Master Character Animation Fundamentals for Games
Discover how to animate walk cycles, run cycles and attack animations in Maya with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed introductory tutorial.
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Character Animation
Imbalance releases Ragdoll for Blender 1.0
Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.
Friday, March 1st, 2024
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2024.3
Motion graphics and 3D animation app gets better workflow with ZBrush and Substance 3D materials, expanded glTF and USD export.
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
Reallusion releases iClone Unreal Live Link 1.3
iClone-to-Unreal Engine live link can now bake complete crowd animations to single sequences in Unreal Engine. Free for indie artists.
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
Blender Foundation unveils Project Baklava
Check out Blender's work-in-progress layered animation system, including the roadmap, tech demos - and some very early UI mockups.
Friday, February 16th, 2024
Tutorial: Animating a 3-Hit Combo for Games in Maya
Discover how to use mocap data to create a combat animation with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced six-hour tutorial.
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
Check out Sébastien Garnier's Sculpt & Fix toolbox for Blender
Movie character FX artist's $15 add-on helps users sculpt quick corrective fixes for common artifacts in character animations.
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
Tutorial: Animating Emotional Transitions in Maya
Get started in character animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide.
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
Get the free Maya Cascadeur Bridge
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
Tutorial: Art Direction for Film: Creature Design & Development
Master professional creature design workflows in ZBrush, Maya and Unreal Engine 5 with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.
Sunday, December 10th, 2023
Get Epic Games' free Pose Driver Connect for Maya and UE5
Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Reallusion ships iClone 8.4 and Character Creator 4.4
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
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Winter 2023 deals for CG artists
Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023