Robbie Reid Rigs

12 Mar 2025

📌Portfolio Post 📌 I'm Robbie Reid, a freelance senior rigging TD with over a decade of experience. I work in film, TV, games and more. I'm open to short and long term work! 🎨 artstation.com/robbiereid 🚶‍♂️ robbiereidrigs.gumroad.com (Free rigs!) 🌲 linktr.ee/robbiereidrigs ✉️ robbie.j.reid@gmail.com

Did you know you can transfer sculpts between meshes that have the same vertex order? By adding the new mesh and the sculpted old mesh as blend targets to the original old mesh, you can transfer the vertex delta changes between them #rigtip #modeltip

I used this process all the time in film VFX, when I needed to quickly transfer face shapes from one character to another. It tends to work best when the models are similar, so the vertex delta changes remain similar as well #rigtip #modeltip

Oh dang, we were worried about the wrong thing gaining sentience all along

I can remember the exact store I bought Mass Effect 1 from. I marathoned the entire game when I was recovering from wisdom teeth surgery, and ME2 was a huge inspiration when I was studying at Uni. The loss of BioWare and it's legacy, and all their employees now out of work, is horrible

web.archive.orgPixologic :: Interview :: Mass Effect 2ZBrush is the industry standard and #1 best selling digital sculpting tool.

I remembered there was a ME2 interview on Pixologic waaaay back in 2010 that I re-read like...weekly? Had a bunch of cool sculpts and topo from the game that I referenced a lot. I found it on the Wayback Machine, but sadly a lot of the images are missing web.archive.org/web/20121221...

Caterpillar walkin'

I've been too busy to make a new post for #PortfolioDay, but luckily I haven't had much new to add since then. Make sure to reach out for all your rigging needs!

Robbie Reid Rigs@chowgood.bsky.social

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Robbie, a freelance rigging TD working in games, film, commercials and more. I specialize in highly bespoke rigs. I'm open to short and long term work, dropping in and out of projects as needed. All my work is 100% human made 🎨 robbiereidrigs.com 📫 robbie@robbiereidrigs.com

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ANNAPURNA

@annapurna.com

Mixtape from @mixtapegame.bsky.social is nominated for the Best Indie Game Golden Joystick Award!

This Week in Videogames - TWIV

Starting up a week of work immediately after finishing MIGW...

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@thisweekinvideogames.com

Mixtape has won Game of the Year at the 2026 Australian Game Developer Awards, as well as recognition for Excellence in Visual Art and Sound Design. Rhythm action game Bits & Bops also won two awards, including Excellence in Gameplay and Accessibility. See all the winners and finalists:

thisweekinvideogames.comMixtape Wins Game of the Year at the 2026 Australian Game Developer AwardsOther notable winners include Schrodinger’s Cat Burgler for Excellence in Narrative and Malys for Excellence in Music.

I'm going to be completely overdressed for GCAP today so I don't have to go home and change for the AGDAs. But this allows me to fit a Red Bull in my suit pocket

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ShawnTheMiller | PlayTiltshift.com

We are talking about our work on Mixtape today! Come see us at midday in room 109

Robbie Reid Rigs@chowgood.bsky.social

@mariskahara.bsky.social and I are giving a talk at GCAP in October this year! Join us as we go through the process of building all the NPCs for Mixtape in "The Mixtape Townie Talk (feat. Characters & Rigs)". We're on at 12pm Tuesday on Day 2, don't miss it!

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@shawnthemiller.bsky.social

I may see myself as a Solo Developer but at some point there’s just simply too much to do! I need some help! #IndieDev #GameDeveloper #UIArt #GameArt Also happy to take expressions of interest for the future, especially from producers, social & production support!

23 Sept

I'm definitely both of those things, for sure

Beware of cute cats, they might have laser eyes. Mr Bigglesworth is now available in Hearthstone! They are the ninth pet in the game, continuing my rigging work for Superseed Studios in collaboration with the team at Blizzard

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He's the first pet that has interaction with a hero skin, and also the first pet to use the newest iteration (v3) of my rigging framework. The Mr Bigglesworth pet is now available in patch 36.6 of Hearthstone! All footage shown was captured in the game engine.

The aforementioned interaction and laser eyes

I rigged and skinned the base, Comfy Kitty and Jigglesworth variations, with the Bandage form utilizing a texture swap of the original.

21 Sept

After weeks of working on reels and writing up a talk, getting back to doing some good ol' rigging feels so refreshing

18 Sept

We've all got to start somewhere right? Ten years ago I was starting my first day at MPC London (RIP), and these were the first two rigs I worked on there. Blink and you'd have missed them.

18 Sept

Two digi-doubles running towards each other, I'm gathering because there was no way to get the plate footage on the sound stage (Or the actors didn't feel like running)? Tech anim did most of the work selling them with the simulation on top too. Can you guess what film it was?

15 Sept

The next Hearthstone pet, Mr. Bigglesworth, is dropping this weekend! He's the first cat rig I've done in a long time

9 Sept

Woo, go team! Mixtape is a finalist in 5 AGDA categories this year, including game of the year!

The Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) @agdas.bsky.social

2026 Finalists Announced! The calibre of games continues to be high, and several games are under contention in multiple areas, with Bits & Bops (Tempo Lab Games) and Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur) both finalists in 5 categories. Congratulations to all finalists! agdas.com.au/2026-finalis...

7 Sept

My latest Bandcamp Friday haul from over the weekend

3 Sept

After nearly 8 years of living in Melbourne and rarely venturing outside the city and suburbia, I've purchased a used car. I'd like to see more of the state of Victoria, particularly out in the country. Any good recommendations for places to go on day trips or extended drives?

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Earlier this year I rigged a cartoon octopus and chicken for Equip Super's "Super Equipped" commercial campaign. I've put together a little rigging reel for the project, showcasing their action behind-the-scenes and breaking down their unique features

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With a tight production schedule, I aimed to strike the right balance of control and detail coupled with ease-of-use and automation. Always an important factor when animating 8 tentacles at once, or a character covered in 30,596 feathers

Shoutout to Pixel Melbourne and Lumberfly for getting me on board the project, and for being amazing to work with. They have their own behind-the-scenes reels for the campaign, you should check them out too!

Both rigs were completely bespoke and built using my custom Maya rigging framework. They were rapidly prototyped and updated as the character designs and project requirements evolved. As always, all my rigging work and code is 100% human made

26 Aug

I remember being blown away by Prowlies when I was a teenager. It was a massive source of inspiration to me, along with all of Adam's other work too

Once Upon A Time On The Internet@newgroundsdoc.newgrounds.com

PROWLIES AT THE RIVER by @chluaid.bsky.social was posted 22 YEARS AGO today on @Newgrounds.com.

12 Aug

Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP)@gcapconf.bsky.social

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, GCAP returns with an ambitious program which aims to strengthen the games sector by connecting devs and their teams with the knowledge, technical skills and meaningful business relationships their studios need. Full schedule and tickets: https://ow.ly/Njn950ZxZza

13 Aug

Uh oh, inverse universe Robbie is taking my place

@brucestraley.bsky.social

7 Aug

My Bandcamp Friday haul

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Bruce Straley

7 Aug

👀 Coven of the Chicken Foot statuettes!!

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Steve(n) Rynders is looking for work

The feathery and friendly Q'onzu is now available in Hearthstone! They are the eighth pet in the game, continuing my rigging work for Superseed Studios in collaboration with the team at Blizzard

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@angrymobofsteve.bsky.social

9 June

I'm still looking for full time work! I've over 10 years experience in tech animation/art/rigging and asset implementation. I can also whip together a mean Gamemaker demo. stevenrynders.artstation.com Open to remote and Seattle-based roles, willing to discuss relocation Please reach out, thanks!

stevenrynders.artstation.comSteven RyndersSenior Technical Animator and Technical Artist in Games

The feathery and friendly Q'onzu is now available in Hearthstone! They are the eighth pet in the game, continuing my rigging work for Superseed Studios in collaboration with the team at Blizzard

I rigged and skinned the base and Warden variations, with the Fiery Ember and Wild God forms utilizing a texture swap of the original. As the first bird pet, Q'onzu had several unique requirements with a full feather setup and wing folds.

It was a neat little technical challenge getting the rig working with 4 max influences and under 128 joints, and definitely took a bit of finessing. The Q'onzu pet is now available in patch 36.0 of Hearthstone! All footage shown was captured in the game engine.

2 Aug

I love the possums around our apartment, but I do not love how much they shit on our walkway

80.lvThe Making of Mixtape: How The Devs Synchronized Gameplay, Animation & MusicThe Mixtape developers discuss Unreal Engine 5, MetaSounds, animation layering, cinematics, gameplay systems, and building an interactive experience driven entirely by licensed music.

31 July

Check out the Mixtape behind-the-scenes over on 80 Level! It shows some of the rigs in action, including the iconic tongues that took me all of 2 minutes to skin up

80lvl Post Bot (Unofficial)@80lvl-bot.bsky.social

The Making of Mixtape: How The Devs Synchronized Gameplay, Animation & Music #GameDev #Interviews #80lvl

24 July

Mixtape launch party tonight

21 July

Forget London's red telephone boxes, in Australia ours have true culture

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16 July

Oh man, I want

16 July

Oh man, I want

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14 July