How To Create And Rig A Realistic Puppet Day 1

How To Create And Rig A Realistic Puppet Day 1

on Oct 3rd 2011 with 16 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects and FreeForm Pro
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Run Time: 14:24 min
This entry is part 1 of 17 in the series Rig A Realistic Puppet

Rig A Realistic Puppet

This tutorial looks at how to control the nested clips for the mouth and eyes using expression sliders applied to a Null object that acts as a character control.

Part 1

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File size: 29.7 MB

Series NavigationHow To Create And Rig A Realistic Puppet Day 2»
 
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Daniel grew up in Alberta in the Kananaskis Valley at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. He started doing animation when he was very young and began with simple flipbooks. It wasn't long before his Dad had him in front of a computer using Autodesk Animator to realize his creations. He hasn't stopped since. Daniel lives in Montreal, Quebec.  

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  1. Fueltank says:
    October 3, 2011 at 11:11 am

    This is looking really awesome so far….Will this tutorial also have source files to go along with it?

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  2. Lucho says:
    October 3, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Yesssss!!!
    Im first!!!

    You all big losers, jeje, im joking…
    Nice tut, as always…

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    • AK says:
      October 3, 2011 at 4:14 pm

      Why do people feel the need to say “first”. You’re obviously not the first and now you just look pathetic.

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      • royalfreshness says:
        November 16, 2011 at 3:09 am

        “if you’re not first, you’re last.” – Ricky Bobby

        ..haha, lighten up dude. he was only playing.

  3. Xandercorp says:
    October 3, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    Wonderful tutorial, congrats my friend. I had a question though, about the eyes, couldn’t u set transparency, like the actual mask, couldn’t that be done in photoshop? Not a big photoshoper so correct me if I’m wrong, but could you make holes in the eye layer directly in PS?

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    • animatic says:
      October 4, 2011 at 6:58 am

      assuming you mean for the blink? It could be done this way but you would need 4 base head shapes one for each blink. animating a mask is much cleaner.

      p.s. great tut

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      • animatic says:
        October 4, 2011 at 7:32 am

        Having re-watched the Tut you’re right! I see no reason why you couldn’t make one eye shaped whole in photoshop. and then have the blinks on top.

        sorry for jumping in before. :)

  4. zico Lafaille says:
    October 4, 2011 at 6:56 am

    Why severals parts ? :-)
    It’s so painful to counting the hours…
    Thank’s you to say your secrets !

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  5. Kuni says:
    October 5, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Awesome… I have been looking for a series like this for years :)

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  6. fady says:
    October 5, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    how shell i create a puppet on the Photoshop like this one 2 use … i think it’s really difficult !!

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    • A.Hassan says:
      October 10, 2011 at 9:55 pm

      I will soon make a tut. on how to make similar characters like the ones he has. they will me on youtube in around 2 weeks.

      Reply
  7. A.Hassan says:
    October 8, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    hello,

    this is such a great series… but there is one problem… it will be the greatest if you show how you created the character in what ever program you used, either Photoshop or illustrator.

    thanx a ton

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  8. InvincibleWhale says:
    March 2, 2012 at 7:59 pm

    Hi Daniel!
    I just watched all of these videos, and I must say this tutorial series is pure gold. Thank you so much for sharing your process, and for doing it so clearly. Even though I don’t understand how you did some of the things involving code yet, I look forward to coming back here again and again until I do! You’re kind of my hero right now. I want to be just like you when I grow up :)
    Cheers!
    Amelia

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  9. Son says:
    March 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    I want to ask your Photoshop file?

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