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Cartoon Flower Rig

This is yet another rig, albeit small, that I recently did for an upcoming short film that me and my group are making for our final year of art school at Brassart. In our movie, the main character will find this legendary flower that he'll not only pull out rather cartoonishly, but also take and run with for the remainder of the film. As such, a rig was needed to give these movements life and make the plant actually feel alive rather than just being a dull prop.

(Object Modelling NOT by me. That would be Aude Houot, who can be found here:
https://www.artstation.com/aude_houot)

Since the flower will be pulled from the ground but also held, I took the time to create an FK chain (for holding) and an IK one (for pulling). To achieve a cartoony effect, the IK chain has stretching.

Since the flower will be pulled from the ground but also held, I took the time to create an FK chain (for holding) and an IK one (for pulling). To achieve a cartoony effect, the IK chain has stretching.

Orthographic views of the fully rigged model, all controllers visible.

Orthographic views of the fully rigged model, all controllers visible.

A quick animation displaying the different controllers present on this rig.