CHARACTER RIGGING IN AUTODESK MAYA 2026 — PART 1 | Full Body Rig Tutorial

Welcome to my *Character Rigging Series in Autodesk Maya 2026!* 🚀 In this series, I’ll take you through the **character rigging workflow step by step**, starting with the body rig and then moving into facial rigging. 🦴 *PART 1 — Body Character Rig* In this tutorial, we’ll create the main *body rig* and explore the essential concepts needed to prepare a 3D character for animation. We’ll also work with *IK and FK* and use the *Advanced Skeleton plugin* to help build the character rig efficiently. I’ll also show you **how to install the Advanced Skeleton plugin in Maya**, so you can set it up correctly and follow along with the rigging process. 🎭 *PART 2 — Face Rig* In the next part, we’ll focus on **face rigging in Maya**, including facial controls, expressions, and techniques for creating a complete facial rig. 🔥 What You'll Learn • Character rigging in Maya 2026 • Body rig setup • IK and FK workflow • Character controls • Advanced Skeleton plugin installation • Using Advanced Skeleton for character rigging • Animation-ready character setup • Maya character rigging techniques • Preparing a character for animation 💻 *Software:* Autodesk Maya 2026 🎯 *Level:* Beginner to Intermediate 🎬 *Series:* Character Rigging in Maya 2026 📚 *Part 1:* Body Rig If you're learning **Maya rigging, 3D character rigging, or character animation**, this series will help you understand the workflow and techniques used to create an animation-ready character. 🦴 *Part 1:* Body Rig 🎭 *Part 2:* Face Rig 👍 Like the video 💬 Comment your questions 🔔 Subscribe to *tanimator* for more Autodesk Maya, character rigging, animation, and 3D tutorials. 🎓 *Learn • Practice • Create* #Maya2026 #AutodeskMaya #CharacterRigging #MayaRigging #CharacterRig #IKFK #3DRigging #MayaTutorial #CharacterAnimation #MayaAnimation #FaceRig #FacialRigging #3DCharacter #RiggingTutorial #Maya3D #3DArtist #CGI #AdvancedSkeleton #AdvancedSkeletonPlugin #AdvancedSkeletonMaya #MayaPlugin #LearnMaya #3DTutorial #Tanimator