Create Custom limbs with the circle limbs

Create Custom limbs with the circle limbs

Create Custom limbs with the circle limbs

The circle limb is great for highly customized vector artwork. It is my go to limb type for character rigs. (even when the artwork isn't that complex) In this lesson, we'll actually be venturing out of After Effects and into Illustrator to learn how to design your limbs so they are ready to be rigged with the circle limb.

We use Overlord in this lesson, a tool for bringing Illustrator layers over to After Effects. If you don't have it, you can get it here: https://battleaxe.co/overlord?aff=keyframeacademy

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Getting Started

Welcome to basic Training

A couple of questions before we start

Design and Rigging With Limber 2

Limber Overview

Exploring Limb Types in Limber 2

Create a custom Path Limb

Create Custom limbs with the circle limbs1

Precomp Limb for Rasterized artwork

Puppet Pin Limbs

Raster Character Rig.psd

Create your first custom Character

Designing the core of your character

Character Rigging

Final Rig Checklist

BONUS: Designing with Outlines1

Character Sheet Download

Character rig download

Principles of Animation and how to Apply Them

Lets talk about framerate

IK vs FK: When to use what?6

Animation Principle: Arcs

Animation Principle: Ease in Ease Out

Animation Principle: Anticipation

Animation Principle: Follow through

Animation Principle: Overlapping action

Animation Principle: Exaggeration2

Animation Principle exercises

Animation exercise and references

Mechanics of Movement

Walk Cycle fundamentals

Walk and Stop Animation

Run Cycle1

Jumping Animation

Conclusion