Reel Breakdown:
1. This is a face rig I created as part of AnimSchool's Advanced Rigging course during the Winter 2022 term. I originally modeled Tulio from The Road to El Dorado years ago but I had trouble matching Tulio's unique proportions. At the urging of Eyad Hussein, I revisited the model and then proceeded to create the face rig along side the lessons. This is a multilayered rig that starts with art directed shapes and adds deformers as needed.
2. My first time working with Psyop was for two Brawl Stars shorts in which I was responsible for the body rig for the character Dynamike. This included joint placement, painting skin weights, and sculpting correctives. I also rigged his backpack and a few minor props attached to him. I had no hand in the face rig though as that was added later.
3. This is an Overwatch style take on the character Taako from The Adventure Zone. The rig features a joint based face setup and standard features like IKFK limbs. With the unique design, there is also an automated collision system for places like the shawl and shirt cuffs that can be faded on and off as desired(simple trick using IKs on joints with limits). Taako's prop, an umbrella style shield, features three levels of control and a shield with the option to either fold or pop in once the arms are fully extended. Additionally, the segments come and go based on which arms are open.
4. The mechanical cat rig was supplied to CGSociety for a rigging challenge and I took it on as it wasn't a simple translation in joint rotation to part movement. It has proven a great challenge to get all of the correct movements working.
5. This bridge was built during the Props Rigging course hosted by Rigging Dojo in June/July 2014. It features multiple control points structured with an overall group for each segment containing individual controls for each side of the railing and the bridge surface. There is a follow option for the various groups that tie into the central control. A movable pivot option is there for the center control to allow offset rotation. Each plank has a control and the support ropes bend or stretch based on the distance between the bridge surface and the railing. For bent supports, there is a control that controls angle. There is also a sliding control for shifting the planks that uses proximity and falloff.
Darrol Moore Rigging Reel