WEEK SUMMARY
Zarya's Rig Complete
I’ve finished rigging Zarya. I’ve been using Nyl’s Zarya model for a while now, so if you’re interested, there's a button at the bottom of this section that should link you to his patreon post with the model link in it.
It won't look like the one I've posted below because I've done some pretty heavy work to mine to get it to where I need it.
Pharah's Rig – In Progress
I’ve started updating Pharah’s rig. The next major step is facial rigging, which is by far the hardest part. I’m aiming to work on it this weekend, but realistically it may take longer than that.
Story & Sequence Iteration
I continued refining the sequences for the project. Some ideas had to be scrapped simply because finding usable reference turned out to be impossible. For example, I wanted to include a standing massage sequence with Pharah and Widow interacting with Zarya, but no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any solid reference to support it.
Next A Rotation Tasks
In the next A week rotation, I’ll be focusing on finishing Pharah’s and Widowmaker’s rigs so I can lock in camera angles and poses.
If I somehow manage to finish Pharah’s rig this weekend, I’ll move straight into completing Widowmaker’s rig and begin working on visemes, along with building a small pose library.
Wrap Up
That wraps up the first week of the new schedule. Working this way has really highlighted just how much effort a project like this requires. From what I can tell so far, the most time-consuming parts will be rigging, the intro scene, and likely the climax as well.
I do have some experience with Houdini, so the climax may not be too bad — but there’s also a very real chance I’ll end up commissioning that part to save myself the mental decapitation.