The Rigging Academy course is taught by a team of experienced instructors, led by Joseph Porretta himself. The faculty includes industry experts with years of experience in animation, visual effects, and character rigging. The teaching style is focused on practical, hands-on learning, with an emphasis on real-world applications and project-based exercises.
Rigging Academy is a comprehensive training program focused on the technical side of 2D character animation. While most animation courses teach you how to move a character, this course teaches you how to build the puppet that makes those movements possible. School of Motion - Rigging Academy
Most self-taught motion designers rig using the "Puppet Pin" tool or basic parenting. That works for a tail or a simple arm. But when a client asks for a character to shrug, point, and shift weight from one hip to the other, the Puppet Pin tool fails. The Rigging Academy course is taught by a
Learning how to structure Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop files specifically for rigging success. Rigging Academy is a comprehensive training program focused
Students begin by learning the "unsexy" but vital side of animation—the technical structure. This includes setting up complex torso rigs and understanding hierarchy. The Toolset: The course focuses heavily on industry-standard tools like (a free, open-source tool for Inverse Kinematics) and Joysticks 'n Sliders for creating complex facial controls. The Struggle & Breakthrough: