How to Rig a Bendy Bone in Blender – Quick & Easy Stylized Animation Guide

Learn how to create a smooth and flexible bendy bone rig in Blender with this quick and beginner-friendly tutorial. Perfect for stylized animations, worm characters, or simple bendy arms, this step-by-step guide walks you through the full process—from setting up your armature to applying automatic weights for clean deformation. Whether you're animating a playful character or building a flexible rig, this technique is easy to follow and highly versatile.

This video is great for Blender users looking to enhance their rigging skills with bendy bones, especially for cartoon-style animations or organic shapes. No advanced rigging knowledge required!

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro to Blender bendy bone rigging
00:25 – Changing bone display to B-Bone
00:41 – Editing and extruding bone segments
01:14 – Disconnecting and clearing parent on bones
01:22 – Naming bones: Start, Bendy Bone, End
01:31 – Scaling the bendy bone
01:44 – Setting bone segments for smooth bending
02:04 – Adding Stretch To constraint
02:30 – Fixing rotation with start/end handles
02:58 – Testing bendy bone deformation
03:01 – Using the rig in animation with mesh
03:25 – Adding geometry for mesh deformation
03:40 – Parenting mesh to armature with auto weights
04:03 – Final rig test and result
04:18 – How this rig can be used in animation