I want to make the muscles pump like a heart (Resident Evil 4 Final Monster)

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I want the muscles of the legs pumping and have translucent properties so to show something is pumping inside. I know I can do soft body or cloth sim but I'm not sure how. I don't know how to pump it after that softness.

I want these marked areas to pump and act like flesh in my scene. I have one year of experience in Blender but still don't know many things so please suggest tips that are beginner-friendly.

The look I'm inspired from is this:

You could add bones that scale up and down to give the effect. — Nascent Space, Apr 18 '21 at 22:33
See https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/70151/how-to-animate-a-beating-heart — Ed Tate, Apr 18 '21 at 23:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 18 '21 at 23:00

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I'd probably do it using shape keys:

Blender Character Animation: Shape Keys

answered Apr 18 '21 at 23:00

Alexandre Marcati

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I want to make the muscles pump like a heart (Resident Evil 4 Final Monster)

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