Houdini Spider Rig (2018)

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Back in 2018, I created this little guy over a month outside of work. I since cleaned up the node network and refer back to it for any Houdini rigging. I hope it inspires animators and riggers that Houdini isn't shabby at all for those tasks; I really enjoyed it!

An overview of the node network

Some small code snippets I used can be found in my other blog posts, mainly for renaming bone nodes.

(Butt-wiggle animation is the BEST!)

Take a look at the short film, filmed beautifully by Dominic with the help of John Sellings. Many thanks to all those involved!

Director/Editor/Producer - Dominic Danson

DOP/VFX Supervisor - John Sellings

Modeller/Rigger/Animator/FX Artist - Ellie Ansell

Compositor - Annie Mitchell