RubberHose, a rigging script for Adobe After Effects, makes it easy to animate characters that are packed with personality. In this course, instructor Angie Taylor shares what you need to know to get up and running with this powerful software. Angie kicks off the course by explaining how to create a RubberHose arm and style it with shape layer operators. She then moves on to discuss how to create legs with RubberRig and RubberPin, as well as how to construct an easy walk cycle with RubberHose and the Motion Sketch tool in After Effects. She wraps up by detailing how to fine-tune your character animation and place a character into an animated scene.

Topics include:

Creating and duplicating a RubberHose arm

Creating RubberRig legs

Simplifying your composition

Creating an easy walk cycle with RubberHose and Motion Sketch

Adding bounce with body movement

Using Starch and effects settings for greater control

Placing the character into an animated scene