Stage Blocking Awkwardness

The ik rig for the right arm is difficult to animate with >.< I'm pre positive that I didn't weight paint it well enough annnnnd now I wish I spent more time on it. I had to change my original pose to something like this, but even the right arm can't keep up with the more exaggerated state of the left arm.
I'll probably drop the symmetrical nature of the pose and have both arms doing different things.
Cool bananas.

First shot complete for stage blocking

FYEAH first shot complete with the much needed help from Taylor!! (thank you so much!!!) featuring a gnarly environment :D If I have time ..which is hella unlikely, I'll add more pots and pans n shizz.

Fancy Chef for Stage Blocking

Because Maya hates me and vice versa, the weight painting on the pinky for some unknown reason stuffed up. SO NOW the fat chef is a hella fancy and has his pinky sticking out whilst holding the spoon.

NOPE

I hate skinning

Skinning

On about Wednesday, I thought I was doing ok and was up to date UNTIL one hand's finger rolls were lost. When I tried again, the constraints weren't working properly, so I duplicated the hand over and re-orientated the ctrls to the finger joints AGAIN. Then I sorted out the finger rolls ONLY TO FIND that the ik rig for the right arm was out of whack SO I had to redo that. THEN the joints for said arm flew off in the other blooming direction.
Thanks to Michael and Keat's help, my ctrls are all good and working properly!
NOW I CAN FINALLY START SKINNING.
for goodness sake.
Due tomorrow.
FML.

Adding Eyelids

Keat suggested adding eyelids to my character as a squashed eyeball wouldn't look like he's blinking.
Just need to duplicate the first eyelid over!

Controls and IK Rigging

So I keep forgetting to blog stuff...
I completed my joints last week. The fingers were frustrating because the axis' weren't following through a lot of the time. BUT I finally have an understanding of joints. At least I think I do :P
Started putting controls on this week and I've got the steps on lock now. I've been checking the rotation and it's all going swell!
Today I gave IK rigging a go on the left leg and arm. AND IT WORKS!
All is going pre good so far :)

Now for the fingers D: