Inspired 3D Character Setup

This book leads you from the most important knowledge needed to create a good character setup to the high-end setup demonstrated in the last several chapters. It's very crucial to follow the chapters from the beginning to get an clear understanding of the tools. Honestly, I read and exercised through them very fast and then followed the tutorials. It goes so deep and sophisticated that when I finished the setup, I couldn't fully understand what I was doing. I went back to the first several basic chapters and learned that actually I did a lot mistakes...such as translation and rotation tools and joint orient that you never think it's important. Those chapters are a great help too when you finish the setup and go back to read them again! You'll find new things every time you read the book. Tutorials are worthy of doing them again. They all refer to the concepts described earlier which are very basic but very easy to forget their importance!

Being an animator for several years I can tell that the single most important aspect that must be in place before you spend weeks bringing your characters to life is a solid character rig. This book not only provides clear cut information on how to build a robust setup but also takes you to the next level in showing you techniques in which you can add funtionality and control with expressions and scripts. Once again the Inspired series lets you learn from ACTUAL SENIOR CHARACTER ARTISTS WHO ARE PROVIDING YOU WITH INFORMATION USED BY TOP STUDIOS IN THEIR OWN PIPELINES. This book is worth the price just for the speed and interactivity these setups will provide. Your output and ability to make changes will double, garaunteed.