Cool Stuffs
Character Articulation through Profile Curves
Character Articulation through Profile Curves from Pixar Graphics on Vimeo.
A new approach by Pixar Graphics for character articulation that produces detail-preserving deformations fully controlled by 3D curves that profile the deforming surface.
Love, Death & Robots
Love, Death & Robots… how did I miss these mini episodes on Netflix for so long! Some amazing CGI shorts…
Bone Spring
bonesprings from Mads Ringdal on Vimeo.
Bone Spring! Very cool setup by Mads Ringdal.
Eric D. Legare 2019 Animation TD Demo Reel
Animation TD show-reel by Eric D. Legare. The skin simulation on the bull using Houdini was pretty impressive. Overall a great show-reel.
Cascadeur
Check out Cascadeur, physics based animation tool-set! You can try out their beta version here. With all the AI deepfake and machine learning emerging; this tool-set also uses machine learning for pose prediction and physics! Looking forward to seeing more development in these fields.
AI brings Mona Lisa to life
Deepfake and machine learning! AI takeover 🙂
MocapX
This looks really promising! Currently out for folks with iPhone only, the app is available for purchase from iOS store. A free trial version would have been better for testing purpose. Check it out here.
Fast and Deep Deformation Approximations
fdda implementation (maya plugin) from Matt LeFevre on Vimeo.
Custom implementation of the paper “Fast and Deep Deformation Approximations” by Matt LeFevre.
Croods 2 Rig Features
Croods 2 Rig Features from Stephen Candell on Vimeo.
Croods 2 rig features by Stephen Candell, Nathaniel Dirkson, Kevin Ochs and Jaryd Snover. Amazing deformation and love the presentation!