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1: Concept Art
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  2. 02

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  3. Archibald Concept
2: Modeling
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  2. 02

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    The Body

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    The Head, Hat and Scarf P.1

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    The Head, Hat, and Scarf P.2

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    The Face P.1

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    The Face P.2

  8. 08

    Shape Keys Mouth

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    Rigify Rigging P.1

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  3. 03

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    Face Rigging P.2

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Archibald
Dillon Gu
Dillon Gu Author
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Archibald

Here is the fully modeled, rigged, and shaded Archibald, the snowman. Free for all to use! Enjoy :)

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6 comments
Mason Singer
Mason Singer
Aug. 16th, 2019

How do i install Archibald on a mac? Like where do I put this file at?

Pieter Spoelstra
Pieter Spoelstra
Dec. 24th, 2020

@Mason Singer Dowlload the file, remember where you downloaded the file into. Open Blender, FILE > OPEN locate your downloaded file.

Ralf Höhne
Ralf Höhne
Oct. 31st, 2017

Hi, I just downloaded the Archibald character. Unfortunately there seems to be just the rig, head and scarf. Can´t find or at least make visible the rest of the body ???! Do you have a hint? pixelopa

Dillon Gu
Dillon Gu
Nov. 8th, 2017

@Ralf Höhne: It should be the whole character! Have you checked the other layers? I also recommend turning on "Auto-Run Python Scripts" in your User Preferences > Files settings just in case the Rigify rig is bugging out. Let me know if you need futher help!

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victor p
victor p
Nov. 4th, 2018

@Dillon Gu: Thanks

Todd Kehrberg
Todd Kehrberg
Nov. 17th, 2017

@Dillon Gu: Whew! I just opened project that I created, to continue along with the tutorial, when I discovered the exact same issue. Your "Auto-Run" recommendation saved the day!

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