3D Animator Noah Li, also known as Keyojimbo, wows us for the second time this month with a new short animation showcasing a detailed guitar rig featuring vibrating strings.
The creator explains that the vibration is achieved using a 3-frame loop on an animation layer, with the layer’s weight keyed to increase or decrease the vibration. For a touch of extra realism, Noah notes, you could also enhance the effect by adding a few bones to simulate motion blur during the string’s vibration. Attached below is a breakdown image shared by the artist showing how the rig was set up in Autodesk Maya:
