CG Channel

Character Animation

Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020

Latest updates improve character rigging and animation workflows with keyframe and mocap data.

Thursday, October 8th, 2020

Major update to Cinema 4D adds new character animation tools, better UV editing, and integrates the $399 Magic Bullet Looks suite.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

Master nuance in animation with ILM lead animator Ted Lister's new tutorials for Gnomon Workshop.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

Check out the new features in Character Creator 3.3, iClone 7.8 and the SkinGen Premium plugin.

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Sizeable update to the free AAA game engine introduces new UI, plus white box testing and node-based landscape authoring tools.

Monday, July 20th, 2020

Check out the features due in the next update to the game engine, now postponed from spring 2020.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

Updated: download a new shape-shifting 'VFX character' from the eye-catching Unity tech demo.

Thursday, May 21st, 2020

See the best new tools in the game engine and real-time renderer - from new ray traced materials to LIDAR support.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020

Free game engine gets new cloth simulation system for clothing and environment assets, plus better character animation performance.

Monday, February 24th, 2020

Reallusion makes plugin originally priced at $1,490 free to artists earning less than $100,000/year.

Monday, January 20th, 2020

See Method Studios' Sarah Arduini set out her character animation workflow in Gnomon's new tutorial.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2020

See previews of a neat update to Content-Aware Fill and Character Animator's new keyframe system.

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019