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Realistic Basics - Character Animation with Background
Duik Bassel Script and Expression

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Hello everyone, this is your instructor, Choi Ji-won

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In this session, we will cover character animation with a background

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and discuss Duik Bassel script and expressions

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We will explore these topics in detail

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Today's lesson will first cover

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installing the Duik Bassel script

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and practicing its functionality

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to use scripts in After Effects

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for creating rigged animations

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Secondly, we will practice creating a walk cycle animation

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to make the animation more realistic and polished

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focusing on creating high-quality rigging animations

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Installing Duik Bassel Script

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First, we need to install the Duik Bassel script

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before we can use it

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So, open your web browse

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We need to access the website

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so follow along with me

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Type http://rainboxlab.org/tools/duik/ in your browser

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Here, we need to find where we can download it

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Click on the Download button in the middle of the page

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When you click Download, you will see Your contribution

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For those who wish to, you can make a donation

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But for now, click Done! Take me to my download

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Clicking this will take you to the next page

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Here, you will see options like 
Duik Angela, Duik API, and Old versions

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We need to download the old version

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You will see a line that says Starting with Bassel.2,

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all versions are available on Github

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Click on this option

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If you scroll down, you will mostly see Duik Angela

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But here, we have Duik Bassel.2 Update 30

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Click on Assets below it

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You will see a file named Duik Bassel

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Click on it to download

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If you click it, it will say that the download has been completed

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Double-click the file to extract it

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Extract the files to your desktop

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Inside this folder, go to Script UI

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Select both files inside

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Since we will use them both, press Ctrl + C to copy

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Go to Local Disk (C:) - Program Files - Adobe

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Then navigate to Adobe - Adobe After Effects 2023

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and go further into Support Files

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Inside Support Files, find Scripts

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Inside Scripts, go into ScriptUI Panels

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Here, paste the copied files

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I already have them, but you should paste them here

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We have one more step

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Copy Duik Bassel.2 by pressing Ctrl + C, then go to Local Disk (C:)

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Navigate to Program Files - Adobe

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Then go to Adobe After Effects 2023 - Support Files

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Paste it inside Scripts - ScriptUI Panels, 
and the installation is complete

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Implementing Rigging Animation

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First, let's import the AI file and start working

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Press Ctrl + N

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Name it Flower Woman

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Since we are animating, set the duration to 5 seconds

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Too many features can slow down performance

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Inside Flower Woman, press Ctrl + I

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You should see the Flower Woman AI file

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We will import this AI file

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Double-click it, and set the import type to Footage

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Do not select Create Composition

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When you double-click, you will see Footage

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Instead of Merged Layers, choose Choose Layer

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Select and import Right Arm, Body, Head, 
Left Leg, Right Leg, Left Arm, and Background

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You need to import them one by one

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I have imported them all
You should now see Right Arm

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Select Right Arm immediately

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Go to Import - File, and bring in Body

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Then press Ctrl + I again and import Head

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Next, import Left Leg

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Then, import Right Leg

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Now, import Left Arm

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Finally, import Background

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As you go through Import, bring in all layers like this

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I don’t have any unnecessary files

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You should have created the Flower Woman composition

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Right Arm, Body, Head, Left Leg, Right Leg, and Left Arm

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Check that everything has been imported correctly

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We will be doing a lot of work in the timeline today

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So, focus carefully to follow along

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Before using Duik Bassel, we will set up Puppet Pins

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Click Right Arm first and select the Puppet Pin Tool

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Place four pins at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand

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After placing those four pins, let's apply Puppet Pins to the Body

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Place pins on the neck and waist

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and leave the Head as it is

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Next, we are going to place pins on Left Leg

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Place pins on the hip, knee, and ankle

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Do the same for Right Leg

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Place pins on the hip, knee, and ankle

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Now, select Left Arm

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Place pins at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand

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Leave the Background as it is

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Now, we have placed all the Puppet Pins at the joints

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Next, go to the Window menu

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Scroll down to find what we downloaded

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and you should see Duik Bassel 2.jsx

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If it's not checked, click on it to enable it

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If it’s already checked, that means it's enabled

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so make sure it is checked

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This will make the Duik Bassel panel appear

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Ensure that it is running properly

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Once the panel appears, we will proceed with rigging

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In the Rigging section, you will see a middle section

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The middle section is called Links & Constraints

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You need to click on it

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Do not click anything else—just this

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First, we will create controllers

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We will use Add Bones and Auto-rig & IK

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This will create bones and controllers

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Here’s how we will do it

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Let's start with the Right Leg

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In the Timeline Panel, select Right Leg

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Once selected, you will see the Puppet Pins we placed

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There should be a Mesh 
Let's open it

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Expand Deform, and you will see three Puppet Pins

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Press Ctrl and select all three

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Select the three pins for hip, knee, and ankle

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go to the Duik Bassel panel and click Add Bones

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Now, a bone structure has been created for the leg

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You can see the bone structure in the Composition Panel

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It appears as pins placed on the leg

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Make sure to check if it has been applied correctly

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You will see a pushpin-shaped icon

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If it's not visible because it is behind something

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Click the Solo button to make it visible

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You can use this to check if it's correctly applied

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Next, after creating the bone structure

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We need to create a central controller

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For the three bones we just created

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You will see three Puppet Pins labeled B

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Select all three

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Hold Ctrl and select them in order

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Let’s select them in this order: ankle, knee, and hip

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Just follow this sequence

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Selecting in the order of ankle, knee, hip 
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Once selected, make sure all three

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you must select the ones before the # symbol

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With them selected, click Auto-rig & IK

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Now, you will be able to see that a controller is generated

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Check the Composition Panel

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In the Timeline Panel, you will see a C indicating the controller

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You will see the controller displayed

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Now, the controller has been created

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We will now apply the same process to the left leg, left arm, and right arm

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following the same steps, let's do it again

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We just finished the right leg

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Now, let’s open Left Leg

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Go to the Left Leg AI file, then navigate to Puppet to Mesh1

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Expand Deform, and you will see three Puppet Pins

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Select all three and create Bones for each of them

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Clicking Add Bones will generate the bones

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three bones will be created in the Left Leg

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Select them in order and click Auto-rig & IK

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Now, a controller has been generated for the Left Leg

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Controllers will always appear at the top

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So now, this controller is linked to

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both the Right and Left Legs

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If you've done this part correctly, now let's do the arms

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We will start with the Right Arm

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Expand Puppet - Mesh and you will see four Puppet Pins in Deform

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Hold Ctrl and select all four in order

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Click Add Bones, and four bones will be created for the Right Arm

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Now, select all four bones in order again

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Generate the controller

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Click Auto-rig & IK, and you will see 
the Right Arm Controller appear at the top

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Now, we have created three controllers

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What's next? It's the Left Arm

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Open the Left Arm, then navigate to Puppet - Mesh1 - Deform

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Select all four Puppet Pins in order

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Click Add Bones again

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You will see four bones appear immediately

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Select all four bones in order again

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Click Auto-rig & IK to create the controller

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We've created a lot of controllers so far

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Now, we have finished rigging 
the main moving parts: both arms and legs

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We should also add rigging to the Body

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Since we have limited time

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Go to Puppet - Mesh1 and then Deform

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How many did we make earlier? We made 2

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Select both 2 Puppet Pins

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Hold Ctrl and select both

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Then click Add Bones

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Now, two Bones will be created for the Body

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Hold Ctrl and select both bones

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Finally, click Auto-rig & IK

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Check if the body controller has been created

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We quickly set up the controller

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Since there are so many files,

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It might be confusing

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If you get confused, take your time and review each step

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We have repeatedly used Add Bones and Auto-rig & IK

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to create controllers

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Keep this in mind

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Now, we will work around the central controller (C)

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We will use this central controller

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to connect other parts of the model

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so that they move naturally together

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We will begin this process now

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What you have to press is

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the Create Controllers icon which looks like a hand icon

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Click on this icon

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This means we are creating a new controller

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A list of different controllers will appear

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Select the fourth icon

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Once selected, in the Composition Panel

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a similar icon will appear

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At the same time, in the Timeline Panel,

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you will see Body Puppet Pin 2 created

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Now, where is the central part of the body?

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At the pelvis, all the joints meet

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Move the controller to the pelvis

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in the Composition Panel

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Make sure it is positioned in the center

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To avoid confusion, rename it in the Timeline Panel

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Let’s name it Pelvis

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Name it C_Pelvis

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Now, using the Pelvis as the center

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we will check the bones in the body

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In the body section, there is a neck bone

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In the two body layers, click Solo

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to check where the neck pin is located

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Select this pin and parent it to the Pelvis controller

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We are connecting it to the Pelvis so it moves smoothly

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Next, find the waist bone in the body layer

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and connect it as well

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The waist bone in the body

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should be connected to the Pelvis controller

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Next, where is another major joint?

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The shoulders in the arms

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Let's start with the Right Arm

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Open the Right Arm layer

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You will see a pin selected at the top

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Click Solo to check if it's correct

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If this is the shoulder, we will connect it

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Once you finish the Right Shoulder, do the Left Shoulder

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From the four bones in the Left Arm

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find the shoulder pin

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Once you find it, click Solo to check

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Parent it to the Pelvis Controller

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Now that we've connected it to the Pelvis, where else should we connect?

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We’ve already connected the shoulders, body, and waist

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Now, let’s connect the hip area to the legs

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We previously placed a pin on the left leg’s hip area

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This one seems right. Connect it to the pelvis controller

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Now it’s linked to the pelvis

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Since we did the left leg, let’s do the right leg

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Let’s check if it's the correct pin, no, that’s not it

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Ah, here’s the correct hip pin

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Once you find it, connect it to the pelvis

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and the main joints in the skeleton should move together

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To ensure everything moves with the pelvis,

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That’s why we connected everything to the pelvis controller

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Now, we don’t need to touch the bones anymore

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That’s because everything will move using the controllers

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First, let’s focus on the controllers

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From the top, let’s only check layers 1 to 6

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We need to set the position values for these controllers

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Here’s how we’ll set them up

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Let’s open the Duik Bassel panel

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Inside the Duik Bassel panel,

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click on Settings

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Inside Settings, find the third tab, labeled User Interface

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The User Interface is currently set to Standard

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Click on it, and you’ll see Rookie as an option

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Most people will have it set to Rookie mode

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Click Apply Changes to confirm

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It will switch to a different view

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If it doesn’t change, click Back

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to return to the original screen

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Now, go back to Rigging mode

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Click on Rigging in the Duik Bassel panel

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Select the controller layers

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How many are there? select all 6 of them by holding Shift

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Once selected, go to the middle section of Rigging

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Click Links & Constraints

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Scroll down in the panel

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and find the Zero button, click it

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be set to zero

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Now, we’ll create a walk cycle animation from here

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Let’s start with the right leg, expand the C_RightLeg layer

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Collapse the Contents section for now

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In Transform, add keyframes for Position and Rotation

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Start at 0 seconds, then move frame by frame

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We’ll set keyframes every second 
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Let’s add four keyframes

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First, slightly adjust the position values

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Move the rotation and position values together, 
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you’ll start to see how the movement should look

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instead of numerical values,

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you’ll need to adjust the pins manually

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Make sure the movement looks natural

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It’s easier if you animate both legs together

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Let’s expand the left leg as well

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Set Position and Rotation keyframes at 0 seconds

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Adjust them so the movement feels smooth

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Copy and paste these keyframes

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From this point, watch carefully with your eyes

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and create a walking movement

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Then, copy and paste the motion

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At the mid-step, the foot should slightly move back

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Move it back a little more here

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Click the keyframe indicator and adjust the movement

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If one foot moves back, the other should move forward

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Keep adjusting the walk cycle like this

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Can we add another step? Yes, we can

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Now, we have created a walking motion

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Now, let’s animate the arms to match the legs

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In Transform, add keyframes for Position and Rotation for the arms

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set Position and Rotation keyframes for the right arm too

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When the right arm moves, don’t adjust the Y-axis

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As the right arm moves back, the left arm should move forward

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Then, when they move back again, the right arm moves forward

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When moving forward, the left arm should rotate backward

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Actually, don’t set Rotation to 1, keep it at 0

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For a natural look, let’s move the right arm forward first

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Make sure it looks smooth

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Now, repeat this motion

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Adjust the design until it looks fluid

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Since the arms are done, let’s add a bit of movement to the torso

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Collapse the Contents section for the torso

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In Transform, add keyframes for Position and Rotation

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At 0 seconds, make a slight upward motion

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Move slightly forward, and when lifting, move slightly backward

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Repeat this cycle

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The body should also have a slight movement

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The animation might stutter a bit

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We need to loop all keyframed movements

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To do this, hold Alt and click the Position stopwatch

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As we did before, type loopOut("pingpong")

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You must add this expression

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Copy it as we’ll use it repeatedly

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Press F9 to create smooth motion

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Do the same for Rotation, hold Alt and click

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Paste the expression, apply Easy Ease, 
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Again, Alt + click on Position, paste, and apply Easy Ease

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Alt + click Position - loopOut("pingpong") - Easy Ease

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Repeat Alt + loopOut("pingpong") - Easy Ease

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For the left leg, Alt + click Position - loopOut("pingpong")

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Select everything and apply Easy Ease

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Final step: Alt + click Position - loopOut("pingpong")

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Finally, select all and press F9

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Now, the motion looks much more natural

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Let’s animate the background
Where is it?

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The background is on the last layer

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Expand the background layer

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We will only modify the Position value

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Add one Position keyframe

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Move it forward along the X-axis

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Make sure it moves forward until the animation ends

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Adjust the X-axis Position

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To create a scrolling effect, 
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Let’s preview how it looks

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It’s a bit too fast

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To slow it down, we need to adjust the values

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Match the background speed to the walking speed

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Modify the Position keyframes

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Make sure it syncs with the character’s walk cycle

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For the background, Alt + click Position

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Apply loopOut("pingpong") to create a seamless loop

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Now, our flower woman is walking smoothly on a flower path

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To make human movement more natural

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you need to adjust the small details

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Modify the Rotation values for the pinned joints

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If you animate the face and neck too

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the animation will feel even more lifelike

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If you add too many effects, the software might lag

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So, try to keep your animations short

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A shorter duration is better for performance

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This is a smart workflow

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That wraps up our practice session

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Today, we used Duik Bassel scripts to create

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a fully rigged character animation

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We also created a walk cycle animation

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and used expressions

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to generate looping movements and background motion

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It might seem a bit complicated, 
but by following each step carefully

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using the Duik Bassel script

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we structured the skeleton and rigged the character

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to create more detailed and natural animations

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I hope this lesson helped you understand the process

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Now, let’s summarize what we’ve learned before wrapping up

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Thank you

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Installing Duik Bassel Script

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Installation
http://rainboxlab.org/tools/duik/

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Download: Duik Bassel.2 Update 30

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Move the downloaded files to: Program Files - Adobe

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Adobe After Effects 2023 > Support Files > Scripts > ScriptUI Panels

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Rigging Animation Implementation

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Import AI files as Footage (Choose Layer)

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Apply the Puppet Position Pin Tool on individual layers

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Links & constraints
Use "Add Bones" to create a skeletal structure

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Apply "Auto-rig & IK" to generate controllers

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Create controllers
Move the new controller to the body's center, pelvis area

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Parent the major joints' bones to the pelvis controller

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Walk Cycle Animation

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Activate Position & Rotation keyframes 
in the Transform settings of each controller layer

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Adjust the puppet pins in the Composition Panel
to create smooth Position and Rotation values

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Apply Expressions and Easy Ease
to ensure fluid, looping motion