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Robbie Reid the Rigger

@chowgood.bsky.social

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Freelance Senior Rigging TD in Melbourne Australia. Open to work/commissions. (He/him). Has a Simpson's quote for everything https://linktr.ee/robbiereidrigs

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Mar 12

📌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
✉️ [email protected]

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Amber Stacey @amberstacey.bsky.social · 2d

Part 3 of my day: Catching the final day of Electric Arcadia and bumping into my dear old friend and rigger for bones @chowgood.bsky.social, observing many having a hoot and stumbling my way home after a monster day.

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 2d

Let's goooooooooo!

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Voidra ➡️ MIGW, GCAP, PAX! @voidrantsback.bsky.social · 2d

Pitching today.

Wish me much luck!

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 5d

GCAP starts today, see you there!

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 22d

Melbourne International Games Week is nearly here again! I'll be at the following events if you want to say hi, and I'm open to meetings at GCAP too

An image template with my face next to checkboxes indicating what events I'll be at during Melbourne International Games Week. Events are The Launch, GCAP, The AGDAs, Parallels, PAX and Megadev

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Sol B(ack in Action) @wuffles.bsky.social · 8d

Seems like a bad time to post this but is there ever a good time?

Just putting it out there that my current contract ends in the middle of November and I'll once again be looking for work as a character rigger/technical artist in games. I have a wealth of experience. 13+ years. Remote only please❤️

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 9d

Life as a freelancer

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 9d

Last week I gave a talk on freelancing to CG Spectrum's Gamechanger Academy class as part of their 'Good to Great' program. We went through how to become a freelancer, it's requirements, how to set fair rates, all the good stuff

In a classroom, a man (Me) in a brown shirt stands in front of a projected image with the words 'How to Freelance' on it. People are facing him listening, there are computer screens in the foreground

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 11d

Oh hey, a little sneak peek 👀

Were You Followed @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social · 11d

Scorn caught you looking.

(He's naked of his VFX, be nice to him).

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 12d

Sleep is a post games week concept

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 12d

Alrighty, I've got one week to get all my work sorted before it's MIGW then 3 weeks of time off in WA. Wish me luck...

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 18d

Me frame-by-framing through to spot the 'rr' initials on my Maya shelf

A screenshot of the Rabbit'ath behind the scenes video, focusing on the Maya shelf above the rig demonstration. My initials 'rr' can just barely be seen on the Maya shelf, as that is the shelf that contains my personal scripts

Bart from the Simpsons with his head pressed up on the TV, squinting to find his name on credits which are minimized to half the screen and nearly impossible to make out

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 18d

It's a nice peek into the fantastic asset work by the team at Blizzard, along with the animation done by our amazing team at Superseed Studios. Shout out to Robin Dao, the lead 3D artist and video narrator. It's always a pleasure working with him, especially to bring this super cute pet to life

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 18d

Blizzard have released a behind the scenes look at the creation of Rabbit'ath, the latest pet for Hearthstone. And it's got a quick glimpse of the rig I built for her! www.youtube.com/shorts/pGT71...

Rabbit’ath: Behind the Scenes | Hearthstone

YouTube video by Hearthstone

www.youtube.com

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 20d

There's only one way to try

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 20d

My partner got me this for my birthday. She knows me too well

A black framed poster on a white wall, containing the poster for Dana Carvey's film Master Of Disguise

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 22d

Have a chat with me if you're interested in:

- Freelance/outsource rigging solutions and the benefits for your project
- General guidance on rigging and asset pipelines
- Advice for people looking to get into freelancing

Reach out here, on LinkedIn, via the GCAP app, or summoning me from a crowd

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · 22d

Melbourne International Games Week is nearly here again! I'll be at the following events if you want to say hi, and I'm open to meetings at GCAP too

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Bones: Wandering Soul @bonesthegame.bsky.social · 23d

Bones is on the move again… and this time we’re heading to PAX Rising!

Come play our prototype, chat to the team and grab some exclusive merch (while it lasts!) 💀

We can’t wait to see you there!

#PAXAus #PAXRising #IndieGame #BonesWanderingSoul #Indiedevs #aussiegames #skeletons #skeleboy

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Were You Followed @wereyoufollowed.bsky.social · 26d

Incarnal has been accepted to a local Melbourne pitching event, where we talk to publishers for funding! And YOU can help us! 🤗

Share our socials!
Join our insta (it's getting there, we're very sorry)
Fill out our EOI form
Ask us questions!

Links below! 👇

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Sep 9

She's also the first pet to make use of my flexible eyelid system that I posted about a few weeks back

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Aug 1

As a freelance rigger, I need to make sure my builds have a lot of flexibility. So I've recently reworked my lid modules to add variable joint counts. Higher joint counts for fidelity and control, lower counts for simplicity and optimization. Or I can test and iterate to find a happy middle ground

Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Sep 9

I rigged and skinned all four variations provided by the modelers at Blizzard, with animation handled by the team at Superseed. She had some unique variation requirements (Spot the third eyes!), with some spooky surprises in her Corrupted form

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Sep 9

Who doesn't like a cute (And scary) bunny? Rabbit'ath is now available in Hearthstone! She is the second pet included in the game, continuing my rigging work for Superseed Studios in collaboration with the team at Blizzard

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Bones: Wandering Soul @bonesthegame.bsky.social · Sep 3

Only 2 days to go until we haunt the ANZ Indie Showcase with Bones: Wandering Soul!

Friday, 5th September/ 7:30 PM AEST
@ youtube.com/@theindiebrew

Big thanks to The Indie Brew for hosting some of the best indie talent across Australia & New Zealand. Don’t miss it!

#Indiedev #ANZshowcase #games

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Sep 1

Guys check out this big sweet potato I have

A white hand holding a large sweet potato, in the background is a wooden desk and carpet

Marge Simpson holding a potato in the family kitchen

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Robbie Reid the Rigger @chowgood.bsky.social · Aug 21

My bouldering gym is using a photo of me in their advertising. Thinking of starting a career in modelling, I'm also open to signing autographs

A picture of me in a black top and orange shorts, smiling and holding onto a pyramid shaped bouldering volume. Text says Up Climbing Winter Double Pass Two Climbing Day Passes A Hot Drink each Shoe Hire included Use Code PAPA2025 $50