Get Avengers animator Kiel Figgins' free Deadpool rig

Free Maya character rig includes facial controls and linked proxy rig for real-time and blocking work.

Thursday, December 29th, 2016

Skuid may let non-animators do Disney-style animation

Cool new Autodesk Research tech uses readymade 'activators' to apply Disney's 12 principles of animation to any sketch.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

10 killer tips for better character animation

DreamWorks veteran Sébastien Wojda provides his expert tips for creating better character animation.

Monday, September 7th, 2015

INTiMATE will let you talk to characters to control them

IKinema's new technology aims to enable devs to build simple text and voice controls into tools like Maya.

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

Gnomon releases full guide to character animation

Discover Guardians of the Galaxy animator In-Ah Roediger's workflow in Performance & Acting: Creating Believable Characters.

Thursday, August 28th, 2014

Expert advice: Oz animator In-Ah Roediger

The VES Award nominee runs through her favourite tools in Maya, and her tips for young animators.

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

Digital Sorcery releases TouchAnimator app for iPad

Updated 28 December: Create character animation on your tablet for export to Blender. Now for Android and iOS.

Friday, December 28th, 2012

Q&A: David Breaux, creature animator

The Terra Nova veteran provides his tips for bringing beasts to life - and navigating CG's murkier waters.

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Free eBook reveals workflows of top animators

Download Animation Insiders and learn how Jason Schleifer and Pixar's Victor Navone tackle jobs.

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Mixamo Debuts ‘Custom Character Creator’ Suite

Service for game developers to get fully rigged 3D models with animations

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Tutorial: Posing and Body Language – Part 3

Double Negative character animator Samy Fecih delivers the third of his series of tutorials on creating strong, appealing poses.

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Tutorial: Posing and Body Language - Part 1

Part 1 of a tutorial series by Samy Fecih, Character Animator at Double Negative.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Tutorial: Animating Body Mechanics in Maya

Learn character animation from DreamWorks' Kelly Vawter with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Sunday, February 5th, 2023