Tutorial: Creature Animation for Games
Discover how to animate run cycles, combat and death moves in Maya with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly tutorial.
Monday, April 21st, 2025
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Tutorial: Creature Combat Animation in Maya
Discover how to create a King Kong-style creature fight sequence with The Gnomon Workshop's new five-hour Maya masterclass.
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
Puppeteer Overlap for Maya adds secondary motion to animations
Streamlined new tool automatically adds overlap and follow-through to increase the realism of character and creature animation.
Monday, September 9th, 2024
Unity ships Ziva Real-Time 2.0
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
Discover how to animate a creature walk cycle in Maya
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the key principles of realistic quadruped walk cycles.
Saturday, August 7th, 2021
Discover the secrets of MPC's creature work
Discover how the Oscar-winning studio creates CG characters at a free event at Gnomon next week. Watch online for free.
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
Master current workflows in VFX Animation for Television
Create a complete creature shot in Maya with Supergirl animation lead Elaina Scott's new Gnomon tutorial.
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
Watch monstrously good VFX short The Ningyo in full online
Watch Miguel Ortega's 30-minute VFX short, then discover how the movie's CG creatures were created.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2017
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