P2Design – Advanced Rigify Course

Info:

I break down every Rigify module: their strengths, weaknesses, and how to use, combine, and improve them for maximum efficiency.

You will master the entire pipeline, from base rigging to advanced facial setups and custom Python scripting, so you can build production-ready character rigs tailored to your need.

No fluff. No surface-level tips. Just the most complete Rigify training available, with a full character rigging project to apply what you learn.

! NOT FOR BEGINNERS !
A strong understanding of rigging fundamentals is required. We suggest completing the Art of effective rigging beforehand.

Included in the course
More than 125 videos
Over 13 hours of lessons and exercises.
Full PDF documentation including lesson highlights, keyboard shortcut and blender tips.
Custom python scripts to enhance your rigging workflow
Blender files for the dedicated lessons.
High quality character optimized to run on any PC.
More lessons and updates coming.
No paid addon needed.

Course Content

Blender Rigging Tips
We’ll begin with a quick refresher on the essential Blender fundamentals you need to master Rigify:

Shortcuts and Quick favorites
Bone and Armature data
Selection and Manipulation
Naming conventions
Drivers

Mastering Rigify: From Basics to Advanced Customization
In this course, you’ll explore:

What Rigify is and how it works
How to troubleshoot and fix common issues
How to optimize and get the most out of it
The MetaRig concept
Rigify UI overview
Troubleshooting techniques
All rig types and their uses
Structure and mechanisms of each rig type
Improving rigs with post-scripts
Creating your own MetaRigs and samples
Using the Action Manager

Post Script & Automation
Automatically customize generated rigs using provided custom scripting templates.

Improve the generated Rig UI
Expose custom properties
Create selection sets
Generate/improve Rig mechanisms
Production Ready Character Creation
We’ll push Rigify to its limits through a complete character rigging project, ready for feature animation.

Full Body Rig
Deformation helpers
Muscle controllers
Improved joints deformation
Skinning workflow

Full Facial Rig
Highly detailed and flexible
Minimal shapekey usage for better remapping
Custom facial setup
Lips and eyebrows shape controllers

Cloth and Gears
Advanced switchable parent system
2 handed sword mechanism
Cloth corrective
Sticky strap