Tutorial: My New Rigging Workflow in Blender

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Finally a good rig tutorial that isnt just "use mine in the description" or "just use rigify (or other program/site etc.) to spawn in a premade rig!". Thank you dude!

[@thomas7726]

yes!

[@lisajones2210]

FINALLY! I'm 60+. 3D art is still in its infancy to me. Working from the costumes to the bones is absolutely an alien concept. I've always started drawing with the bones for positioning, implying muscles, then working on the skin and clothing. Thank you for showing me that rigging the animal, or human first CAN be done. I'm crying happy tears right now.😂

[@GeoffInfield]

58 yo kiwi and loving his videos - found this after making one leg of the six legged walker he showed so perfect timing!

[@martyjwalker]

54 yo here having crappily dabbled with 3D since I was 24. It's a bug I can't shake.

[@Feyd01]

Nice! I'm 45 and have been Blending for four years, love it love it!

[@UrLocalMarshmallow]

I know you won’t believe but only 9 years old and I made a flexible cube

[@RAFA120HOJAZ]

15

[@Derpduck.]

He really is the GOAT.

[@Polyfjord]

🐐

[@skyemoore428]

@@Polyfjord 🐐

[@Derpduck.]

@@skyemoore428 🐐

[@Iridescent_V]

@@Derpduck. 🐐

[@tigransafaryan6619]

🐐

[@skyemoore428]

One of the highest quality Blender KZbinrs out there. Absolutely love every one of you videos! You cram in so much excellent information with unique ideas, relaxing audio, and amazing end results!!!

[@Polyfjord]

Glad you like them!

[@rjwh67220]

@Skye: you got that right, brother! (Or sister, as may be.)

[@aurisnow]

relaxing audio!!! you said it perfectly.

[@sivutietuote]

@@Polyfjord Man o man if only more people realize to do tutorials like this man!!!! Thank you very much.

[@Autaka-Nubia]

i'm a beginner and i can't believe what i do by him !

[@pro_suh6994]

you are singlehandedly teaching me every more advanced idea or concept in blender, and completely causeing me to reapproach how I do mostly everything.

[@heavenlyedits1948]

MAN WHY I DIDNT FOUND YOUR CHANNEL EARLIER! THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN AND TELL ABOUT EVERYTHING AND SHORTCUT KEYS MAN. TY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

[@eoghanley]

Would love a tutorial about your animation workflow, your animations are always excellent !

[@lucas-correa]

Me too!

[@Delphinus88ca]

This earlier tutorial of his should help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n57FeqaEdtuIpq8 I was able to make a fairly decent animation by following it.

[@declanmohan1850]

Just something I noticed at the start, when you're doing the bones on each side, you can just make one side and then use the symmeturies operation. This also symmeturieses the constraints and stuff

[@jakehero4]

Yea symmetrize saves a lot of time instead of making it all over again for the other side

[@Polyfjord]

Ooohhh nice!! I always thought that was limited to humanoid rigs!! Will try it 👍

[@umoyGC]

But keep in mind to name all the bones with "*.L" (or "*.R" depends on the side :) ) before symmetrize. This will keep it organized ;) symmetrize will name it with the other side index :)

[@sakariheinonen5252]

Perfect! Bear in mind that symmetrize seems to only work in the x-axis.

[@SakuraWitch]

@@sakariheinonen5252 its best to think of it like directions x axis is left and right y axis is forward and backwards z axis is up and down a reason why the x axis gets mirrored is if you think of human anatomy, its your left and right side that looks the same otherwise it be kinda weird to have a face on your backside or another butt on your front side

[@siro7548]

For thoes people who can,t make parent and keep offset,before this step ,try go to object mode ,select legs and select the core bone ,Ctrl+J,black to edit mode now you supposed could do parent and keep offset 😊I’m using blender4.1

[@NazirKhan-g5y]

really really really thanks.🤗😇

[@andyklyen6885]

@@NazirKhan-g5y Thanks for the work around @Siro - Not sure how he's selecting multiple objects in Edit mode!?

[@Blendercage]

If you uncheck “lock object modes” under the edit pull down, you won’t have to switch back and forth between object and pose for parenting. Saves a lot of time and movement when there’s a lot to bind for anyone that didn’t know.

[@Polyfjord]

Ommggg!! Nice!!! This is golden

[@jameslee9639]

Does not work for me most of time. I wonder if it is a bug.

[@ethanael_yovan]

@@jameslee9639 its a bit wierd, it kinda like saves which mode ur on for each bone and switches back when you select it maybe ur using it wrong its a wee bit confusing

[@extra_ram_noodles]

EXCUSE ME WUT, This'll help me fail SO MUCH FASTER.

[@DedieTheUntold]

Thanks for that

[@LANGIMATION]

I recommend working on one side and adding _L or .L at the end of each bone or R if you're working on the right side and then when all of them are finished select all, right click and select symmetrize. It'll save you a lot of time.

[@simply_the_dev7588]

I've seen other videos that do the same with the .L naming convention. Also what's the difference when parenting bone vs bone with weights?

[@LANGIMATION]

@@simply_the_dev7588 parenting to bone is best for mechanical rigging and for solid objects like armor and to snap weapons and gear to certain parts of the body like the wasit or in hand while weights is more used for organic models like monsters and people

[@LANGIMATION]

@@simply_the_dev7588 that's my understanding of those at least

[@LANGIMATION]

@@JustV_9 pretty much

[@Meme_spice]

I am having a problem, when trying to parent the bones together the parent option is not unlocked, what do i do?

[@thomas7726]

There should be a "public gallery of essential Blender tutorials". This one definitely would be!

[@youssefsameh27abdelfadil22]

Thank you so much I was looking for an easier way to create these rigs. You're a life saver. Keep up the great work.

[@Polyfjord]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@ANJ_gaming]

I've found a lot of IK and rigging videos to be pretty lackluster in my searches but this one is really highlighting the useful bits, appreciate it!

[@BombsAwayMusic]

Great tut, but we need more about driving the actual animation. How do we get remove foot slippage without key frames?

[@Allaboutstory]

I've never seen someone explaining so smooth with so good creature designs. Amazing work ❤

[@Dabbl1ng]

I searched ages for a way to lock bones to an axis while being in an ik chain, couldn't find anything about it, so I gave up. Now just watching this tutorial I see you can lock axis in the bone tab! I was like no freakin way... fml, it's so simple too... Big appreciation for this video, thanks very much

[@ermerk]

Best blender rigging tutorial on youtube😁

[@TomWDW1]

I've been using your Mechanical Creatures pack nonstop for the past week. It's so much fun!!! This new speedy tutorial is amazing. Thank you!

[@EvoDanceOfficial]

i actually had the same question about the multiple parent without deform

[@garmonstudios4419]

same here, still looking for a good solution to it

[@bowfuz]

the camera attached to the thumb was a nice artistic touch, well done and omfg yes we need nearest-bone automatic parenting

[@Goalatio]

Thanks for this! I've been using Unity for about 8 years and animation has always been the death of my projects. Tutorials like this are making it so easy to just suck it up and "jump in" to learn it!

[@Fafhrd42]

One thing you can do that might speed things up even more: instead of axis locking, set up pole targets in the IK Constraint. The IK constraint will arc the IK chain in the direction of the pole target more or less automatically.

[@Voreoptera]

I was thinking the same thing. For the objects he is creating locking constraints makes more sense because there is locked movement in the joints. For other things pole targets would be better then locking. Also if he used pole targets then there may be small movement in unwanted directions.

[@arupdeb69]

I can't even remember if i have ever seen such high quality tutorials. They are simply awesome.

[@FuriousInferno]

that was super interesting and really easy to learn video, i appreciate that how straight forward you were and explained everything without wasting any time in bunch of random stuff, just straight to the point, i like that. Thanks man!

[@yokaikk]

GOD DAMNNNN, I DIDN'T EXPECT THOSE ANIMATIONS IN A TUTORIAL. THEY ARE SO SICK!!!!

[@rjwh67220]

Your tutorials are always quite excellent. Whenever I get a KZbin notification that you have a new video, I immediately drop whatever I’m doing (which can have unpredictable results) and view it. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, time, and effort to help complete strangers get better. EDIT: if you’re ever in Kansas, drop by!

[@yobramyo]

Loved that mounted camera angle on the hand!!!

[@YayaYayoty]

Really the best rigging tutorial I Have ever seen so far!

[@BlackoutCreatively]

if you enable the transform gizmo, set to local, it removes the guesswork from which axis you need to lock

[@Polyfjord]

Niiiiiice!! Thanks man!!

[@WaterShowsProd]

Alternately you can display the axes in the armateur properties panel. Also useful for making sure your bones are oriented with each other.

[@wolfy4664]

Best workflow ever, i come back to this video everytime i forget some detail

[@philip6320]

Thank you so much for this rigging tutorial, now I can use the mechanical creature kit to the fullest❤

[@Polyfjord]

Nice!! It's a rigging technique that also works well without the mechanical creature kit, so hope people don't feel pressured to buy my asset pack!

[@sobreaver]

Still, everyone buy his set to encourage/support him :P Could make my own Thing !! ;) - Wednesday fan here ;) -

[@jollygood25]

Those finished mechanical animations with render are really cool. Great work and helpful rigging video.

[@MCCDEMON]

OMG - just to have 1% of your creativity would make me the happiest man on the planet. Your work ist simply outstanding.

[@KevRyanCG]

This is great! I needed a refresher on some Blender rigging and this has gotten me going. Thank you. Also your cinematics are fantastic. So much personality to the creatures.

[@kokoalmasry]

I love your sound effects choices for your projects

[@gamethingstuff]

I'm 4 minutes in and this has already helped me with half of my problems. Nice work man.

[@literallymike_]

I've been looking for IK...for YEARS. THANK YOU!

[@Vanalleswa]

wow, this is simply amazing!!! your tutorials are so clear and easy to follow!!! thanks a lot!!

[@limedoes3d]

Finally the only rigging tutorial that actually teaches you how to animate the rigs

[@cedarmyers6709]

I love the cinematic renders and sound design! It works great where you put them in the video. The sound takes what could otherwise be creepy and makes it playful. Ok, maybe it's still creepy. Nice work!

[@yeolunius4559]

probably my favourite blender rigging tutorial. this is the rigging equivalent of the blender donut

[@TheRealPinkWish]

@polyfjord: generous artists like you are the best part of KZbin: really useful information for free. Thanks a ton for your generosity and kindness!

[@NovaBlueNova]

I've always struggled to understand IK but your explanation here totally cleared it up for me

[@faisalq8i]

that hand scene on 10:22+ captured my heart XD i leterally rewinded it like 20 times XD

[@valenciasainz]

You have one of the best content in 3d and Blender, thanks for the tutorial, I'm learning rigging and this is very helpful for me.

[@1977music]

This is literally one of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Completely mind blown

[@Chaitanya_s_Renders]

dude thank you! I was working on a project, rigging a robot leg I forgot about the rotation locks in IK and after hours to trying figure it out this was the 1st video I saw, Thank you

[@huckinsjohnnyp]

I have been teaching myself Blender for only a few months, but I am very good at learning visually. Even though you don't cover every little button you press, your tutorials just make sense to me. Thank you for these videos! I just downloaded the free version of your mechanical parts, but as soon as I make some money I'm definitely going to be getting the paid version. I really want to support you and what you do. Big thanks from a poor artist. #hearthands

[@lagy4119]

Wow I've watched some rigging tutoraials but never got it right, this is saving alot of time and money thanks poly.

[@ChandazaCreations]

Oh this makes more sense for IK workflow thank you. I forgot to actually add IK bones themselves.

[@LeeDanielsART]

Hey man. Just wanted to say thank you so much for your excellent YT tutorials. I’m 20+ years as a freelance 2D/3D animator, but relatively new to Blender (a couple of years), and all your tuts are a HUGE help! I make AE tuts on my own channel, so I’m painfully aware how much time and patience it takes. Much appreciated and more power to you sir! ✌️

[@Polyfjord]

Thank you!! 🙌

[@LeeDanielsART]

@@Polyfjord thank YOU. I’m currently inhaling all your videos. 😂

[@KnightsBauBau]

One of the best platforms for learning 3D! Truly a 🐐

[@XXXMakabaka1880]

Polyfjord is now officiallly the god of blender rigging

[@apummy4930]

O. I just thought "Hmmmm if he publishes an Pack with so great Armetures, then he must make a Video about that". And here it is!!! Thankts a lot ❤❤❤❤ Your just so good at Blender

[@cropped1589]

I like the way the speak, we are relax, your sound of typing on keybord is magic. You use blender as second hand. I hope in the future you will stay a lot on these creatures. It's so easy to whaching you and learning. I can say in may language....Bravo !! By the way I have your product and is amazing, really

[@anomalyraven]

Thanks! This was just the reminder/refresher I needed for my current project at work. I did something entirely different with my rig, but your explanations were so easy to understand that it was just enough to apply for what I'm working on 😄 Husqvarna wanted me to do a showcase of a power cutter and the model I'm working on has an arm extension that can grip onto rails. I needed the arm to rotate in one axis while holding still onto a rail as the power cutter is moving, and your explanation of how to do the IK rigging reminded me of how I could achieve that 👍

[@yuukikazetran2294]

I'm a beginner on rigging and bones because I've been scaring of them for some reason. However, your demonstration was so clear and inspired me to finish what I've started, thank you so much!

[@Polyfjord]

Glad I could help!!

[@hamhox]

I used to be speedy mcrigger, but I forgot basically every single thing after a couple years so I really needed a fast refresh... Nice work, think I got it. I think there's a lot of people like me watching ;)

[@ye5525]

I really impressed by your filming skill, cool rigging tricks though, but those cinematic shots are top notch.

[@zacharylord-rule5368]

You can add pole targets for the joints in your ik chains and then the joint will always point towards them. Also, if you use the "with empty groups" option, it will just create vertex groups for your rig and then you can apply them in edit mode.

[@zaidkiwan5168]

I would like to add that you don't have to work on the 2 sides at the same time. You can work on one side, and name the bones with the suffix .L and then select them and then hit symmetrize to mirror them to the other side

[@Voreoptera]

Symmetrize please remind me to use this button so I do not go locking the 3d cursor to grid, mirroring the bones, then flip names button.

[@UjangBoyor]

i like how you get straight to the point, and make a good cut betweens explanation straightforward. subs!!!!

[@FreshYounsFR]

this is the best tutorial i have ever seen😭😭

[@andreyromashchenko8967]

I only watched half of the video so far, but wanted to say thats this tutorial is extremely helpful

[@slimyelow]

videos are insanely cool, I especially love the hand and the percussion solo.....totally wicked !!

[@its_jaiz8289]

The hand with the beat so nice

[@Dr.GreenD17]

Thank you for making more understanding of rigging in blender. At this video 10:30 the bionic hand gave me idea of Adams Family steampunk edition.😅

[@anuragkatkar7063]

I was literally going to animate a robot this tutorial dropped. What a great timing!!!

[@spartanbdx]

Your tutorials are SO good! I know there are so many other tutorials out there, but the way you explain is just BLISS! Keep bringing more animation tutorials please! Thank you!

[@Patricebrouh]

Wow, what a great video ! 12 minutes and I undestand clear how to speed up my rig process

[@DEFENDER748]

If at time 03:11 when you press ctrl+p and the `Keep Offset` and `Connected` options are disabled (not clickable) then go to Object mode and select all the bones and press Ctrl+J (To merge all the Armatures to one), then go back to edit mode and then select both legs and then the moddle bone and then press ctrl+p.

[@CredOriginalYT]

Thx man!

[@kvngferg]

I love the reverse workflow starting with the rig and then modeling around the bones, it is a great approach to creating unique creatures, gotta give it a try! Great video and keep up the great work!

[@ordogemini]

You're our Blender magician

[@MCNeko6554]

That hand animation was so freaking cool! I have so many ideas now for monsters in my game... @_@ creepy crawlies galore lmao.

[@TheToillMainn]

I randomly figured out a lot of this stuff after rigging a industrial robot arm, like the ones they have on car factories. Awesome that you share this to other people. It is as you said, it seems a bit like a backwards workflow.

[@JohnSatan]

If you enable axis view in viewport display in bone properties, it will be much easier to find what axis you need

[@BombsAwayMusic]

Did you find an answer to batch parenting ?

[@mahefarakotobe1191]

Subscribed after just the intro. I already know I am going to learn a lot

[@NR_5tudio]

THANKS MAN U JUST REMOVE 8 HOUR OF WORKING IN MY DAY!!!!!!

[@dmitr6926]

Forgot of this! locking too, now can use it, thank'ya!

[@dan1435]

Tip: NAME YOUR BONES it is such a life saver if you ever have any weight painting issues

[@-.......-]

Awesome tutorial, it's much better and shorter than the previous one :) I can't wait to try doing it myself.

[@Polyfjord]

Thanks so much!!! It felt weird recreating an older tutorial, but I felt so bad that so many got stuck because of my weird workflow in that tutorial

[@Gametime05577]

Thanks for making this awesome tutorial for free

[@BoDJavip]

thank you so much, i was thinking to start learning blender after i stop for a while now, i'll use your method to animate easy Thanks again

[@Marco28865]

I find your Tutorials yesterday on you Tube And i Like them. ❤

[@tomerh826]

Amazing tutorial, found it very useful. Very clear, very interesting, loved it. Also, thank you so much for the Mechanical Creature Kit, I found it very useful.

[@DawkinsDog]

Love the creations you make with this method, they look so real and delicate.

[@vertigo1055]

This might actually get my brain to wrap around Animation. Starting with a human avatar (as my animations will be human anyways) is a bigger task than I initially expected. But, if it was too easy then it wouldn't be worth doing (In the learning sense). Cheers! Stay Healthy and Stay Sane!

[@drzigzag8985]

Wow fantastic rigging tutorial. Something I've been looking for to add to a new character I'm working on right on time.

[@Polyfjord]

Thanks so much!!

[@LineOfThy]

the syncing is probably the best part

[@zohaibhassan1180]

Man you are the real BLENDER GURU 🖤

[@mendezcreative]

Best IK rig tutorial for Blender. thank you!!

[@pepperandsage2295]

thank you, i've been looking for a good rig tutorial for ages 🙏

[@kspmn]

Wow! Your channel and its contents are getting better and better every day! Amazing work!!!

[@DreepyCore4]

This tutorial helped me so much when coming to rigging

[@bflippsytrance]

Nice workflow! One way to get around rigging completely in animated (hard material) assets is creating static parts with the center coordinate on the location you want it to rotate on. Creating assets in this way in blender made me able to use them directly to create mechanical arms and objects in Unreal attaching and rotating parts, I'm pretty sure it's useable within blender itself in the same way. For sure you'd want to rig any complex moving skeleton, but with things like roboting arms, gears and things that open/close I found it the fastest way to achieve it.

[@elliejohnson2786]

You're incredibly talented and I feel blessed that you're giving us these amazing tutorials. I definitely intend on using this workflow for making gauntlets in armour sets for game-ready assets - Previously I've been modelling the finger sections in rest-position, and it can be really frustrating to get that right, and there's always a bit of deformities. Instead, if I model them and parent to an armature, I can change them to their final rest position after the modelling phase, and avoid the guess work involved. Thank you so much for this again! I've only recently discovered your channel and your videos are incredible, insanely well edited for time, and really informative.

[@akhilpatil4668]

Hi sir..akhil from india sir you are my inspiration for rigging because as because of your rigging style im getting much more interest in rigging because your rigging style shows me that rigging is not a complex or headache part so thank you so much 😊😊😊😊

[@nibbler7]

Thank you so much! This is literally what I have been waiting for, since you teased your kit!