Blender 2.5 Character Animation Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- Blender 2.5 Character Animation Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Downloading the color images of this book -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Get Rigging -- Introduction -- Defining good orientations for your bones -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Correcting the orientation -- Axis conventions -- Rigify -- See also -- Using separate bone chains for different tasks -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Don't get tied up on those chains -- See also -- Customizing shapes and colors for your bones -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Pay attention to the Outliner -- See also -- Using corrective shape keys -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Drivers -- See also -- Making an IK-FK switcher -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Custom interfaces -- Stretching -- See also -- Tips on weight painting your character -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Brush hardness -- See also -- 2. Rigging the Torso -- Introduction -- How to create a stretchy spine -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Rigging the pelvis -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Stretching the pelvis -- See also -- Making your character breathe -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Stacking constraints.

See also -- Controlling the neck and head -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- Not just the neck and head -- See also -- 3. Eying Animation -- Introduction -- How to control where your characters look at -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- The eyelids controllers -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- More control to the eyelids -- See also -- Controlling the pupils -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 4. Poker Face? Facial Rigging -- Introduction -- Adding expressions using Shape Keys -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Face controls with lattices -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating the jaw controller -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Controlling your tongue -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 5. Hands Down! The Limbs Controllers -- Introduction -- Controlling fingers -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating IK legs with a three-pivot foot -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Stretch those limbs! -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Setting up the shoulders -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Cartoon bending for arms and legs -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Different spaces for IK hands -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 6. Blending with the Animation Workflow -- Introduction -- Animating in layers -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Changing between FK and IK in a shot -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Grasping and throwing objects -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more...

See also -- Silhouette and mirrored rendering -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Tracking animation arcs -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using video for background reference -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Working with linked assets and characters -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Non-linear animation -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 7. Easy to Say, Hard to Do: Mastering the Basics -- Introduction -- Adjusting and tracking the timing -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Spacing: favoring and easing poses -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Anticipating an action -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using squash and stretch -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Breaking the symmetry -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 8. Shake That Body: The Mechanics of Body Movement -- Introduction -- Animating a tennis serve -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Heavy metal -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Glory for your team: kicking the ball -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Run, Forrest! (in cycles) -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 9. Spicing it Up: Animation Refinement -- Introduction -- It's time for secondary actions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Hold, but not still: using moving holds -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Animating characters with appendages -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Like clay: refining with the AniSculpt technique -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 10. Drama King: Acting in Animation -- Introduction -- In the blink of an eye.

How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Walking with style -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Talking heads (and bodies) -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- A. Planning Your Animation -- Introduction -- Creating thumbnails with Grease Pencil -- Naming conventions -- Extremes, Breakdowns, Inbetweens, ones and twos -- Index.