Lynda - After Effects Duik: Rigging & Animation Tools
Speed up your character rigging and animation workflows with Duik, the free script-based toolset for After Effects. Duik is known for its inverse kinematics (IK) rigging and animation tools, but it also can help you save time and add diversity to everyday motion graphics. Owen Lowery takes you on an in-depth tour of all the essential tools in Duik, studded with challenges to test your skills and mini-projects that show Duik in action. Learn how to rig characters with the IK tools, rig bones of puppet pin-based characters, animate a walk cycle, and control keyframe interpolation and speed. Plus, find out how Duik can extend 3D cameras and discover how to create traditional frame-by-frame animation with the Cel Animation tool. Owen also shows how to make a character rig dance, without adding a single keyframe!
Table of Contents
Introduction1. Getting Started with Duik2. Inverse Kinematics (IK) and Rigging Menu3. Planning Character Design for Rigging4. Using Autorig5. IK Rigging with Puppet Pins and Bones6. Additional Rigging Tools7. Mini Project: Animating Walk Cycle8. Automation Tools9. Animation Challenge: Automation on Character Rig10. Animation and Interpolation Tools11. Mini Project: Cel Animation with Duik12. Camera ToolsConclusion