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Rig a Rubber Hose Character for Animation

Jonathan Lam
FREELessons: 12Length: 1.2 hours
Cinema 4DAnimation3D Animation
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1.1 Welcome to the Course

Welcome to “Rig a Rubber Hose Character for Animation”, a course where you will learn the process of rigging a character with Cinema 4D, in the popular “rubber hose” style. In this video you will be given a brief introduction to show what you should expect in the following lessons.

1.Introduction
1 lesson, 00:35

1.1
Welcome to the Course
00:35

2.Preparing the Rubber Hose Character
2 lessons, 09:16

2.1
Cinema 4D Setup
03:47

2.2
Character Introduction
05:29

3.Rigging the Rubber Hose Character
6 lessons, 43:46

3.1
Rigging the Arms
07:14

3.2
Arms Control
08:50

3.3
Rigging the Legs
08:15

3.4
Legs Control
06:24

3.5
Rigging the Body
06:48

3.6
Body Control
06:15

4.Finalising the Rig
2 lessons, 15:37

4.1
Visualise the Controls
06:42

4.2
Duplicate the Limbs
08:55

5.Conclusion
1 lesson, 00:51

5.1
Conclusion
00:51

1.1 Welcome to the Course

Hi everyone and welcome to How to Rig a Rubber Hose Character for Animation. My name is Jonathan Lam with Tuts+ and I'm an artist working at Future Games of London, a Ubisoft studio. In this course you'll learn how to rig and control a rubber hose character in Cinema 4D, helping you recreate this popular style, which you can use for a variety of purposes such as short video animations, animated GIFs, and video games. At the end of the course you'll be confident enough to rig your own animated character. So sign in or sign up and let's get started.

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Jonathan Lam
Jonathan Lam
Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan Lam and I'm a Digital Artist on a mission to empower, educate and inspire creative students just like you to gain the creative skills you desire! Currently I work for Ubisoft as a concept and game artist. My skills range from graphic design, illustration, animation, 3D modelling/sculpting, concept art and video editing. Some of the projects I've worked on include Hungry Shark World, Hungry Shark Evolution, Starbeard and the Kickstarter Funded Game called Eminence: Xander's Tales. I've also worked with many high profile clients including Riot Games, Sony Entertainment, Hasbro and Google as a graphic designer and illustrator.
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