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Build Me Some Hope: Create A Facial Rig For Your Puppet

Dave Legion Dec 5, 2013

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Here in Part 2, you will learn how to setup a rig to control your puppet's face. We'll walk you through the whole set up including how to use Nulls and the Puppet Tool. We'll then demonstrate how to create slider controls to facilitate facial animation in After Effects.

Link to Dave's Puppet Rigging: Code Cheat Sheet.

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Dave Legion

Dave Legion loves to embrace new creative mediums. It is this very strength that leads him to work on a wide range of interesting projects, with a gamut of clients. He studied graphic design, and moved forward into motion. This is where his career really took off, working on music videos from concept to completion. His love of music inspired him to create 'legion records' with a friend. They signed Eugene Francis Jnr., who within one year had toured with Tegan & Sara - Todd Rundgren - and Coldplay. Since 2010, Dave Legion has worked freelance, where he successfully strives to produce artistic endeavours to his own exacting standards.