A complete character rigging After Effects course covering body rigs, head rigs, animal rigs, and lip sync techniques.
Character rigging in After Effects is the skill that separates stiff animations from smooth, professional ones.
This course teaches you the full process using Duik Angela and Bao Bones, from basic setups to advanced rigs.
Rig Master is a video course that walks you through character rigging in After Effects at every level.
You start with the basics of how rigging works - setting up the invisible bone structure that gives your characters natural, controlled movement. From there, you move into hands-on lessons using Duik Angela and Bao Bones, two widely used rigging tools in the motion design world.
The course covers multiple character styles: cutout/collage characters, 2D cartoon characters, articulated characters, flat characters, and photo-based characters.
There's a full section on animal rigging, including quadrupeds. You also get dedicated modules on head rigging across four different styles and three separate lip sync techniques.
What you will learn:
Rig human characters, animals, and objects using Duik Angela and Bao Bones in After Effects.
Build head rigs for cartoon, flat, cinematic, and photo-based character styles.
Apply three different lip sync techniques to your rigged characters.
Animate walk cycles and apply the 12 principles of animation to character work.
Set up structural rigs across cutout, collage, and articulated character types.
Ideal for: Motion designers and animators who want faster, more controlled character animation in After Effects.