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Rigging Ideas - Zipper Rig
I had another request on the forum im part of asking how we can lower the number of joints on a close up zipper rig. I thought hey why...
jasondobra
Aug 51 min read
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Car Rigging Part 5 - Wire based Tire Pressure
Final Setup Demo Recently i was asked a question on a forum I'm a part of, if there was any alternative methods to Ant CGs amazing tire...
jasondobra
Jul 291 min read
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More Python Rigging - Mirroring Curves
Just a quick one: I recently i made this really small bit of code to mirror curves because this was missing in the autorigging software...
jasondobra
May 231 min read
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Reptile Eyes - Rigging Eyes cont-d
In the last blog i talked about rigging Reptile eyes - now lets talk about how to get 3 drivers to drive one object. In this case i need...
jasondobra
Feb 141 min read
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Reptile Eyes - Rigging Eyes revisited.
Recently i had the opportunity to work on some large creatures for a VFX style characters. I was tasked to come up with problem solving...
jasondobra
Feb 141 min read
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Jason's Handy Tools: Skin Transfer Patches "Geo Patches"
Workflow Video Above: "Apologies for the recording was trying not to wake my daughter" Create Patch, Skin Patch, Transfer back.... One of...
jasondobra
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Deformers: Making blend shapes
Recently finished doing some blend shape work on a character. In which we used the automated software to create facial animation. I often...
jasondobra
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Transfer Skinning Via Namespaces
Hi peeps, its been a while today is a public holiday so time for some blogging. Namespaces useful! So heres a nice little script that...
jasondobra
Jan 26, 20241 min read
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Rigging Cartoon Faces Part 5: FFD's cont'd
Follow Me! This is sort of an addendum to the FFD squash and stretch post and I recently figured this out of the last stylised show I...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Animation Friendly Tips Part 3: Offsets
You Can Never Have Enough Offset Controls Why Offsets? It should pretty rudimentary but offset controls are not just for show they do...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Animation Friendly Tips Part 2: Control Visibility
Help is on the way! I recently was asked for a really easy but extremely useful request from a senior animator. I would like to be able...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Rigging Cartoon Faces Part 4: Auto Chew
I was working on a talking pig commercial where the character chews and talks. The animator requested some type of control. I made one...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Rigging Cartoon Faces Part 3: Making clean corners
Going Up Going Down! I recently had someone remark on the shapes were super clean in the trailer we just released. Long story short: The...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Rigging Cartoon Faces Part 2: Skin Stretching
Stretchhhhhhhh!!! So anyone who knows me knows I'm a fan of simple setups. Let me show you an idea that gives the illusion of skin...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Skinning Ideas Part 1: Proxy skin
Skin Cages Hi everyone hope your week is going great. Here's a great little technique for rigging a complicated mesh. I have a shot...
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Quadruped Rigging Part 2: Tigers
Tigers I dont know i just love em... Animation by the incredibly talented Kate Knott Reusing The Fix Hind Leg Setup, Squash and Stretch....
jasondobra
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Bird Rigging Part 1: FK to FK
So a while ago i worked with an animator who requested that she had the ability to shape the wing after the bird tucks in the arm. The FK...
jasondobra
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Motorbike rigging Ideas! Damping revisited
Fang it! In this test I'm revisiting the setup I did on the FWD rig. On a motorbike the only attribute required is damping, Which as...
jasondobra
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Rigging Cartoon Faces Part 1: Squash and Stretch
FFDs FTW! Model by Chad Stubblefield Another request came in last year for the My Freaky Family movie this character is not from that...
jasondobra
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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Animation Friendly Tips Part 1 Dynamic Pivot Controls
Pivot!!! After working on my last project i was fortunate to design the rigging tools and framework . During this time i had the immense...
jasondobra
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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