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karshaforever
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September 15, 2017
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Character Rigging

  • September 15, 2017
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So I have been trying to create my husband's character for a while and Im just so confused on some things. Here are  some of the problems Im facing.  The head likes to float away from the neck. I tried stapling it but the neck is in the body folder so it isnt wanting to. Same with the hair. I have her hair in a layer at the very end so it wont get it the way of her body, clothes, etc. Another problem Im having, is they tell you the put the arms and hands in front so when you move them they wont always be behind your character. The only problem is if I make her arms on the top layer above the torso etc it will cover her chest. This is my first character and my third day running this software so bare with me.

Me moving my head to the left: (Head doesn't want to attach to neck or hair)

If I attach both layers of hair to the head it does this.)

Here is the Character tree.

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Correct answer oksamurai

1. You did the right thing removing independence from the Body group. Now select the Body group (not the Body BG layer) and add the fixed handle(s) there and it should stick.

2. For the hair, see how Cassandra is set up at http://okaysamurai.com/puppets/ - should give you a good example of how to add background hair.

3. For the arms, you have to decide if you want them to be in front or behind the torso. If you didn't want the bust overlap you could either a) cut out the overlapping parts, or b) make the bust layer above the arms so they appear behind it.

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angie_taylor
angie_taylor
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September 15, 2017

The best thing to do is to set it up exactly like the template files. If you start with the Chloe template and just replace the layers with your own (keeping the naming structure and order intact.

however, as you have already created it, use this screenshot as a guide on how to arrange and set up your layers. Notice specifically the Crowns, make sure you have a crown on the character group and the other independent groups such as arms and facial features , as in the illustration.

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karshaforeverAuthor
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September 15, 2017

If I put the arms on top of the body layer, it looks like this. They go over her bust.

Looks like the neck is on the same layer as the whole body. So Ill be merging that down.

For the hair, Chloe's hair is short enough to where they put it above the body layer. I cant do that or I get this.

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