COMPLEX Rig Made EASY - Rigging a Strandbeest - A Blender tutorial

This one is a bit unusual, but I am sure you'll learn a lot about how to properly set up a rig and make it work in a proper and efficient manner. The Strandbeests are unique artificial creatures constructed to walk by themselves on the beach just driven by wind. Created by Theo Jansen: https://www.youtube.com/@strandbeestfilm What you'll learn: - Setting up the main bone structure - Creating the walk cycle with just one rotation - Using IK and parenting for complex movements - Duplicating the whole rig in an efficient way - Making the legs walk automatically when moving the whole "Beest" - Creating the sails on the top and connecting them to the rig --------------------------- 🦾 ＭＹ ＲＩＧＧＩＮＧ ＣＯＵＲＳＥ: https://demnikoart.gumroad.com/l/riggingcourse ➡️ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ ＦＩＬＥ (Blender 4.5): https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-file-rig-138424498 ➡️ ＰＡＲＥＮＴ ＴＯ ＮＥＡＲＥＳＴ ＢＯＮＥ ＡＤＤ－ＯＮ: https://github.com/g3ntile/parentToNearestBone 💙 ＳＵＰＰＯＲＴ 💙 https://www.patreon.com/demnikoart 📱 ＳＯＣＩＡＬＳ 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demnikoart Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/demnikoart Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/demnikoart Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/demnikoart Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/demnikoart Threads: https://www.threads.net/@demnikoart Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/demnikoart.bsky.social ----------------------- Chapters: 0:00 Intro Sequence 0:49 What are Strandbeests? 1:35 Overview & Explanation 4:52 Creating the rig & the IK chains 15:35 The main controller 19:16 Duplicating the leg 22:49 Organization 24:10 Mirroring the whole set 27:10 Outro ----------------------- 💙 Huge thanks to the following patrons 💙 7thGeneticStudios, AdamP, Ali Abdur-Razzaq, Big boss From BK, Black Swan, C C, Cannoli, Chris Blaser, Christopher Fry, confirmed_real, Corey Gooch, Cristián Osorio, Cyclone Graphics, Diego Guevara, Frapter Bracllard, Gaetan Osman, Gordon Ma, Greg Lord, Gustaff-Z, Hanging_Hat, Hussain Ather, Jack Boles, Jeff Hedberg, JHON ARISTA, Josh Terrrell, Juan Antonio, Keiang, Kladlike, Koos, Marcus Souza, Myke Chapman, Myriad, Nissi Chan, Omynus, P9_studio, Patrick Torres, Peter Vauthier, Richard Christensen, rileyb3d, Sebastian Knüppel, sera-sabulo, SharkaLuzi, tararntula, Tarcisio Filho, TheMemeLord, Uncle Dave, Upwardpuddle, Zach Hoy, ZX A, 森 周