Very impressive tank rig demo for Blender. You can download the model and rig here.
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The Digital Emily Project: Achieving a Photoreal Digital Actor
All about creating digital Emily! Check it out here.
Animatronics VFX Showreels HD: by Gustav Hoegen
You should definitely check this out! Non CGI puppetry!
WebGL Demo – Ginger (Facial Rigging)
Ginger is a WebGL demo created by David Steele of Stickman Ventures
using WebGL, JavaScript, three.js, jQuery, and Maya. According to
Stickman Ventures, Ginger is “Ginger is a facial rig that utilizes 25
or so morph targets that get powered by three.js in WebGL. The facial
features of the model can be shifted into different forms and
expressions using the jQuery UI sliders” options of which include: Jaw
Range, Lip Sync, Jaw Twist, Lip Curl, Eyes, Width, Expression, Symmetry,
Tongue, and Sex. You can also move the camera via the WASD keys.
Try out the rig here!
More information about the demo: see blog post.
Starscream by Fredrik Olsson
Have you watched a funny version of TRANSFORMER! Starscream
by Fredrik Olsson
Mr. Bean Caricature
Animation exercise by Puppeteer Lounge Co-Founder and Animator, Sachina Shakya
The Animation of Disney’s ‘Frozen’: Striving to Capture the Performance
AWN article on bringing performances to life with character animation on Disney’s Frozen!
The Making of Snapdragon
Pretty cool! I use the same facial expression sheet for reference 🙂
nk spineCreatorDemo by student Naweed khan
Spine Creator tool demo by student Puppeteer Lounge‘s Naweed Khan. The volume preservation feature is a nice addition! Keep up the good work Naweed.
Stretchy IK tool by student Naweed Khan
Stretchy IK tool by Puppeteer Lounge’s student Naweed Khan. Check it out! Thanks for the share Naweed. Good job 🙂