blender (a Primarys Intercessor Space Marine from Warhammer 40k) and of course i run into many problems (with loose parts, geometry issues, some parts not moving at all...) that i then figured out how to solve thanks to this tutorial. Everyone out there seems to go directly to the automatic functions without making even quick and easy ways to do the manual part (weight paint and vertex groups). The model i started with is a complex one, but that actually helps if you want to learn fast (but with a lot of patience).

[@ivankaslavkova256]

How do I deal with not working inverse kinematics, no matter what I do it doesn't work 😢😢😢

[@jackcampbellable]

This video deserves a million likes! Best one I’ve seen yet on KZbin and I’ve been searching for hours! I can’t explain how much you helped I was starting to get unmotivated so thank you sooo much

[@christheother9088]

Very nice tutorial. Rotation of the bones in relation to targets is a subtly. In 2.79 symetterize decided to rotate a leg 180 degrees. The mannequin survived surgery and is doing fine.

[@keeperoftheknights7568]

ive looked through alot of videos about stuff like this and this video is the only one to help me start modeling correctly

[@pawe8713]

15:51 you can select all LEFT bones, rightclick anywhere, go into names submenu and click auto left/right naming or something like this

[@BafanaKwena]

Thanks for teaching me all the Blender basics, especially the one on how to disable the rig that comes with a character

[@sahilraskar5238]

you are the only one who tech blender like it is possible to use as beginner, thank you so much !

[@harshaan8984]

Perfect tutorial. Great starting point, and yet at the end of the tutorial we get a character rigged (enough) for animation.

[@yusfmuralsgraffititv1051]

Thank you Pixxo 3d. I finally did it. I could not believe. After Several youtube videos yours is clean and Understandable. I have no school. but with youtube and You. I found school to go🤓🤓🤓

[@maldazzararr9603]

Ctrl+shift+C might not work with AMD gpu because of driver key bindings - You need to check in the adrenalin software and change or disable these bindings.

[@cozz124]

WHY DOES THE WORLD HATE US AMD USERS ?!?!?!?!??!?!?!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@eggboii8]

Thank you so much

[@xkaroolajna]

Also, when you are in the Pose mode, you can click on the Pose menu at the top and then select Inverse Kinematics/Add IK to bone.

[@antal3534]

can you explain this in other words? like dafuq is an adrenalin software?

[@maldazzararr9603]

@@antal3534 amd drivers

[@GyanendraPrasadDhal-n9f]

One of the best tutorials I have come across, you have real talent to be a teacher....

[@sweetysheelvanth3405]

I have watched so many videos and about to give up🥺This video was a huge help, I can’t thank you enough🙏

[@RishabhKumar_42069]

Bro knew what he was doing 💀7:36

[@_igloo_]

"I've moved it up in there" (7:42) "If you're in solid mode" (7:47)

[@Lordicus21]

@@_igloo_ 🤣

[@jasontran6401]

I got stuck at this part of the tutorial for hours on my model

[@stx_1]

@@jasontran6401 💀💀

[@Gimmickvr]

💀💀

[@FatRogSlim]

I've stoped blender few years ago and forgot everything. Thumb up for reminding me all!

[@FatRogSlim]

btw, making the poles parents (keep offset) of the target (foot pole for knee target etc) is smarter than main

[@ExileAgedele]

thank you so much for this! i feel like every other tutorial is using rigify, which seems like a great tool but i've been trying to find a video that will teach me the fundamentals so i can use rigify as a tool rather than as a crutch. this is exactly what i was looking for, thanks!

[@noriega211]

Just 2minutes into this tutorial and I know I'm going to love it. Already used to your wonderful detail and well explained tutorials❤🤘💪💯

[@enjoyenjoy5721]

Amazing and very professional and fun at the same time! You explain this better than me, explaining a nitwit where the light goes when you close the fridge door! .. (at least what they told me...)

[@michaelderosier3505]

He is a really good instructor! This video really helped me to understand rigging.

[@TheRealFrank]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I really needed this - I'm making a video game with blender and unity So easy to follow and very thorough as well.

[@alexplaytop]

VERY USEFUL video - thanks a lot, waiting for more!

[@Bakamatsu-GojiFanArchive]

Hey I'm using the most recent version of Blender and followed along. Glad your advice is still helping us out still.

[@Junixrez]

legit the best tutorial i've ever seen, you just saved me alot

[@mrwkwk5478]

Since "generation has thrown an exception: list index out of range". and im looking video on yutube and to find a solution to the problem, and I thought about creating it manually. and I found your video which really really helped my problem. THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH I REALLY APPRECIATE IT😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@stoicservant4017]

it was hard for a beginner but Im so suprized l ve done everything correctly. you are a good teacher. thx for tut.

[@Caper6767]

thank you so much man, you explained everything really well!! i only downloaded blender like 2 days ago but this is helping me learn alot!

[@Gman18]

This was so well explained, my god this is the best video around that explains very good any necesary thing we need to know about riging thankyou, this will make my work even better!

[@demkillerus]

Big thanks, great tutorial, the best i have seen I think

[@danielinserte9814]

looks like a really good tutorial im gonna follow this when i got time for my own character :D and see if i can do it :D

[@sasha_soundcloud]

bro thanks so much for this awesome clip explaining everything down to a T, I was so lost on my assignment but now I'm hella confident!

[@joannamblount]

Life saver of a tutorial!

[@NandanSanchaniya]

thanks for the tutorial on character rigging it really solved my problem with animating characters with bones manually..

[@jesusguillen5054]

Man, this is reeeeeally a great tutorial... Some values were different for my model, but after playing a bit with it i made it work. Thanks a lot!

[@luiscc2884]

Thanks dude, I learned how to rig in 2017, but I Forgor 💀

[@lolakoha7431]

Literally same

[@monecakay]

@@lolakoha7431 same

[@Mikimon]

Forgor? 💀💀 now did you rember?

[@Kiyamlol]

No member sadge

[@trueblue97]

Man these tutorials are really helpful so far. Only part I messed up here I think is the knees. Idk why, but I learned a lot just the same, so thanks!

[@GOITOM-p6y]

Thank you very much...i have been challenging so much with other videos....but this video solved my problem...Thank you thank you so much!!!!!

[@Vanalleswa]

very great tutorial! you explain it very well step by step!! thanks a lot!

[@ヒデオダナ]

You have a talent to be a teacher & also you are my life saviour thx

[@IBUKUNADEOLAPONMILEADENIRAN]

Thank you Pixxo. Cool stuff, very good, simple, and clear tutorial.

[@hadi3d]

Clear and straight to the point. Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@koonjhkoonjh]

Thanks It helped me alot!😇 & Thank you because of you I am encouraged to do SCULPTING. I have made my 1st sculpture by your tutorial

[@animationstrik]

Awesome tutorial for beginners with All required details. Thanks ❤❤❤

[@rileyhess1385]

This is awesome! Thank you!

[@daddymwb84]

Thanks a lot! Maybe the Best Tutorial on KZbin defently one of the best

[@septeffort9391]

In my case, the value for the Pole Angle was, -90°, instead of +90°.

[@JackSather]

THANK YOU

[@Lordicus21]

me too, also for the arms

[@_danek_1]

This was really helpful for me! Thank you for your Work!

[@antonparovchenko8576]

Awesome tutorial, thank you very much!

[@septeffort9391]

You have teaching talents.

[@matelu75]

thanks bro, amazing tut!!!

[@dabajabaza111]

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you for sharing.

[@michelochandula8555]

wow this video is just on point, thanks man

[@hanslohm7987]

Very well explained! Thanks for it!!

[@Lordicus21]

You helped me a lot, I am very grateful

[@MaoMavo]

anyone doing custom mesh and having his bones affect other parts or deform things like cheese, you should go into weight paint and check the paint of every bone (for me it's alt+ left mouse) and substract or add however yxou see fit like he did at the end of the video.

[@CGI.Graphics]

Very fantastic I understand character rig basic 👍

[@bjondersson]

I don't think you have to first select Disconnect Bone and then Clear Parent. Just selecting Clear Parent also disconnects it (it can't be connected without a parent). You can see this in the Bone Properties Relations settings.

[@pitmonk]

What a great help this video, thank you vey much.

[@mailliam548]

Great riggin guide , just need a guiude to switch between IK and FK

[@XTZY1]

amazing tutorial!

[@yaseminureorion]

Thank you, great explanation! thanks a lot!

[@danielazar4064]

Thank you, really helps!

[@simply_the_dev7588]

What's the difference between control shift C vs just shift i ? I tried both and they both look the same. I'm not seeing anything different.

[@bjondersson]

In Blender 4.1 on a Mac I had to press Alt (not Ctrl as said in the video) and left click to select a bone in Weight Paint mode.

[@abilalp9104]

Great tut, thanks

[@nom9d825]

thank you so much for video!

[@tvcomputer1321]

amazing tutorial thank you. @28:11 i think you mean to say "make sure you are in object mode" :D

[@rsher_digital-art]

Absoulty valuable tutorial. You are the man now dog! (humor)

[@robyndamaschke3439]

THAKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP

[@ezehughes]

Excelent video! Thaks so much!!

[@bachutiemphim]

Rigify is still bugging. Thanks for your time and efforts to create this tutorial.

[@Hale-ze4gm]

This one deserve a sub!!

[@rg2265]

Thank you! But my arm controllers don't move alone with arms. What do I do? Thanks

[@ramees-wooo]

I did, but the part in symmetrise my leg bones went properly but the hand bones went upwardly ,why this happened?

[@MaxNewberg-r4l]

i am actually curious about the auto rig feature

[@error_found_exe]

Thanks a lot for this!!!

[@magic_m00nchild]

That was amazing! Had many problems before but it finally worked!! Thank you so much! Sadly the automatic weight paint didn't work :( but that's probably due to the character I'm using.

[@johnnyisshin3697]

Shift+ctrl+c or ctrl+shift+c doesn't seem to work anymore(blender 3.4.1). Although ik s can be added through bone constraints properties menu, it doesn't behave the same as in video. Couldn't make the pole target bones behave...

[@csfan8965]

Were you in the right mode? I was trying this over and over in Edit Mode when I should have been going it in Pose Mode

[@Pabzooloo]

Not sure if you're still having this issue, but check to see if either on your Geforce Nvidia software or AMD Software Adrenaline have hotkeys enabled. AMD has a tab specifically labeled hotkeys when you click on the settings gear. Disable the hotkeys there and restart Blender.

[@leonardofelix8592]

@@Pabzooloo I would never think about checking the AMD software to fix this, you're a savior, thank you!

[@eueumesmoaquelecara4638]

@@Pabzooloo I say the same, I didn't even know I even had the AMD software in my PC. I disabled the hotkeys and it worked instantly, didn't need to restart.

[@AdamCodes2]

ctrl+shift+c but in pose mode

[@RandyFlick-z7j]

Thank you very much I got you well

[@BrutafulStudios01]

Great video. Thank you. Why don't you work in the industry anymore? (26:56) What happened, burned out?

[@darknessstylus]

Thank you so much for this!!!! :D

[@gruntsghosts3885]

Something that happened when I was doing the leg target thing, when I put the Pole Angle at 90° the leg bent the wrong way. But putting the Pole Angle at -90° fixed that. I don't know if I did something wrong or if Blender has changed something in the year this video has been out but something others may need to keep in mind.

[@VenomSkywalker.]

at 4:38 I don't have the option for the mesh.unsubdivide I have the other option tho which is the Edge Ctrl + E

[@PrivateCitzX]

I'm a beginner also so only try this if your using a model you downloaded or don't care about messing up but.. if you select it and go to modifiers, then add modifier -> generate -> decimate and then bring down the ratio a bit it does the same thing??

[@bjondersson]

@@PrivateCitzX The decimate modifier did not give good results. I got a comparable result to the one in the video with Edge - Un-Subdivide.

[@PrivateCitzX]

@@bjondersson Wish I could help, I went the route of retopolgy and yet still I had issues. I tried to fine tune the weight paints and it got better but still not 100% right. I think you want to retopolgize the model and really think through where the joints connect. If you haven't done retopolgy before, it's rough. I didn't use any addin for mine and alot of the tutorials use an addin like retopoflow. Also, more Verts near the joints are good. Look up how to do shoulder retopolgy for the concept

[@bjondersson]

@@PrivateCitzX I think you misunderstood; I don’t have issues. I wanted to inform that Edge - Un-Subdivide works fine. The result looks identical to the one in the video.

[@PrivateCitzX]

@@bjondersson oh gotcha, I just woke up when I replied lol. Anyway, I same as the original poster could not find an option to un-subdivide

[@weareeternal3230]

Did anyone figure out how to place the target bone for the upper arm? I put it behind the arm on the Y axis, but when I move the IK bone for the hand my arm bends in a weird unnatural way.

[@ControllerGaming729]

Thanks for tutorial

[@boogeymadam]

i think maybe 4.0 changed how duplicating the bone works, because it gives me a whole new armature instead of a bone within it at 7:27 -ish

[@bengtrust]

did you solve this problem?

[@zeiruscop]

be sure to be in edit mode

[@8-BitStudios]

Parenting the bones to the model with automatic weights completely deformed my model, any fix?

[@PIXXO3D]

Did the bones have transforms before you did the parenting? Also, did you apply the scale of your mesh? Just check these as a start. There can be many situations that can cause this, so it really is a process of elimination sometimes.

[@8-BitStudios]

​Thanks for the quick reply! But no transforms were made to the bones before parenting and i applied the scale of the mesh too.

[@Dan_Moller]

A question.... why exactly do we need a IK bone for the hand. Could I just add the IK to the hand bone itself? What would be the differences?

[@sweetysheelvanth3405]

Imp 16:39 22:56 32:06 ctrl+ahift+c

[@Tomas_Bugi]

hmm it looks all good until I grab the hand.L bone and drag it 20 meters away from the character. It's stretching the mesh for some reason. edit: found it if anyone runs into this problem. Hand.L is no longer "connected" to Lowerarm.L I had to disconnect it from hand_IK.L and parent it back to lower arm. Basically step at 17:01 is the issue.

[@SozINh]

thanks for that tutorial, especially the part where you didnt do the arms and i sat and struggled for an hour with no result.