The Ringmaster

A model remake and render of Supah.exe's (https://x.com/Supah_exe) Ringmaster character. I originally wanted to do a custom design based on models I’ve made before, but I ended up recreating the model one-to-one with a few adjustments. I also initially planned to make a typical, simple character render for this project, but I decided to go with a full scene instead. For this render, I wanted the spotlight's projected shadow to differ from the character's actual pose. To achieve this, I used a duplicate rig set to indirect, with all ray visibility disabled except for shadows. This setup, combined with light linking, allowed me to turn off the main rig's shadow and cast a custom shadow using the duplicate rig.