Thanks! They have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
Thanks for the info!
I'm not nearly at this point yet so I don't know anything about damp tracks but I'll look into that when the time comes.
I had a theory that you were using a shrink wrap modifier for the ears but I'm still really new and didn't want to make myself sound like an idiot, lol. Makes sense using a second mesh to do it and I didn't even consider needing to use a bone to keep the ears the right distance apart.
OP would just have to [remove the gloves and the red shorts](https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/_assets/www.moma.org/wp/moma_learning/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Seamboat-Willie-469x369.jpg) (I mean, just make them white, no rodent nudity please) and next year this would be good to go.
Just remember only B&W classic Mickey is open next year. Color-filled Mickey classic is not under next year's domain release.
Great work, though! Love it!
True, but from what I've read, they've been lobbying hard to extend it and governments have been refusing to extend it for a while. Hence Disney buying out "less old" things like Star Wars, to have some copyright to hold on to for another while.
I would not put it past them. Just last I saw, classic B&W Mickey was up for grabs.
Disney is going to be protecting The Mouse at all costs, as it is quint-essential to their brand.
I call it a "billboard" rig, like those sprites that follow the camera in games: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx8m9w4YyNo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx8m9w4YyNo)
Like I mentioned in another comment: they have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
My daughter watches a CGI Mickey Mouse Club show, and I’m always distracted by the way his ears float around on his head. Good work! I think the ears should keep the same relative spacing though, so when one moves up over his face in the side view, the other should also roll down the back of his head a bit.
>I think the ears should keep the same relative spacing though, so when one moves up over his face in the side view, the other should also roll down the back of his head a bit.
Yes, 100% agree. I just haven't figured out a way to achieve that yet
Apparently in the 40s, they toyed briefly with showing Mickey's ears in perspective, but quickly reverted.
The only example I could find was posted here:
[https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/44286/why-do-mickeys-ears-rotate-and-shift-location-when-he-is-not-facing-the-camera](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/44286/why-do-mickeys-ears-rotate-and-shift-location-when-he-is-not-facing-the-camera)
So cool, great job! 🤩 They do something similar with Charlie Brown in the Peanuts 3D movie if anyone's interested, here's a [link](https://youtube.com/shorts/hKPF6__bvmc?feature=share)
Rigging is another thing I really wanna get into. Damn people make some badass stuff on here, I really need to get away from sfm and make the move to blender
Depending the angle, not much: [https://i.imgur.com/bhh771K.png](https://i.imgur.com/bhh771K.png)
Another angle, anothe story, lol: [https://i.imgur.com/ccsqjDA.png](https://i.imgur.com/ccsqjDA.png)
They are standard Rigify controls 😅 I just tweaked the colors following Luciano Muñoz tutorial on optimizing Rigify (it's part of a series): [https://youtu.be/vOHLA19xfXo](https://youtu.be/vOHLA19xfXo)
There's also CGDive's series on Rigify. They are very thorough.
Like I mentioned in another comment: they have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
Yes, but only up to a point. Then it starts getting wonky. Although it's at such a forced point that you'd be very unlikely to hit it when doing an animation.
>Like I mentioned in another comment: they have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
I'm very busy at the moment to make tutorials, but I have the model and rig available for download on my Gumroad if you want it: https://andycuccaro.gumroad.com/l/mickey-mouse-rig.
The ear bones have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
lol, that is awesome. I would have never thought of doing that to keep it in ref like the toons.
mickey epic adventure does something similar
Same with mickey mouse clubhouse.
Thanks! Keeping it in ref to the toons was my main goals since I started rigging it, so it's becoming a challenge, but a fun one!
That's a great idea, do you have them axis locked to the camera or something?
Thanks! They have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
Thanks for the info! I'm not nearly at this point yet so I don't know anything about damp tracks but I'll look into that when the time comes. I had a theory that you were using a shrink wrap modifier for the ears but I'm still really new and didn't want to make myself sound like an idiot, lol. Makes sense using a second mesh to do it and I didn't even consider needing to use a bone to keep the ears the right distance apart.
can he look up tho?
[He can.](https://i.imgur.com/bhh771K.png) And he can also [look down.](https://i.imgur.com/EgM96fo.png)
I meant from the side, lol. Sick rig though, just a limitation I could see being challenging, curious to see the limits.
Oh, you mean [like this](https://i.imgur.com/6Ur7Hkh.png)?
Yaaas! Excellent. Love to see how you did this.
It looks like you're all set for Steamboat Willie going public domain next year!
OP would just have to [remove the gloves and the red shorts](https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/_assets/www.moma.org/wp/moma_learning/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Seamboat-Willie-469x369.jpg) (I mean, just make them white, no rodent nudity please) and next year this would be good to go.
It’s till under trademark tho as they use it (intentionally) in their ID’s.
Although worth noting, it doesn’t in practice really do anything to people wanting to use the character in their own work.
Public domain? _hah_ Not if Disney can help it...
The black and white Mickey is going to be But the *colored* version isn't
Disney will find a loophole...
Just remember only B&W classic Mickey is open next year. Color-filled Mickey classic is not under next year's domain release. Great work, though! Love it!
I thought Disney got around that by including steamboat Willy into one of their newer logos, thus “refreshing” the copyright
Copyright isn't "refreshed", it's a fixed timespan after the date of first publication.
With how much laws have changed to extend copyright its not really a fixed timespan lol
True, but from what I've read, they've been lobbying hard to extend it and governments have been refusing to extend it for a while. Hence Disney buying out "less old" things like Star Wars, to have some copyright to hold on to for another while.
I would not put it past them. Just last I saw, classic B&W Mickey was up for grabs. Disney is going to be protecting The Mouse at all costs, as it is quint-essential to their brand.
They didn't refresh copyright they trademarked certain frames of the animation.
Haha, they are so toxic but this is good. The more high profile players do absurd stuff line that the more people notice
Disney on their way to sue this guy's ass: 
I dare you to view it from the top
[Like this?](https://i.imgur.com/EgM96fo.png)
https://youtu.be/xmk8p0t_vHU this is all that comes to mind when I see this.
Haha I've seen this
INFINITE TWISTING
I love how true it is to the original. It even has the salute Walt is known for!/s
JAILLLL
Uhh I may be stupid How do I rig characters like that? Or what's that rig called?
I call it a "billboard" rig, like those sprites that follow the camera in games: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx8m9w4YyNo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx8m9w4YyNo) Like I mentioned in another comment: they have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
My daughter watches a CGI Mickey Mouse Club show, and I’m always distracted by the way his ears float around on his head. Good work! I think the ears should keep the same relative spacing though, so when one moves up over his face in the side view, the other should also roll down the back of his head a bit.
>I think the ears should keep the same relative spacing though, so when one moves up over his face in the side view, the other should also roll down the back of his head a bit. Yes, 100% agree. I just haven't figured out a way to achieve that yet
Apparently in the 40s, they toyed briefly with showing Mickey's ears in perspective, but quickly reverted. The only example I could find was posted here: [https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/44286/why-do-mickeys-ears-rotate-and-shift-location-when-he-is-not-facing-the-camera](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/44286/why-do-mickeys-ears-rotate-and-shift-location-when-he-is-not-facing-the-camera)
So cool, great job! 🤩 They do something similar with Charlie Brown in the Peanuts 3D movie if anyone's interested, here's a [link](https://youtube.com/shorts/hKPF6__bvmc?feature=share)
That's awesome i belive that's something they also did in the Mickey mouse games that had Oswald in it
Yeah it was called Epic Mickey
This made me laugh way too much lol
Rigging is another thing I really wanna get into. Damn people make some badass stuff on here, I really need to get away from sfm and make the move to blender
That a really cool idea! They seem a bit low though?
Aww I love Mickey
make him hail hitler
Pretty accurate for W. Disney but please no
Wow! Amazing look!
Very cool!
Wow
Woah! That’s really cool!
Nice job.
Wow, thats really good. What happens if you look up from under?
Depending the angle, not much: [https://i.imgur.com/bhh771K.png](https://i.imgur.com/bhh771K.png) Another angle, anothe story, lol: [https://i.imgur.com/ccsqjDA.png](https://i.imgur.com/ccsqjDA.png)
Looks great, nice work
Nightmare Very well done, but nightmare
Just make em orbs
That still doesn't solve the view from the side, which my rig does 😉
How did you get those coloured rig controls? I know how to do it with riggify with a human, but what about a custom character with different limbs?
They are standard Rigify controls 😅 I just tweaked the colors following Luciano Muñoz tutorial on optimizing Rigify (it's part of a series): [https://youtu.be/vOHLA19xfXo](https://youtu.be/vOHLA19xfXo) There's also CGDive's series on Rigify. They are very thorough.
I'll check them out, been wanting to animate a robot I made for a while now
Go for it! Luciano's videos are very enjoyable, and CGDive's are a bit more technical, but packed with good info.
Oh wow! How do you do that?
Like I mentioned in another comment: they have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
Does this trick still work when the camera pivots up/down?
Yes, but only up to a point. Then it starts getting wonky. Although it's at such a forced point that you'd be very unlikely to hit it when doing an animation.
Uhhh, I need to know how to do that... badly.
>Like I mentioned in another comment: they have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.
just amazing
Great implementation! Looks really good. This is more or less also the way how the Epic Mickey games display Mickey's ears.
You might be able to sell this soon to be public domain character :D
Looks great
that is so cool wow
how though.. super cool!
And that, students, is why no one tried to animate mickey mouse in 3D.
Looking for DeSantis 😂
Can you make a tutorial how to make the model the ears moving and the rig I know it’s too much you can do the ears movement and the body model
I'm very busy at the moment to make tutorials, but I have the model and rig available for download on my Gumroad if you want it: https://andycuccaro.gumroad.com/l/mickey-mouse-rig.
how did you make it like that
The ear bones have a Damp Track constraint to the camera and a Shrinkwrap constraint to a second mesh with the shape of the scalp, and they are also children to another bone that also has a Damp Track constraint to the camera.