This project is a fully rigged 360° version of Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants, created in Toon Boom Harmony Premium 24 with a focus on clean deformation, animator-friendly controls, and expressive performance systems.

The turnaround is built across eight frames:

Frames 1–5 use unique hand-drawn angles
Frames 6–8 use mirrored versions of existing poses to complete the full 360° rotation efficiently while maintaining visual consistency

Rig Features

• Fully deformer-based workflow
The rig uses deformers throughout the setup instead of peg-based animation, allowing for more flexible and organic motion.

Deformers were implemented in:

Arms
Legs
Eyebrow
Both antennas

• Custom pupil control system
The eye is built with a controllable pupil setup, allowing for smooth directional eye movement and more expressive acting.

• Eye substitution system
A dedicated eye slider includes 9 substitution options for:

Blinks
Expressions
Extreme poses
Stylized reactions

• Mouth substitution system
The rig includes 21 mouth substitutions designed for both:

Lip sync
Character-specific acting expressions

• Master controller setup
Custom slider-based controls were created for:

Eye substitutions
Mouth substitutions
Pupil movement
Character turnaround

Included Breakdown Content

This project includes:

Full turnaround demonstration
Turnaround with visible deformers
Deformer stress test
Pupil control demonstration
Mouth slider test
Eye slider test
Full rig overview
Head rig close-ups
Torso rig close-ups
Master controller setup breakdowns

Project Goals

The goal of this rig was to create a compact but highly expressive deformation system that balanced:

Technical structure
Animation usability
Strong character performance

Special attention was given to maintaining clean silhouettes, avoiding deformation artifacts, and creating intuitive controls for fast posing and animation.