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Rig-Pony WIP

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experimenting with creating an advanced pony rig that can move limbs both rigidly and fluidly to best simulate the movement of ponies in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (c) Hasbro
The simplest way of doing this without the need to create a full pony mesh (which will be done after I find the best methods of rigging this) is to use basic geometric shapes. A sphere for the head and a sequence of Cylinders for the body and legs. The rig is uncomplete at this time, however the purpose of this image is to show both the rounded, smooth joints and more rigid joints in the front two legs (Left is fluid, right is rigid)
This has been done here using an IK/FK switch with a slider to change smoothness of joints. There is also a Slpine IK setup for less natural leg positions. At this time the rig is very buggy although that may have something to do with the current Build of Blender I'm running.
Image was created with Blender, rendered in Cycles.
More to come
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Looks great. Might steal the idea some day to improve my Blender skills.