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facial rigging

Big update to the open-source rigging framework adds unified facial rigging, a redesigned Anim Picker, and 3D onion skinning.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

Check out the eye-catching rigs now possible with the 'next-level' update to Zoo Tools Pro's modular rig-building system for Maya.

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

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Friday, November 28th, 2025

Discover how to create blendshape-based facial rigs for VFX and game cinematics with The Gnomon Workshop's new masterclass.

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025

Create a FACS-based facial rig suitable for VFX or animation work with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed Maya tutorial.

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

Maya animation toolkit for VFX and games gets new tools developed for Red9's character rigging work on the latest Sonic movie.

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

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Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how to process 3D scans of an actor for use in a FACS-based facial animation rig in Maya.

Sunday, September 22nd, 2024

Unusual tool for creating software-agnostic animation libraries gets new AI-based markerless full-body motion-capture system

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

Unity ends sales of Maya tissue simulation plugin Ziva VFX, real-time toolset Ziva RT, and facial-rigging service Ziva Face Trainer.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024

[Sponsored] Discover how to create facial animation for a real-world statue with ZBrush and Reallusion's intuitive character software.

Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Cloud-based AI facial rigging service generates 'real-time faces' for use in Maya, Unity and UE4.

Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Download detailed guides to 2D game development in Unity and MetaHuman Creator's facial solver.

Friday, May 6th, 2022