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Character Animation

Movie character FX artist's $15 add-on helps users sculpt quick corrective fixes for common artifacts in character animations.

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

Get started in character animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.

Saturday, January 6th, 2024

Handy add-on lets users export rigged characters from Maya to AI animation tool Cascadeur in a few clicks, then send animation back.

Thursday, December 28th, 2023

Master professional creature design workflows in ZBrush, Maya and Unreal Engine 5 with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Sunday, December 10th, 2023

Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Major update to iClone adds a complete crowd simulation system to the real-time animation software. See all the new features here.

Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Master professional game animation workflows in Maya and Unity with The Gnomon Workshop's comprehensive tutorial.

Sunday, November 26th, 2023

3D modeling and animation software gets updates to LookdevX, the character rigging and animation tools, and to USD for Maya.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

Read our run-down of the key changes in the largest ever update to Houdini, from character animation to rendering and machine learning.

Thursday, November 9th, 2023

New GPU-accelerated AI mocap add-on for iClone extracts facial motion data from video in real time. Works with consumer webcams.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

Sizeable update to the AI-assisted character animation software adds audio capabilities, plus support for USD files and quad meshes.

Monday, October 23rd, 2023