Ready to take your Blender skills to the next level? In this tutorial, we kick off our multi-part series on animating a four-legged animal — using a dog as our model. 🐶
In Part 1, we focus on the rigging process, starting from scratch and walking you through each step to create a clean and functional bone setup for quadruped animation. Whether you're a beginner or brushing up on rigging techniques, this tutorial is made for you!
👉 What you'll learn in this part:
Setting up bones for a 4-legged animal
Understanding rig hierarchy for quadrupeds
Tips for clean bone placement and alignment
Preparing your mesh for animation
🎬 Stay tuned for Part 2, where we’ll cover weight painting and polish the rig for realistic movement.
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