In this final part of volume 2, I am introducing those who are new to scripting/programming, or those who have not yet crossed boarders between Mel script and Python, to both scripting languages.

Volume 2 part D of Creature Creator's Handbook will take your rigging and animation work to a whole new level.

Welcome back to the holy grail of rigging and animation. Volume 2 part C of this course provides you with a vast amount of in-depth knowledge and expertise on rigging. We'll learn how to make telescopic joints that are 100% reliable and will never flip, we'll learn about IK arms, IK hand space options, IK/FK spines, IK/FK legs, auto clavicles, IK/FK ArmSwitch, and FK heads, jaws, and eyes.

Get ready to pick up right where we left off! Volume 2 part B of this masterclass shows you how to work efficiently with special controls like globalSRT and the halo control. You'll also learn about scaling the spine systems, how to avoid joint flipping, how to set up pole vectors cleanly, and finger I/K setups. This is top-notch instruction that simply can't be found anywhere else, and Simon Payne's teaching methods are absolutely fantastic. This is rigging and animation at it's finest.

Volume 2 Part A of this masterclass takes you right back into the action, showing you in great detail how to work efficiently with Spline IK Setups, the cmiRigging menu, Standard Tools UI, Advanced Twist, and Stretchy Spline. This is top-notch instruction that simply can't be found anywhere else, and Simon Payne's teaching methods are absolutely fantastic. This is rigging and animation at it's finest.

This video covers going deeper into Houdini's Solvers and DOP context. Using microsolvers and digital assets we'll add Visco-Elastic functionality that isn't in the FLIP solver by default. We'll follow a path of Learn, Test and Create which could be applied to any new techniques and effects you might try in Houdini.

The aim is to create a tool to use a predefined crack pattern such as image files, wires or L-systems for cracking an object. No previous knowledge or experience is required to easily follow along. Mehdi Salehi tackles several examples to cover Rigid body and cloth simulations using this new tool.

Animation and VFX Instructor Christopher Tedin offers this workshop on building large scale industrial scene using Maya, Softimage and Isotropix Clarisse. This lesson presents techniques to construct assets in Maya and Softimage, then assemble your scene in Clarisse. The video will also cover lighting and basic rendering settings in Clarisse.

Learn how to procedurally create various Motion graphics and Sci-fi UI elements using Houdini. The tutorial will also demonstrate how these elements can be animated in Houdini using very few or even singular parameters. The tutorial will also briefly cover how these elements can be rendered and composited within Adobe After Effects.

This courseware is intended to quick start Maya and After Effects newbies. Giving you the tools to find your first steps in the CG and Motion Design world. Throughout this course Ran Ben Avraham will introduce you to a large variety of Maya and After effects tools and technics. Giving you a solid base to not only copycat the workflow, but to understand and assimilate this workflow into your feature work.

Varomix shows you how to take advantage of Houdini's internal compositor, a great tool that can make your shots look amazing really quick and without leaving the app, get the best results and experiment in a true 3D plus compositing application, if you add the power of VOPs into the mix you are virtually unstoppable.

Pipeline to mocap library is specific to methods within Luxology Modo, Mixamo mocap and the Unity Game Engine. Attempting to follow in a different application may cause rapid aging, grey hairs and random eye twitches.

Animation and VFX Instructor Christopher Tedin offers this workshop on creating deep matte paintings using Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya and Isotropix Clarisse. He will cover the entire pipeline from beginning to final render.

Offered in spoken Italian AND English, this intermediate project based pipeline course covers: Maya, VRay and Nuke. For this beautiful snowy landscape all stages are taught to provide the viewer with a complete artist friendly production pipeline. Italian Description inside!

Animation and VFX Instructor Christopher Tedin offers this workshop on Houdini Basic Rigging and Animation. This lesson presents techniques to rig your character and animate using the auto rigging tools in Houdini.