Harmony Premium
Rigging 1 with Harmony Premium
This course takes you through the basic rigging concepts with Harmony Premium. You will also be introduced to the steps in building a character to be used in cut-out animation.
10 Modules
10 hours 30 mins
Creating a Rig Template
Learn how to create a reusable blank rig template.
About Rig Types
About Simple Rigs
About Drawing Hierarchy Rigs
About Peg Hierarchy Rigs
Activity 1: Setting Preferences
About Character Breakdown
Activity 2: Adding Drawing Layers
Activity 3: Naming Drawing Layers
Node View
Node Library View
Adding Nodes
Activity 4: Adding Composite Nodes
Activity 5: Adding Pegs
Activity 6: Grouping and Templating
Layers with Harmony Premium
Learn about the concepts of layers in Harmony Premium.
Creating a Rig Model
Learn how to build a simple rig by tracing and colouring your model in the different layers.
Invert-cutting Drawings 1
Learn how to use cutter and colour override nodes to create systems on the eyes and eyebrows.
Lip-sync Drawing Substitution
Learn how to create a full set of lip-sync for your character.
Backdrops and Groups
Learn about backdrops and how to apply them to your character's Node view.
Updating the Rig
Learn about the library and how to edit templates.
Art Layers and Auto-patches
Learn how to use the Auto Patch node and how to separate art layers to accommodate your design.
Setting Pivots
Learn about the different types of pivot points and how to apply them.
Deformation Rigging
Learn about the different types of deformation and how to apply some of them to your character.
About Deformation
About Bone Deformation
About Game Bone Deformation
About Curve Deformation
About Envelope Deformation
Activity 1: Adding Bone Deformations
Activity 2: Adding Curve Deformations
Activity 3: Adding Envelope Deformations
Deformation Toolbar
Activity 4: Adding Alternate Deformation Chains
Activity 5: Adding Kinematic Output Nodes
Available in the following Journey(s):
Production Rigging
Educational Curriculum - Harmony Premium
Cut-out Animator
Animation Director: Cut-out
Animation Supervisor: Cut-out
Rigging Artist
Associate Certification Exam Preparation (Harmony Premium)
Professional Certification Exam Preparation (Harmony Premium)