Hi everyone!

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A couple of days ago, I sent an email asking about your experience with Manual Rigging. Thanks to everyone who replied!

Some of you commented that the "Reply" button below the email was broken. I can confirm that that's the case. Sorry about that, it seems to be a Gumraod issue. But, you can just press the Reply button on your email client! :) So if you wanted to reply but couldn't, please send me your thought that way.

Below is the original email, as well as some cool stuff and special deals I found:

Original email about manual rigging:

Raise your hand if you:

want to learn manual rigging* but find it intimidating
have tried and failed to learn manual rigging* in the past

(*Manual rigging means creating your own rig mechanisms instead of relying on automatic solutions like Rigify or Auto-Rig Pro).

If you raised your hand, hit reply and let me know what you struggle with the most. Share your story, I’d love to hear it.

Why?

I am in the planning stages of a new rigging series. The goal is to take anyone from “Confused/Beginner” to “Confident Intermediate” rigging level.

I want to address the exact reasons why people find rigging intimidating. Your feedback will help me greatly!

Cool Stuff and Deals:

"Mega Man X" fanfilm

If you have not yet seen the "Mega Man X" fanfilm by DemNikoArt, check it out! One of the best Blender shorts for sure! I am not even familiar with the franchise but it looks awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHUJbzBOXx Q

"Into Animation" Tutorial/Course resource

Resources on Animation are even more scarce than on Rigging. Here is a YouTube channel I stumbled upon recently by an experience animator.

https://www.youtube.com/@intoanimation/videos

He also has a couple of Animation courses (paid): https://www.intoanimation.com/classes

I am not familiar with the content so, it is not an endorsement by CGDive. Just sharing something that could be cool!

Humble Bundle Deals (affiliated)

Humble Bundle is running some cool deals that could be of interest. I bought both but please read the details carefully.

- 31 of the top Blender Addons for just $30 ($1200 > $30)

Included addons: Undergrowth, Hard Ops/ Boxcutter Ultimate Bundle, True Terrain 5, Flip Fluids, Human Generator (personal), Retopoflow, Physical Celestial Objects, Procedural Alleys, Flora Paint, True Sky, Cloud Scapes, Traffiq, Kit Ops 3 Pro, Sci-Fi Flex v2, Conform Object, Shaders Plus, Underwater Caustics, Botaniq, Procedural Signs, Realtime Materials, Real Cloud, Blend Shop, Realistic Touch, Physical Open Waters, Spock: Structured Scifi Packer, Perspective Plotter, Malfunktion Effects & Filters, Summer Pack, Clay Doh, Cablerator, Gobos Plus.

This sounds a bit too good to be true ... and it kind of is. What you need to understand is that you will not get updates if you purchase the addons this way. That can be OK for some people and a deal-breaker of others.

It's nice that Blender Market is doing these deals. I just don't understand why they don't clearly declare the terms.

Anyway, now you know what the deal is. If it sounds interesting check it out here:

https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/rQAQQ d

- 21 Character Sculpting courses for just $30

This deal does not really have gotchas like the previous ones. Updates on courses are generally not expected so you can pay $30 and get full access to 21 fundamental sculping courses by the guys from Flipped Normals.

Keep in mind that while some of the courses are presented in Blender, many are done in zBrush. You could follow them in Blender since the focus is on Fundamentals, not software basics. But that could be challenging for some people.

https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/WqxqyJ

NEW Animation Asset Store

The guys from ToAnimate just unveiled their new store specialized in high quality Rigs and Props. These are ideal for people who want to practice animation with nice and consistent rigs.

https://www.toanimate.ca/store

Best,
-Todor / CGDive

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