Character Rigging in Adobe Animate and After Effects | Tutorial

I this video I will show you an overview on rigging for 2D animation. This includes discussing Forward Kinematics and Inverse Kinematics, their differences, and how they can be applied to a character. I will show you step by step how to get your character ready for tween-based animation inside of Adobe Animate as well as Adobe After Effects!
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[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for checking out this video! This is a re-uploaded version that fixed a few audio issues I noticed on my original one. Thanks for your support and understanding!

[@blackboyoo7]

can I get your character file for practice?

[@knowntotheworld1390]

Underrated. thanks for this, really helped me out

[@himagnamallik]

sir how to design a character

[@crmpadvertmedia]

Cool

[@polymorphicblacksteve5038]

Dude I don't know where you are or what you're doing now but thanks for your 3 recent videos teaching me how to swap frame lip sync and modify rotations

[@TonyG718]

Wow, As an artist, it’s hard to find both great artist who also give clear, concise explanations during tutorials. Well done. Instant sub.

[@Snoop1000Skins]

Nice! You should consider a “how to design a character“ video.

[@epictechtamil2512]

Absolutely

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Definitely

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Good idea

[@alikhalid6170]

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[@AJKurano]

Agreed

[@viciousgamer0619]

Short, Simple and straight to the point, love it. Seriously bro you saved my hide, you basically summarized several hours of my teachers lecture into a video less than 10 mins.

[@nyahilistic9276]

Recent animation school graduate here: Currently using your videos to help me enhance my portfolio for the industry! Thanks for making this and I love how concise everything was!! :)

[@forzenfukuroanimations]

I think your the first person I could understand talking about all this rigging stuff for the first time. I need to learning how to do flash rigging...and you explained it in the most simplest way! Thank you!

[@levelupwithsmartbuilder8067]

Amazing tutorial. It was short, but thorough, and you didn't lose me. Very well done.

[@Hikarol-chan]

I swear to GOD, I been fighting with the damn software all evening until I watched this. Your tutorial was simple and straight to the point!!
You just saved my life!! Thank you!!!!

[@ThatsValForYa]

you explained one of the most seemingly complicated things in animating in the simplest way i have EVER heard!!! insanely good video, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chinoroman1931]

Exactly what I needed and was looking for! Thanks!!

[@dhruvrajsinhjadeja-vfxarti3085]

This is one the greatest life changing tutorial on the Internet for 2d animations. Thank you very so much sir for this tutorial :)

[@VonSolo5]

Great video! Beautiful work too, on the character version of you. Thank you!

[@lkityan02]

As someone that knows 3d rigging already, this is really straight forward and easy to pick up. Great video btw

[@akshitpanicker9790]

Why on earth did it take so long for me to find your channel bro? Short, well explained and practical usage in less that 10 minutes is what i needed.

[@wiccanchannel6434]

thank you for this video omg it made this task soooo much easier please keep more coming

[@Cambam1110]

this is super useful for what I'm doing! Thank You!

[@leahbrening1101]

What a great video!!! Broken down very well and straight to the point!

[@taifhasanratul4582]

Thanks a lot..greatly simplified tutorial 😊

[@amirasyahida6994]

why i cant seperate the character in adobe animate? i cant make button with seperate part. its gonna be whole character button :(

[@DigitalDrew92]

Great video man, the animation segments look so good. That seems like a whole lot of work to do but the end result is great. I'm sure things get crazy when you have a very complex character design. Keep up the stellar work Chad, I really enjoy watching these.

[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for watching! There's definitely a benefit to more simplified character designs, that for sure. The few times I worked with complicated character rigs I needed a whole screen just for all their control layers and it got pretty crazy. Glad you are enjoying the new content!

[@nailahmohammadjaafar3392]

Installed, everything works, thanks!

[@TsvetanDudulov]

Thank You for the useful and entire information!

[@owenhuwmorgan]

Hey Chad! Finally had time to sit down and watch this video! Ah man, this brought back so many memories of Flash from back in 2006. Really good tutorial mate, very informative but to the point 👍🏻 looking forward to seeing what’s next 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for checking out the video, glad you enjoyed it!

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App k naam

[@nsd_art]

This channel has not much subscribers but your way of explanation and the simplification of topics is super 😍😍 I love your work and we will support you.. keep going..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Mockingartjay]

Subscribed! This is a good start to animate my illustrations!

[@mary_vishnevskayy]

OMG!!!!thanks!!!YOU are amazing!!

[@jcomart64]

it worked! thank you so much!!

[@Fridayys]

rlly helpful thanks

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you deserve more than a million of subscribers

[@nadinemeshref6638]

thank you so much that was very helpful.

[@Axarch]

Ridiculously informative! I'm subscribing if this is kind of quality I can expect. You need more views.

[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@Feliperost]

Thanks, your videos are amazing.

[@planet_dawsey595]

So which program would you recommend for first time animators? I’ve animated frame by frame for years, but I want to try out puppet animation and rigging. Do you have any suggestions?

[@abidsale]

Legend says he's still not back..

[@SosoBuateful]

Thanks bro that was really helpful

[@alankoyuk1123]

Simple and Clear. Like your tut!

[@Chitchadshow]

Thank you!

[@aaronacheson5536]

This was extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chitchadshow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MrGenseric]

nicely done my friend, you will help a lot of people..

[@burhancityreal]

Thank you for this video it really helps me

[@habibasalah5605]

what an amazing way to start ur video😍

[@Daniel-id4zy]

You train so well! It's like you comprehend my tempo...

[@LouderFacts]

Thanks for explained simply

[@adeinld8548]

This legitimately helped me out so much, THANK YOU!

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I need 2d animator

[@totokatti]

very helpful, thank so much

[@WowMoments7]

That was great. Thank you.

[@DanDaMiniFig]

THIS IS THE TUTORIAL I NEEDED! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@Chitchadshow]

Glad this was helpful for you!

[@vaultbabee]

There ain't no way I just found DanDaMiniFig, the person who made me want to rig my own 2d character, in the video I'm watching to learn how to do it

[@back_source_apm]

Nice tutorial.... Very helpful

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YO WE ALL SEARCHED AND THIS GUY REALLY HELPED

[@xWeQi]

THANK YOU A LOT

[@VVM2024]

OKAY DUDE I missed your content and now you're back when I just bought the Adobe apps and I'm struggling with animation ??? YOU FREAKING LIFESAVER 🤩👍👍👍

[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for coming back to my channel! Glad these videos could be helpful.

[@Bingleheimer]

Thanks mate! Happy animatin

[@jasonviell]

Woah, great video mate!

[@squirrelnutscartoon9145]

wow great tutorial. thanks man

[@CynickeZpravy]

Thank you. 👍

[@ByeAllMeans]

Nice, this helped alot.

[@johnpaulestrada7816]

Thanks so much

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THANK YOU

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Nice tutorial

[@gigauniversity]

i love you bruh, you saved my job today lol

[@millionarewizard]

THANKS!

[@ArtyDc600]

Very helpful.. thankyou very much 🌟🩷

[@endershade1834]

🤩thanks ssoooo much now i can finaly make my animation😆😆😆

[@shrihari9109]

That was so helpful, pls do more videos on animate cc. You are inspiring thousands of people out there who are interested in animation. Subbed and liked🙌.

[@Chitchadshow]

I appreciate the kind feedback, thank you!

[@Doc_Animator_N]

Thanks for the tips! This will prove helpful for a character I’m making.
Btw, any chance Adobe Animate lets us make curves to control the eyes moving? Or facial expressions, like in Blender or Maya?

[@smarteveryday34]

best video for rigging thanks for the precious info.

[@Chitchadshow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BrenTensen]

Ty my man love it

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i love you'r tutorials! new sub

[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for subbing!

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Thanks a lot ❤️

[@danielaorbegosobracamonte8276]

great :D a question, know traditional animation would serve to make animated videos like this? or is it better to learn vector animation? please I will thank you if you can clarify it :)

[@Animerocks2814]

Love your work. I’m an animator just like you

[@nedrataib1531]

Thanks a lot, really helpful !

[@Chitchadshow]

Thanks for watching

[@clarancemichael156]

Tbh it was the most useful video i watched for animate... Can u do a video on how to animation (i mean like walk cycle) or simple things like that ... It would have been a great help .. anyways .. loved this one

[@npscartoon9090]

Thanks bro

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Thank you Sensei...

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GREAT MAN

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Thank you! Very Helpful!!!

[@Chitchadshow]

Glad it helped!

[@pugmel3234]

Hello, I'm using adobe animate and I'm a bit confused about the "convert members to graphic symbols, because I'm importing a character from Illustrator, with all the limbs separated as movie clips, so if I convert a member I will have 2 different symbols, which I don't know to animate only the graphic ones.
**Sorry for bad English.

[@achmadzainulfuadi7980]

You are/were not alone! I pray you found what has worked for you!

[@w.obrien8044]

Thank you for your video, I would like some advice please . How do I prepare an image that I can break down in Animate. I have a png image which i've imported to Animate but right clicikg only selects the whole Image. Do I need to do some other prep in another Adobe app first. Thanks

[@timelinetourism1000]

I will try

[@domenicodevanna2236]

Still here saving people, thanks a lot man

[@bhagathitesh]

Took me back to 2000 when it used to be called Macromedia Flash which I learned on my own and there wasn;t TH-cam and was enjoying making 2D animations and interactive widgets gradually until Flash wiped out for 2 -3 years completely and I start different direction but fortunately I still remember all the tools and shortcuts and commands to apply
May be I spend more time and with Animate and do some more 2D animations at some point

[@artyakovlev]

Hi! Thanks for this video! That's amazing! Can i question to you? How can i create rigging wish soft arm, like Finn and Jake from Adventure time?

[@MoreOrLessUA]

Hello! Great video! Is it possible to export this animations in premiere pro as essential graphics (morgts)? So they will be somehow editable in premiere pro without opening the after effects?

[@MattsNotes]

This is literally the only helpful video in existence for rigging characters that I've found! Wow haha nice work! I've been transitioning to animate, and even adobes own videos are not this helpful

[@Chitchadshow]

Appreciate the feedback. Glad this video helped!

[@thanos3746]

Bro You just earned a Sub.

[@nerismfrog7530]

pretty cool video

[@sakshi6282]

Would you recommend using the Bone Tool for animation?

[@careemmusa8100]

I love soft soft so so so so much!

[@lizm230]

Thank you for the theory behind and the step to step tutorial. Is the “distribute to layers” work for an image downloaded from the internet? Let’s say I want to animate Elsa from Disney🥺

[@miaysh]

Great video!

[@ashtonmiller9097]

So how would u go about switching the body parts in different frames for example the hands …or if I wanted to have a fully 3D feel but with a 2d style I’m assuming u would draw every possible rotation but then how do u Input it into ur animation

[@marvin5325]

thanks this really helped!

[@Chitchadshow]

Glad to hear!

[@calendollens9982]

Hi Chad, what would be the best way to go about separating the layers of a character that has already been drawn? I use procreate for drawing, would I need to go back and slice each component into their own layer before importing it as a PSD? Or is there an easier way to do it in PS?

[@cristianponce651]

Cool! Downloaded))

[@aarch]

When you're swapping symbols, is the process for this the same with FK?

[@alejorenayd6748]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@hammywoods]

Who tf told you it was free

[@Domzdream]

I used to animate in Maya for game production but I’m now wanting to do this as a career.
Is it possible to give rotation limiters to the arms let’s say. So that the elbow won’t bend the other way when working the IK
Thanks

[@miguelcabrita5382]

TOP! Thanks man.

[@Chitchadshow]

Thank you

[@rohitdey5846]

Nice video. Can you please make a full tutorial of "How you are replacing your original self with your animated self"