Watch This Blender Tutorial If You're Starting Character Rigging
Noggi has made an almost hour-long video covering all the basics.
3D Artist Noggi, who mainly focuses on stylized 3D art and creating tutorials, has put together a comprehensive guide on character rigging. With over 7 years of experience, he's learned a lot about rigging, from placing bones and fixing deformations to working with IK and FK. In this tutorial, he covers the most important rigging basics you need to know when creating characters in Blender.
It's almost an hour long, and he talks about creating and posing a basic rig, weight painting, IK vs. FK rigging, Rigify fundamentals, and more, along with plenty of useful tips.
For some truly impressive facial rigging inspiration, check out JuanCarlos CR's mind-blowingly impressive work. If you're looking for Blender rigging tutorials that aren't focused on characters, Nikodem "DemNikoArt" Bredlich has made a great one on rigging a folding chair:
