THUNDEER'S 3D LEARNING RESOURCES
πͺ RIGGING & WEIGHT PAINTING
Resources for learning about rigging & weight painting methods & tools.
Resources directed primarily for learning character creation in 3D.
Pick resources that fit your learning style, instead of brute forcing learning in a way you don't enjoy - that's why I tried including multiple options in each topic for you to pick from!
Blender
Rigging (Blender)
Courses, videos, blog posts, manuals & books
π¨βπ STANDALONE COURSES
PAID
βThe Art of Effective Rigging 2
P2Design Academy
PAID
Rig a Character in Blender: Rigging Basics (5.2 LTS)
CG Cookie
PAID
Rig: Blender's Character Rigging Playbook
CG Cookie
PAID
Blender Advanced Rigging Case Study - 3D Character Eurasian Wolf
VFX Grace
πΊYOUTUBE
Rigging for beginners - Blender tutorial
Joey Carlino
WEIGHT PAINTING in BLENDER | Beginner to Pro
Ozzo
Rigging fundamentals - Automatic Weights in Blender
Pierrick Picaut
This Blender Trick Makes Weight Painting EASY
Pierrick Picaut
Learn to Weight Paint | Beginner Friendly Overview | Blender, VRChat
Chiimera
Quickly Rig & Pose Any Sculpt in Blender #b3d
CG Boost
πBOOKS
A Complete Guide to Character Rigging for Games Using Blender (2023)
Armin HalaΔ
Digital Creature Rigging (2012)
Stewart Jones
Maya
Rigging (Maya)
Courses, videos, blog posts, manuals & books
πΊ YOUTUBE COURSES
#RiggingInMaya | Fundamentals
antCGi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgala72Uap1qKmxnWBEneWOUifKrh8mk_
#RiggingInMaya | Basics
antCGi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgala72Uap1oR7E5iIfnuSLpuVY49BwHu
#RiggingInMaya | Intermediate
antCGi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgala72Uap1pe2JPK-J6OvBkakbNAsdmr
#RiggingInMaya | Advanced
antCGi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgala72Uap1obdLafPGyCWOpCBnPQJLo8
This thread will be constantly updating.
(Last updated: 07/09/2026)