# How to animate a rigged character on blender (after using rigify modifier) **URL:** \ **Category:** Animation and Rigging\ **Tags:** modeling, rigging, characters, lighting, animation\ **Created:** [May 21, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296 "2022-05-21T23:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/1 "2022-05-21T23:47:47Z")
![Screenshot 2022-05-17 235102-1](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/1/c/41cf993adbe53377e40e2c7d4ce89cec27c210e2.jpeg) Please how do I animate this rigged character to perform different motion? ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/2 "2022-05-21T23:50:21Z")
Switch into pose mode, and move controllers around. When you get things where you want, select all your bones with A and press I. Choose Location, Rotation, and Scale. Move to another keyframe, and do it again 🙂 Welcome to BA 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/3 "2022-05-21T23:55:28Z")
Thanks so much for the response, I am very new to animation, I need a more detailed explanation please 🙏. Video reference will be of great help. (Note: I have struggled to understand the animation videos I’ve seen on YouTube, not beginners friendly!) ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/4 "2022-05-21T23:57:04Z")
No worries 🙂 I don’t have a good video for an absolutely beginner level, but check this out. It’s very simple and comprehensive. > **[Blender: Animation Tutorial – 6 Easy Steps](https://all3dp.com/2/blender-2-9-animation-tutorial/)** > > Blender is a great tool for animation. Read on and bring your characters to life with this step-by-step Blender 2.9 animation tutorial! ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/5 "2022-05-21T23:58:40Z")
Ok, thanks a lot! But what is BA…? ---
**Author:** ![joseph](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joseph/32/1433056_2.png) [@joseph](https://blenderartists.org/u/joseph)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/6 "2022-05-21T23:59:25Z")
It’s an abbreviation for [BlenderArtists.org](http://BlenderArtists.org) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGar](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/ageofgar/32/853852_2.png) [@AgeofGar](https://blenderartists.org/u/AgeofGar)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/7 "2022-05-22T16:08:08Z")
Based on your screenshot it looks like your kept the bones in T-pose while your model has the arms down. You won’t be able to control the arms properly that way. you should model the arms to align with the skeleton before you skin you character if you haven’t already. The arms should look like this (the skeleton bones are in green in this example so its easier to see) ![image](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/d/f/7/df73115f146a474abdde974d26862f9c33eea23e.png) ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/8 "2022-05-23T08:59:54Z")
Well I actually made the skeleton and the model in T-shape. I only brought down the hands to make a pose to render out! ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/9 "2022-05-23T09:01:11Z")
Oh ok. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/10 "2022-05-23T09:13:51Z")
Although, I must admit getting the character back to pose mode to align with the skeleton is not working. Initial that wasn’t a problem but now it seems I have saved this current pose … How do I return the model back to the T-pose please? ---
**Author:** ![RSEhlers](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/rsehlers/32/1475590_2.png) [@RSEhlers](https://blenderartists.org/u/RSEhlers)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/11 "2022-05-23T16:14:51Z")
![image](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/1/8/b/18b7416cf5c03b75492c4212c2dacbb764eab429.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/12 "2022-05-25T02:29:52Z")
Ok thanks a lot for this ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGar](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/ageofgar/32/853852_2.png) [@AgeofGar](https://blenderartists.org/u/AgeofGar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/13 "2022-05-25T13:38:45Z")
Also these hot keys (you’ll notice them in that menu) are very useful, I use them all the time: Alt G : resets position Alt R: resets rotation Alt S: resets scale ---
**Author:** ![Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bawarockc/32/975862_2.png) [@Bawarockc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bawarockc)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-animate-a-rigged-character-on-blender-after-using-rigify-modifier/1381296/14 "2022-05-27T01:58:26Z")
Thanks a lot … Please check my new topic