After giving it a lot of thought, I decided to do ONE more rigging crash course video before we move on to exporting. We'll be covering how to adjust an old rig to a new character. This is something that quite a number of people have requested in the past, but it hasn't been related to a series until now - So, that is the next tutorial I am working on, and it should be done in the next 2 days - This one is kind of complicated, so it's taking me longer to finish than usual, but again, I thank ...
2022-04-11 13:58:35 +0000 UTC
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There aren't very many tutorials that go into digitigrade type legs, so I thought it was important to have this tutorial for those of you who need it -
2022-04-07 07:08:20 +0000 UTC
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A big thank you to everyone for being so patient. I am just about done preparing the next tutorial, so that will be finished and uploaded either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow - ALSO, lots of good progress was made on the game - At this point, it's just about 98% complete, and I'm in the final steps right before polishing - The biggest remaining things left to do now have very little to do with gameplay. At this final stage I'm basically replacing all sounds with royalty free or street-le...
2022-04-04 11:13:48 +0000 UTC
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Alright Squad, just a quick update this time. It's been an EXTREMELY busy past couple of weeks for me - I normally make a Monthly Report and Briefing at the end of each month, but because of the sheer amount of work on my plate, I just don't have enough time to create the report right now :(
I've had my hands completely full with keeping the YouTube tutorials uploaded at a consistent rate, while building the game in between videos. Essentially, I'm trying to finish 3 weeks work in the...
2022-03-31 22:53:02 +0000 UTC
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They take quite a lot more time and effort to prepare than normal tutorials, but if you think the content is helping, I have an idea for one more crash-course rigging tutorial which would include advanced feet rigging - Let me know down below if that sounds like something you would find useful - Otherwise, well move on the exporting side :)
2022-03-29 11:26:25 +0000 UTC
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Bit of an announcement and Update. Since we got a lot of pretty good responses from the last video, I've been preparing another "Entire Process" tutorial video with a slightly more complicated character - These type of videos take A LOT more effort to create since I really have to plan and rehearse what I'm covering before recording it all in one take. With some luck I will be able to have the next tutorial up by tomorrow - But, I just wanted to let you guys know that it's taking me a bit lon...
2022-03-27 07:53:26 +0000 UTC
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Alright, today I'll show you the ENTIRE rigging process for a game-ready character from scratch to finish, WITH advanced features like IK and custom color coordinated layers in less than 5 minutes-!! Hope it helps :)
2022-03-22 11:00:01 +0000 UTC
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While I was rigging the characters for the game, I felt like a lot of what I was doing would make a great mini-rigging series, so here's what to expect from the next few videos :)
2022-03-19 01:42:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey Squad - Big thanks to everyone for being here, I got a lot of warm messages and comments from people last video, and I just wanted to address those of you who might be worried that the shift from game dev to 3D art is not a personal choice, but one I'm just going a long with - And, that's not entirely true, so allow me to explain where I'm coming from and why -
Something I've realized as I started to close in and finish the game project is I don't think I'm a "true" programmer - I...
2022-03-16 08:43:15 +0000 UTC
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Today we close the the Facial MoCap series, and I'd also like to talk about some of the stuff that will be coming soon in the near future :)
2022-03-14 09:43:53 +0000 UTC
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Just wanted to go ahead and fill you guys in on our status for the month. In the short-term, the next video will "close" the Facial MoCap series. It should be ready the day after tomorrow - So, that video is well on the way, and hope you look forward to it -
Immediately afterwards though is when "shit gets real" because I'm going to do everything in my power to finish the game by the end of the month. There isn't a lot of time left, so every second for me counts right now.
The...
2022-03-13 07:38:01 +0000 UTC
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Bit of a bonus video, but before we close the series, I have a few tips for those working with furry type characters -
2022-03-10 01:58:46 +0000 UTC
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Today we'll be naming the Sub-Machinegun - What name do you think fits this weapon the most? You can see it in action here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTlfJJBtbk&ab_channel=RoyalSkies
Schematics for it here:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9m45a
2022-03-08 00:01:22 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes you need to MoCap some really weird faces. But, don't let that scare you - Here's some quick advice on how to handle irregular shapekeys :)
2022-03-06 02:04:37 +0000 UTC
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Well, here we are - There are 2 main objectives this month. The 1st is to close the Facial MoCap series, and the 2nd is to finish the game. Both of which are going to take up ALL of my time this month. But, I do believe it's doable -
Something else I'd like to say is thank you so much for being here. I've received many messages from Squad members recently explaining financial hardships regarding getting laid off, trouble finding work, inflation, and various other tough things in life. ...
2022-03-03 20:20:34 +0000 UTC
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Learn everything you need to import facial MoCap animations to Maya in 30 Seconds-!!
2022-03-03 03:35:24 +0000 UTC
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Learn everything you need to import Facial Animation files to Blender in 60 seconds-!!
2022-03-03 01:46:28 +0000 UTC
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Well, it was a REAL busy month, but we finally got to the end of it lol - A lot of good videos were accomplished, and there was also a bunch of development on the game that I didn't have room to include. But, overall February was a good month -
Huge welcome to all the new squad members, thank you for joining, and welcome to the team, we're glad to have you here :)
2022-03-01 08:01:21 +0000 UTC
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Now that you have all the shape-keys, the only thing left is to record your face data. Here's how it works in less than 2 minutes-!!
2022-03-01 03:56:52 +0000 UTC
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Some of you were wondering if the "Maya Version" of the Shapekey generator was available, and the answer is yes - Here's everything you need to know how to use it-!!
2022-02-26 04:29:05 +0000 UTC
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Creating 52 shapekeys can be a lot of work, but there is a way for you to automatically generate the shape keys after you've rigged the face - Here is my FREE automatic shapekey workflow-!!
2022-02-25 03:54:50 +0000 UTC
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Thank you to everyone for voting in the last weapons poll-!! This time, we'll be naming the shoulder mounted minigun weapon. A demonstration of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4RhM-OFSp0&ab_channel=RoyalSkies
And the schematics for it can be seen here:
https://www.artstatio...
2022-02-22 07:29:31 +0000 UTC
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Alright, here are ALL 52 shape-keys you'll need to have in order to use phone Facial Motion Capture in less than 3 minutes-!!
2022-02-20 12:16:50 +0000 UTC
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So, I've finally got the time to pick my favorite name candidates for our first weapon - "Assault Drones" - If you're curious how the weapon functions, I just finished programming it, and you can see it in action here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbXL9G3VfAY&ab_channel=RoyalSkies
You can also see it's design and schematics here:
2022-02-17 08:32:26 +0000 UTC
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Let's be honest, most people hate weight painting, especially when it comes to faces - So, today I'll show you my favorite technique that saves me hundreds of hours of time :)
2022-02-15 07:07:16 +0000 UTC
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If you want to easily MoCap faces with a phone, you'll need to understand shape keys and how to create them. Here are the 2 fastest methods I know to create Facial MoCap Shape Keys
2022-02-12 01:40:07 +0000 UTC
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So, we're deep into game development now - We need to name the weapons lol. Leave any ideas you have down below, or if you like some of the existing names I threw out in the picture, be sure to let me know down below too - We'll be voting over the next few days on the final names for each weapon after I read your comments :)
The left side are Shoulder Mounted weapons:
S55-CASCADE = Minigun
CS-GRANADA = Grenade Launcher
3M4-STALKER = Missile Launcher
M85-CHECKPOINT = Deploy-...
2022-02-10 11:09:45 +0000 UTC
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Before you start to Facial MoCap your character, you should really fix some potential problems ahead of time - Learn everything you need to prepare your character's face for motion capture-!!
2022-02-08 09:12:32 +0000 UTC
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Well, we're finally here - Today you'll take your first step into the world of motion capture and how to prepare for it :)
2022-02-05 08:17:41 +0000 UTC
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Alright Squad, here's the hit-list for the month. I'm fairly confident we'll be able to finish the 6 main videos, and depending on how much time we have, I will try to throw in a few bonus videos to address non-standard facial shape keys for those of you with more stylized projects - First video for the intro should be ready in 2 days, I'll see ya there-!!
2022-02-03 23:32:34 +0000 UTC
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