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character rig

Newly rebranded plugin transfers 3D characters, shaders, rigs and animation from Character Creator and iClone to Blender.

Monday, November 18th, 2024

Get the DNEG Lead Animator's neat free creature rig, licensed for use in portfolio work, and supplied as a Maya MB scene file.

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

High-performance facial and full-body rig builder for animation, VFX and game characters is now free, including for commercial projects.

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

DNEG Animation's Ling Han reveals his expert tips for crafting a killer showreel, using examples from his own student reel.

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

New AI-based toolset generates real-time 3D characters that move with the accuracy of VFX rigs. Works with Maya, Unity, Unreal.

Friday, July 28th, 2023

Toolset for authoring USD scenes with the graph editor from Maya's Bifrost plugin now free under an Apache 2.0 licence.

Monday, December 12th, 2022

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the key principles of realistic quadruped walk cycles.

Saturday, August 7th, 2021

Get this neat toon-shaded 3D character based on Reimu Hakurei from the Touhou Project games.

Sunday, March 7th, 2021

Updated: Check out our list of great seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.

Monday, November 30th, 2020

Master real-world games animation workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's new Maya tutorial.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

Get this neat full-body and facial rig, created by movie animators Vladimir Mokhov and Luciano Muñoz Sessarego.

Sunday, September 27th, 2020

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

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Save money this month with these great seasonal deals on CG software, hardware and assets.

Friday, November 29th, 2019