Courses

Explore the latest additions to the Auto-Rig Pro Rig Library in this informative video. Learn about the benefits of 24 new rigs, including installation instructions and usage of block meshes. Discover optional animations and watch a detailed kangaroo rigging demonstration. Gain insights on applying and tweaking locomotion animations to enhance your 3D character work. Take advantage of a limited-time discount and explore recommended products to further improve your rigging and animation skills in Blender.

Learn how to create custom rigs from scratch using Auto-Rig Pro's "Empty" rig feature in Blender. Explore the basics of empty armatures, rig definition, and bone manipulation. Discover techniques for adding and deleting bones, adjusting settings, and incorporating limbs into your custom rigs. Follow along with quick examples for creating humanoid and spider rigs, gaining practical insights into the versatile rigging possibilities offered by Auto-Rig Pro.

Explore the Game Rig Tools Blender addon in this comprehensive tutorial video. Learn how to quickly create game-ready rigs for various game engines, including UE4, UE5, Unity, and Godot. Discover the addon's features, installation process, and basic workflows for preparing animation rigs. Master techniques like muting and unmuting constraints, implementing squash and stretch, and using the Action Bakery. Gain insights into learning resources and how to report bugs or request new features for this pay-what-you-can tool that streamlines the process of transferring rigged characters to game engines.

Explore how the Databricks Intelligence Platform revolutionizes oilfield operations through an advanced command center solution in this 27-minute webinar. Discover how energy companies are leveraging data analytics to reduce Non-Productive Time (NPT) by extracting and analyzing critical information that was previously trapped in legacy systems. Learn about the specific implementation strategies and technical approaches used to create comprehensive operational visibility across oilfield activities. Understand how real-time data processing and intelligence capabilities enable better decision-making and operational efficiency in energy sector operations. Gain insights into the practical applications of modern data platforms for transforming traditional energy industry workflows and unlocking previously inaccessible operational intelligence.

Learn how to add a Rigify face rig to a character rigged with Mixamo in this comprehensive 22-minute tutorial. Explore mesh preparation, exporting and rigging with Mixamo, reimporting into Blender, and creating a Mixamo Control Rig. Master the process of generating a Rigify Face rig, aligning face bones, and combining it with the Control rig. Discover techniques for attaching face bones to the head bone, assigning weights, and utilizing Rigify Face Properties. Gain insights into retargeting Mixamo animations and preparing for game export. Perfect for Blender users looking to enhance their character rigging skills with advanced facial controls.

Learn how to create and animate a complex wing rig with separate feathers using Auto-Rig Pro in Blender. This 16-minute tutorial covers the entire process, from setting up the base bird rig to achieving a realistic folded wing pose. Discover techniques for basic skinning, feather rigging, mirroring feather bones, and weight binding. Master the art of wing folding using Action constraints for easy control between folded and unfolded positions. Gain valuable insights with a pro tip on tweaking wing constraints to enhance your rigging skills.

Dive deep into the intricacies of Auto-Rig Pro's face rigging system with this comprehensive 46-minute tutorial from CGDive. Learn about smart rigging techniques, binding processes, and weight fixes before exploring default face controls. Discover how to customize your face rig, with special focus on eyes and mouth options. Gain valuable insights on various other rigging options and benefit from additional pro tips to enhance your 3D character animation skills in Blender.

Learn advanced face rigging techniques in Spine 2D to create complex, 3D-like character animations. Explore the full process of creating a sophisticated face rig, from exporting assets from Photoshop to achieving the final animated result. Master essential skills such as meshing images, rigging eyes for realistic movement, animating hair, and binding facial features. Follow along with timestamps for each step of the 21-minute tutorial, including practical demonstrations and tips for achieving a polished 3D effect in 2D animation. Gain insights into working with meshes and access additional resources for further learning. Perfect for 2D animators looking to enhance their character rigging skills and create more dynamic, lifelike facial animations in Spine 2D.

Learn how to set up Blender's human meta-rig system in this step-by-step tutorial suitable for beginners and advanced users alike. Discover an easy method for rigging human characters in Blender 2.78, even if you're not an experienced rigger. Follow along as the instructor demonstrates the process using a downloadable model. Gain valuable insights into character rigging techniques and enhance your 3D animation skills in just 33 minutes.

Throughout these lessons, we'll showcase the tools, concepts, and advanced workflows needed for fast and seamless rig removal using NUKE, Photoshop, and Maya. Software required: NUKE 9, Photoshop CC 2014, Maya 2014 and 2016. Throughout these lessons, we'll showcase the tools, concepts, and advanced workflows needed for fast and seamless rig removal using NUKE, Photoshop, and Maya. By the end of this course, you will be more knowledgeable of how to execute a seamless rig removal from any shot within NUKE. Software required: NUKE 9, Photoshop CC 2014, Maya 2014 and 2016.

Learn to rig the MMD character Bella from Honkai in this comprehensive video tutorial. Discover step-by-step techniques for creating a fully functional character rig using Blender and Rigify. Access essential resources, including the Blender file, Rigify base, and Honkai MMD file, to follow along with the tutorial. Master the intricacies of character rigging and enhance your 3D animation skills through this detailed, hour-long guide.

Learn to rig characters quickly in Blender using the Auto Rig Pro add-on in this 12-minute step-by-step tutorial. Master the essential setup process for Auto Rig Pro and discover how to create professional character rigs in minutes without needing advanced rigging knowledge. Explore proper character preparation techniques, guide placement for head, spine, arms, and legs, and automatic rig generation methods. Understand common beginner mistakes and how to avoid breaking your rigs, plus gain insights into bone adjustment, weight painting, and rig testing in pose mode. Discover workflow shortcuts and tips to accelerate your character rigging process, making this tutorial ideal for Blender newcomers or anyone seeking faster alternatives to complex rigging systems.

Explore the world of Service Workers in this insightful conference talk by Patrick Kettner at NDC Conferences. Gain a deep understanding of how Service Workers function, their role in modern web development, and their impact on enhancing web application performance and offline capabilities. Learn about implementation strategies, best practices, and potential use cases for Service Workers in your projects. Discover how this powerful technology can revolutionize the way you build and deliver web experiences, improving user engagement and overall application reliability.

Dive into a comprehensive 3-hour video exploring the latest animation features in Control Rig for Unreal Engine 4.26. Learn about updates to the Control Rig Mannequin Sample, rig sharing techniques, attaching multiple Control Rigs for animation authoring, and Slope Warping with post-process Control Rigs. Discover how to drive Control Rig animation from gameplay and explore the intricate meerkat demo showcasing film-quality rigging. Follow along with detailed demonstrations, including the Mannequin Rig, Ridin' Pig, Slope Warping, and "When Robots Attack." Gain insights through an extensive Q&A session and benefit from practical examples that illustrate the power and versatility of Control Rig in creating advanced animations for games and film.

Learn to create professional motion capture animations using AI technology and Blender in this comprehensive tutorial that demonstrates how to transform your own acting videos into realistic character animations without expensive equipment. Discover the limitations of traditional motion capture systems that cost thousands of dollars and explore QuickMagic.ai as a cost-effective alternative for generating high-quality motion data. Master the essential recording techniques including optimal camera positioning, background setup, and pose requirements to achieve the best motion capture results. Follow step-by-step instructions for uploading your video footage to QuickMagic.ai and generating motion capture data, then learn to refine and polish the captured movements using the platform's built-in tools. Import your motion capture data into Blender and master the retargeting process using Auto Rig Pro to seamlessly apply animations to any custom 3D character rig. Troubleshoot common issues with bone mapping and resolve specific problems with hand and hip movements to ensure smooth, natural-looking animations. Gain practical insights for creating animations, cinematics, and game-ready character rigs while developing a workflow that allows you to record yourself and instantly generate professional motion capture data within Blender's environment.

Despite medical and technological advances, half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health services, and over 8.9 million preventable deaths occur every year. There is an acute global shortage of health workers, a gap that will grow to 18 million by 2030. Studies show that training high-performing community health workers can help close these gaps and save more than 3 million lives annually. In the past few decades, many community health worker programs across the world have demonstrated their ability to save lives — including in the hardest-to-reach areas. Yet despite this progress, lessons on how to successfully scale these programs as part of national primary health systems are not widely shared. This course, developed in collaboration with the Community Health Academy at Last Mile Health, introduces learners to the core concepts of community health worker programs, and explores what is needed to build and strengthen large-scale programs in order to improve access to high-quality health services. The curriculum highlights the key components of designing community health systems, addresses common management challenges, and showcases lessons learned from a range of contributors — from community-level practitioners to government leaders and other global health experts. Through case studies of exemplar countries (including Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Liberia), participants will learn from leaders across the globe how to advocate for, build, and optimize community health worker programs. This course was created by health systems leaders for health systems leaders. Whether you work in a Ministry of Health, lead or support a community health worker program, mobilize resources and advocate for increased investment in community health, or you are simply interested in knowing what it takes to deliver quality care through community health worker programs, learners will have the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills to implement critical change. This course can be taken individually, but learners are also encouraged to convene their colleagues from within or across organizations to share insights and further enhance the learning experience. About the Community Health Academy Last Mile Health launched the Community Health Academy in 2017 to revolutionize training for community health workers and health systems leaders. The Academy is equipping current and next-generation health systems leaders to build strong community health systems through university-quality courses that are delivered virtually and in-person through coaching, mentorship, and group discussion. The Academy is also supporting Ministries of Health to enhance the effectiveness of their health worker training by deploying mobile phones equipped with high-quality digital content to frontline and community health workers.

Developing a professional career that embraces work flexibility is not just a dream. This set of online courses—a partnership between FlexJobs and LinkedIn Learning—is designed to help you achieve a fulfilling career and the work flexibility to lead the life you want.Explore strategies to add flexibility to your current work environment.Discover how to find a new remote role.Learn practical tips for succeeding in remote work.

This keynote presentation from Code BEAM America 2025 explores how artificial intelligence can empower gig workers to organize collectively. Discover the AI for Worker Collective Action framework, which combines social theories with Large Language Models (LLMs) and worker-owned data to create technologies that improve working conditions on platforms like Upwork and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Learn through case studies how this approach can transform the future of work, with a focus on AI's societal impacts and worker wellbeing. The 41-minute talk aims to inspire the development of AI systems that empower workers and underserved populations.

How to distinguish employees from independent contractors. What you'll learn: Learn common factors used to test whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor Apply common factors to their personal business situationUse Self-Assessment Tools to identify business practice that may adjustment so workers can be properly classified as independent contractorsKeep organized records of your contractors' classifications Understanding Worker Classification is a crash course that will help business owners learn the factors used to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. The additional bonus resources included with the course are:Independent Contractor v. Employee Self-Assessment questionnaire (one for each test covered in the course: 20 factor, IRS Test and Economic Realities Test);Independent Contractor Worksheet (one for each test covered in the course: 20 factor, IRS Test and Economic Realities Test); 5 Step Guide to Conducting your Self-Audit; 20 Factor Cheat Sheet with examples; 50 State Survey that sets forth the worker classification tests used in each state; and IRS Independent Contractor Information Sheet Form Independent Contractor Agreements for Single Projects and Recurring ProjectsThere is about 2 hours of learning material including videos, power point presentation, and audio recordings. I will discuss some background issues on worker classification and then dive right into the 20 factor test. I will define each factor and discuss a comparison of two cases: one where the worker was determined to be an independent contractor and another where a class of workers were found to be employees. That way, you can see real situations that these factors were applied and learn common "do's and don'ts." After every 5 factors, I will do a brief recap and discuss important take-a-ways. Once we conclude the 20 factor test, I also address the IRS Test and the Department of Labor Economic Realities test. I will then go through next steps for your business and the 5 simple steps to conduct your self-assessment. After that, I do a lecture where I discuss the key provisions of the form contracts that are included in the course and then I give a course wrap up. Worker classification is a hot issue for the federal government and state agencies which have increased audits in this area. Understanding these issues will help your business get proactive and hopefully stop a problem before it starts. Please remember that the information in this course should be used as a general reference and you should not solely rely on this information for making legal decisions. You should consult an attorney for employment law issues.

Learn how to rig MagicaVoxel characters in Blender with this comprehensive tutorial video. Follow step-by-step instructions on installing necessary tools, exporting from MagicaVoxel, importing to Blender, cleaning up the model, applying materials, creating an armature, and exploring different rig parenting options. Gain valuable insights on weight painting techniques to enhance character animation. Master the process of bringing voxel-based characters to life in Blender for your 3D projects.