Bones placement diagram

Bone Placement Planning Diagram for BLACKMAN.

 

Model to be Rigged

Rigging List

Head
Eyebrows	Each eyebrow divided into 3 parts as well as a whole eyebrow control. Each translates y axis.
Eyes	Rotate together, following a point in front of the face.
Nose	Translate y axis – to show a snarling expression.
Cheeks	Translate y axis separately.
Top/bottom Lip	Divided into 3 parts as well as a whole lip control. Each translates x, y and z axis.
Jaw (bottom)	Control in the middle, translate y axis.
Hair (ponytail)	Rotate any direction along a few points in the hair.
Head	Rotate any direction, translate x, y and z axis.

Arm
Shoulder	Translate y and z axis (shrugging). Rotate any direction.
Elbow	Rotate any direction.
Wrist	Rotate any direction.

Hand – IK/FK Interchangeable
Fingers	Bend whole finger, twist, spread. Individual joint bending. Also orbit for thumbs.
Hand	Controls for curl, scrunch, cup, relax.

Leg
Knee	Control in front of leg – translate any direction.

Foot – IK/FK Interchangeable
Foot	Rotate and translate any direction. Foot/ball/toe roll. Heel/ball/toe pivot.

Torso
Spine	Three or four controllers for rotating any direction.
Torso	Waist controller – rotate and translate any direction. Also waist, mid-section, upper-section – also rotate and translate any direction.

Rigging Project

This is the 'Animator + Character TD Collaboration Project between San Jose State University and Texas A&M University.
Project description:
The animation student will provide bipedal models and a description of the performance need of the character.
The student at Texas A&M must design a motion model, control system and deformation system for the model that satisfies the expectations of the animator.
The final project will be presented in class both as a real-time demonstration of the rig and a completed performance of the rig in use (provided by the animator).