Blend Shapes Courses and Certifications

Blend Shape-based Facial Rigging in Maya

20 ratings at Pluralsight

Stay home, skill up! Get FREE access to 7,000+ Pluralsight courses during the month of April. In this series of Maya tutorials, you'll learn production-proven facial rigging techniques for animation. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2015.

• Pluralsight
• 5 hours 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Blend Shape Workflows in Mudbox and Maya

In this Maya and Mudbox tutorial, we'll learn to move Blend Shapes back and forth between the two programs. Software required: Maya 2015, Mudbox 2015.

• Pluralsight
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Refining Character Poses Using Blend Shapes in Maya

In this tutorial, we will learn techniques we can use to push our rigs beyond their limits in Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2013.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Rigging a Cartoon Character in Maya

Add squash and stretch to a rig in Maya, using techniques specific to cartoon characters: stretchy joints, IK/FK switching, and facial rigging.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Learn how to rig facial features for natural movement and expression. Discover how to use blend shapes, joints, constraints, skinning, and more tools for character rigging in Maya.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2 hours 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Maya: Facial Rigging

24 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to rig facial features for natural movement and expression. Discover how to use blend shapes, joints, constraints, skinning, and more tools for character rigging in Maya.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Maya Facial Rigging Fundamentals

22 ratings at Pluralsight

Learn to create a flexible and contained facial animation rig so you can create meaningful facial poses.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Accelerating the Character Rigging Process in Maya

12 ratings at Pluralsight

Learn to streamline character rigging in Maya using MEL scripts, Python utilities, and efficient techniques for skinning, weight painting, and applying corrective blend shapes.

• Pluralsight
• 4 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Unreal Engine: Motion Graphics Techniques

4 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Discover helpful methods and ways to use UE4. Explore asset design, preparation, and transfer. Learn about blend shapes, rigs, rendering, using FBX and Alembic files, and more.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Reallusion

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Importing Poser Characters to Game Engines

Learn to export Poser characters, optimize them in Character Creator 3, and import into Unity with material tweaks and basic animations. Covers mesh optimization, material setup, and blend shapes.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Reallusion

Daz to iClone 6 Tutorial - Importing Daz Genesis 2 Characters

Learn to import, animate, and refine Daz Genesis 2 characters in iClone 6, including T-pose application, facial blend shapes, material modification, and facial animation techniques.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Freedom Arts - 3D Animation & Game Developer

Creating an Interactive Elf Female Avatar - From Fuse to Unreal Engine 5.1 and iClone 8

Learn to create an interactive Elf Female Avatar using Fuse, Maya, Mixamo, Unreal Engine 5.1, and iClone 8. Master character design, rigging, facial morphing, and animation setup for game development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Reallusion

Bringing Characters to Life with AccuRig - Character Rigging and Animation Webinar

Explore AccuRig for quick character rigging, animation in iClone, and integration with Character Creator 4. Learn to generate functional skeletal rigs, apply motions, and import facial blend shapes for efficient 3D character creation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Freedom Arts - 3D Animation & Game Developer

3D Modeling, Rigging, and Facial Animation - Full Workflow for Game-Ready FBX Models

Learn to create game-ready 3D avatars with full workflow: modeling, rigging, facial setup, and FBX export. Compatible with various 3D software like Blender, iClone, Unreal Engine, and Maya.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Animating a Fight Scene in Maya

In this Maya tutorial, we will use animation and dynamics techniques to create a combat scene. Software required: Maya 2012.

• Pluralsight
• 6 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available