All language subtitles for 07_15_change_a_rigged_character_part_1

- [Zach] In this video,

let's learn how to fully
change a rigged character.

So here we have the character
which we just rigged

and now we want to create a
completely different character

using this character here as foundation.

And the problem we have in general

when we change anything here is

that the character's already rigged,

that means the mesh is
bound to the armature here.

We have a bunch of
shape keys here already,

we have some vertex groups,

then we have named all the materials,

then the rig and the bones
have also specific names

and all that needs to be changed.

So in this video here, we
will go over the full process.

I decided I want to create a farmer.

That means I wanna make him a bit fatter,

I want to give him a beard,

He should wear a hat which
we can take off if we want,

he should wear some trousers

with suspenders and stuff like this.

So there's a lot we will change,

and then we need to adjust
everything, especially the rig,

so that everything will
still work in the end.

So first things first,

let's start renaming the whole thing.

Let's call the rig, rig_farmer

and the char_male also char_farmer.

And of course this is extra effort

but when you have multiple
characters in your scene,

it's really good to name
everything properly.

Then let's select the
rig, go to "Edit Mode",

then make sure that all
the bone layers are active,

select all bones, press Control + F2,

to open up the Batch Rename menu.

Batch Rename "Selected."

Here we want to rename the bones

and here we want to find and replace.

We want to find "male"

and replace this with "farmer."

Then hit, "OK" and now
you can see all the bones

were renamed into "farmer,"
which we can also see over here,

worked like charm.

Then let's go back to
object mode, select the mesh

and now let's also rename
all the materials here.

Same deal, let's press Control + F2,

go to "Selected,"

here we want to rename materials
and the same thing here,

"male" should be replaced by "farmer."

Hit "Ok" and now everything is renamed.

And since the vertex groups for our bones

are connected to the bones,

they will be renamed
automatically, as you can see.

So the next step is actually
changing the character.

So here let's hide the rig

because we can fully
ignore the rig right now

so we can make any changes we like.

First of all let's go into "Edit Mode"

and make sure that the base's
shape key is selected here

so that all the changes we are doing

will not be stored in any other shape key,

so, select this here.

So, first things first,
make him a bit fatter,

so let's push this out.

Then by selecting an edge, press double G,

you can slide the geometry,

make sure that nothing
sticks out too much.

So here you can maybe double
G, move this down a bit.

Yeah, let's move this a bit like this.

Then let's move in the shoulders a bit.

Up here, X symmetry is enabled.

Then let's also grab the entire arm here

and move it closer to the body

so that we really change the
proportions of this character.

Maybe let's make this a bit wider here.

And then select the belt,

press S for scaling,

Shift + Z, to exclude
the Z axis to scale this.

And maybe let's even push
this to the back a bit.

Then let's push this
one a bit to the front,

this one as well, maybe
move this a bit over.

Alt + Z to enable X-Ray so
we can see through here.

By the way when you enable edge slide

by pressing double G and
you move in one direction,

press C, and then you can also
move in the other direction.

So it's kind of locked.

So then we have to adjust this down here.

Then make the upper legs a bit wider.

And I think in general,

let's push the legs a bit to the outside.

Make them a bit wider.

And also in this direction here,

scale them a bit to the front.

And this one here as well.

Make the shoes a bit wider

and down here, let's press
double G, slide this up a bit,

select the entire thing,
Shift + D move it down

and with Alt + S let's scale it up,

so we have some kind of boots.

Scale this down.

Then select this, Shift + D, Right-Click.

The 3D cursor is still in the center here.

Let's change the pivot
point to "3D Cursor,"

press Control + M for
the mirroring function

and press X to mirror this along X.

Then let's go back to "Median Point"

and here let's select these two,

maybe go to "Individual Origins,"

so then we can scale
these two individually.

Then we have some boots.

Now you can see the arms are way too thin,

let's select this one here,
go back to "Median Point,"

make this a bit bigger,
select the two arm parts,

Alt + S to use the shrink-fatten
function to make it bigger

and maybe we can scale
this down here a bit,

let's move the hand down a bit,

maybe scale it up a little bit.

Then we need to make the neck wider.

Then select the entire head here,

Shift + D, scale it down a bit,

make it shorter and place it
somewhere here to add like,

additional fat down here,
something like this.

If we like,

we can even change the general
shape of the head a bit,

something like this, maybe
push out the ears a bit.

Then down here, you can
see something's wrong

because we mirrored this
part over to the other side,

so the normals are wrong.

So let's select everything

and hit Shift + N to
recalculate the normals.

So this was the second part.

I adjusted the main
proportions of the character,

and now let's change the look
and color of the character.

So that means let's get
rid of the belt here.

We don't need it anymore

because we want to have the
pants with suspenders here.

So let's actually add
the _cube_bottom here,

Alt + G, scale it a bit down.

Let's add an empty
object, call it "mirror"

And then here let's quickly
add the "Mirror" modifier

with the mirror object.

Then we can easily place new
objects here, scale it down.

Here we want to have two
buckles for their suspenders

and then Shift + D, scale this along Z.

Put it somewhere here.

Then Shift + D put it on the other side.

Let's check, then Shift +
D, place it here on the top

and make it a bit thinner so
that there's no weird clipping.

Something like this.

And let's add a _cube_center
here, scale it down a bit.

Place it somewhere here and
let's adjust the shape a bit.

Go to "Edit Mode," scale the top part,

move it down to this position here

and make sure that the back
part here is actually connecting

with this new cube shape down here,

let's move this out a bit.

Maybe make this one here to
be pushed a bit to the inside.

Something like this.

Now let's adjust the colors a bit

to better understand what I'm doing here.

First of all, here,

we still have the metal material,

so let's put the metal on here,

then here, we want to have the pants,

even though they are still black.

And now, I can simply select
all of these objects here,

Control + A, apply the scale

and then apply "Visual Geometry to Mesh,"

so that all the modifiers will be applied

and then I simply join
them to the character here.

Then in "Edit Mode," let's
select this part here,

assign this to the pants as well.

And then let's make the pants
bluish, something like this.

And now you can see what I've done here.

Maybe let's push this face a
bit down, something like this.

Of course, this is a lot of
tweaking and playing around

with the shapes and color.

Then down here, let's assign
these two to the shoes.

Then he should wear some kind of shirt,

which should be something like light gray.

And I would apply the
arms too with the skin.

So we have a shirt and here we have skin.

Maybe let's push this down
a bit, something like this.

Yeah, this is going into
the right direction.

Now let's give him a beard.

For that, let's use
the hair as foundation,

Shift + D, put it somewhere here,

enable X-Ray so we can
see how big this cube is.

Shift + D, place another cube down here

and then let's maybe use the
mouth, not this one here,

Shift + L to remove this,
Shift + D, move it up,

scale it a bit wider and
also apply it to the hair.

Then let's take these two,
Shift + D, move them down a bit.

And with X symmetry enabled,
let's select one of them

and then we can place this somewhere here,

push this in a bit, so
there's no overlapping,

move this a bit to the outside.

Now, this guy has a beard
and maybe let's change this

to a more reddish, brownish
color, something like this.

Last thing I want to add here is a hat.

For that, let's go with
a simple circle object.

Let's change this to be eight vertices.

Then in "Edit Mode," select everything,

press E to extrude this,

Right-Click, scale this
a bit to the inside

and in general, of
course, make it smaller.

Let's move it up to see how
big this is, a bit smaller.

Push this down a bit.

From the top, let's center
it somewhere at the head.

Then let's extrude this out
and use the "Grid Fill" option

to fill in the top part here with quads.

And here we can maybe
rotate the whole thing,

something like this.

Then let's add the "Edge Split" modifier

and the "Solidify" modifier.

Change the thickness here,
make it a bit thicker,

play around with the offset.

And maybe let's go to "Edit Mode,"

let's disable the modifiers,
add one loop cut over here,

so we can later on apply a
different color in this area.

And of course we have to make sure

that the head is not looking
through the mesh here.

Well, it looks a bit big.

Maybe let's make it smaller
again and in "Edit Mode,"

you can simply grab some
of the vertices here

and move them around a bit,

so it has a bit more
square shape over here,

which is totally fine in
cubic worlds, I would say.

Yeah, that looks good.

Then let's apply the modifiers

but first for the "Edge Split" modifier

we have to set the edge angle to zero

so that each and every
edge here is splitted.

Then let's apply this and in "Edit Mode,"

let's select everything
go to "Mesh," "Transform,"

and click on "Randomize"

but of course not that extreme,

just a little bit of
randomization, something like this.

And then we can also apply
the "Solidify" modifier.

Now let's give it a material

and just pick something from the farmer,

duplicate this, call this "farmer_hat"

and here, I want to have
this light yellowish color.

And in "Edit Mode," let's
select these cubes here

and let's use the farmer
head as foundation,

duplicate this and just
call it "farmer_hat_2"

and give it maybe a slightly
darker color and assign this

and maybe push this out a bit.

Then let's maybe change
the boots to, I don't know,

maybe a more brownish
color, little bit brighter.

Yeah, not too brownish,
more gray-brownish,

something like this.

Then let's select the hat, then the farmer

and press Control + J to join both.

Then go to "Edit Mode," select everything

because we added some
completely new objects,

press U and click on
"Reset" to reset the UV map

so that we have the edge gradient here

on these objects as well.

Hit Shift + N once again
to recalculate the normals

if we have anything wrong here,

and this is the finished
mesh for our new character.

And in the next video, we will
learn how to adjust the rig

so that this fits the new character.

And as always, don't forget to save.