Here’s my first try at rigging characters. I think it’s perfect for first-time animators. It’s a knight with his head hammered with a huge mallet forcing his entire body to fit inside his helmet. Haha! It’s actually a rig with just the legs. A bit of flexed added to the hair to add more dynamism to the overall rig. It’s good if you want to practice your walk cycles. I included mine as a video example.
I once made a rig, when I was a student, called Little Warrior Rig. Occasionally, youtube would send me an update telling me someone posted a video of animation using LWR. I checked recently and found quite a number of…