Holding objects

Hey guys,
I’ve got an animation question. I’ve started learning to animate and i’ve run into a problem.
I have my character holding a guitar mid-animation.
How do i parent the guitar to the character’s hand mid-animation?
Thanks.
CGI

By using a constraint on your object.
And by animating the influence of the constraint you can free the object again.
Here is some info about the copylocation constraint for example:http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Constraints/Copy_Location
To use a special “holding bone” in the armature can give more control:

thanks Patel. I’ll try that.
cgi

and next time, questions go to support section on the forums, thanks.

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