Arm Rig

I've implemented a modified version of Duncan Skertchly's bend arm setup. With a few tweaks, I was able to add it to my default arm setup. I plan on adding squash controls to the arms as well.

Spine Setup Demo

A quick video showing the features of my basic spine setup:

Guy Rig Skeleton

Basic Skeleton and Controls

Next Step... Rigging

I'm pretty happy with my base model so I'm going to go ahead and start rigging. I can always add or change geometry down the road.

In addition to my standard rig, which includes a variation of the awesome spine setup by Mat Berglund, I plan on adding a couple of new features... Fk to Ik snapping and a bendy arm setup I found by Duncan Skertchly.

But before I get to the setup, I've got a couple of half done auto rigging scripts that need to be finished.

Modeling

Just finished the basic model of the character for my website.

Website Character

Website Header

Starting With The Basics

For my sites new mascot I've decided to start simple and focus on proportions.
Here are a few sketches, I'm favoring the big head & pudgy stomach.

A New Beginning

I've decided that It's time for a new site design. And with that, a new news section... This blog.


Here's a rough sketch of the new design:

Awesome New Site Design

The character in the header will be animated, and possibly react to the users actions.

The next step is to design the character...

For future reference, here's the current design:

Original Design