Rigging a Stretchy Skirt

aVersionOfReality writes:

An in-depth look at creating a short, tight, stretchy skirt or dress and rigging it to behave properly without cloth simulation.

This tutorial covers:

• Modeling the skirt.
• Setting up the bones and weights.
• Using Corrective Smooth modifier to get a stretchy look.
• Fixing intersections with Shrinkwrap Modifier.
• Automatically adjusting the skirt length with Drivers.
• Preserving volume with corrective bones.
• A bunch of weight painting.

The demo file used is available on Gumroad.