Wolf dog Rig

Wolfdog
We're liking this Wolfdog rig, available for free download .  He is loosely based on the character Balto from the movie, and has a good range of controls and even facial expressions.

The rig does have some limitations, especially in the way the wrists and feet have been rigged, but you can get some really nice character work out of Wolf dog.

Find Wolfdog
Wolf dog can be downloaded free from

Wrist Limitations
The wrist/paw has some limitations. When you rotate the front paw forward, the wrist bends in a way that doesn't necessarily make animating a walk cycle easy.  That said, it's a fairly cartoony rig so the motion doesn't have to be 100% naturalistic.

License type - MIT
The rig is made available on an MIT License, meaning that you can do pretty much whatever you want with it as long as you give credit to its creator.


Examples of animation 
Below is a very stylish shot of the wolf dog catching a frisbee by Animation Apprentice student Giuseppe Candido.





Have fun with Wolfdog!

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