A Complete Guide to Character Rigging for Games Using Blender Armin Halac 9781032203003

• Focuses on teaching the reader how to create their own rigs that fit the specific needs of their own animators, game and animation.
• Includes access to a high-quality character model that the reader can use to follow along with the book.
• There is no other up to date book that covers the topic of professional game rigging in Blender

Armin Halac is a video game technical and character animator originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, currently living and working in Berlin, Germany. With over a decade of experience, Armin is a principal animator in a genre leading, story driven game studio. His previous work includes creating rigs and animation for games, short films, and ads.

When Armin isn't working on his next project, he can be found cycling, creating music, and taking long walks with his two dogs, Mitzi and Pablo.

You can find him on Twitter at @ArminHalac or visit his website www.arminhalac.com.

"This book reveals things that I did not know about Blender that have completely changed the way that I'm going to be rigging characters going forward. It's a really comprehensive breakdown of the rigging process. Would I recommend it to students? Absolutely. Would I recommend to professionals moving on from Maya to a Blender workflow? Absolutely!"

Richard Shilling, 3D Artist and creator of the Dikko! 3D Animation YouTube channel

"If you are looking for a Blender rigging handbook, look no further. Armin covers the full character rigging process for games. From fundamentals all the way to advanced techniques, it's all there. I especially enjoyed the chapters on bone placement - which is an often overlooked topic - and the advanced Bendy Bones techniques!"

Todor Nikolov is a Freelance 3D Artist and CG Generalist and creator of CG Dive Tutorials, which can be found at cgdive.com

"When Armin told me he was writing a book on Blender Rigging, I was excited; the community has needed that void filled for a long time. What he's accomplished here is a fantastic addition to any bookshelf-- part comprehensive reference, part masterclass, distilling his many years of experience and experimentation into an end-to-end workflow for producing animated characters for 3D games. Whether you're a Blender user looking to add to your skillset or a rigger coming from another 3D application, this book is for you. I even picked up a few new tricks, and I've been using Blender for over twenty years."

Charles Wardlaw is a Senior Software Engineer best known for his work as Software Developer on Next Gen and Maya and the Three for Netflix and as Software Engineer on Sony's Across the Spiderverse.