Rigging Archives - Game Anim

Freeform Animation Rigging: Evolving The Animation Pipeline

In this 2020 GDC Virtual Talk, Unity’s Dave Hunt shares how Unity has implemented Freeform Animation in the...

Bandai Namco Studios (BNS) Rig

Bandai Namco have generously released their BNS Rig for Maya for free. Based on the one used throughout...

A Practical Approach To Developing Forward-Facing Rigs, Tools And Pipelines

In this 2018 GDC session, Creative Assembly’s Michael Malinowski presents the company’s approach to building and utilizing a...

Maya 2016 Extension 2: Easier Character Creation

Now available in Maya 206 Extension 2, new tools like Quick Rig along with big enhancements to Shape...

Free Superhero Rigs

Haven’t had a chance to test them but these free superhero rigs from Matthew Lowe look great fun....

What If Any Animation Could Be Played By Any Character?

More amazing work by Alexander Bereznyak. Work in progress tech of Ubisoft Toronto....

E3 Demo & Animation Tech

E3 2015 was easily the slickest and most consistent in quality of all I’ve attended. So many great...

Ubisoft Toronto IK Rig Prototype

Prototype video of Ubisoft Toronto’s IK Rig, an implementation of a runtime rig for characters that uses inverse...

Unveiling Uncharted 4

Last weekend in Las Vegas at Sony’s inaugural Playstation Experience event we unveiled gameplay of Uncharted 4 to a...

Free Animation Rig From Animation Mentor

“Squirrels is a fantastic rig for beginner-level animators looking to easily infuse personality and life into a character.”...

Epic Games’ Animation And Rigging Toolkit

“This is the toolset Epic Games’ lead technical animator Jeremy Ernst created for [Epic’s] own internal projects.”...

Free Maya Animation Rig From Animation Mentor

“Stewart and Squirrels are professional-quality rigs that are available to the entire Animation Mentor community.”...

Features

The Target Game Footage

The 12 Principles Of Animation (In Video Games)

Interactive Cinematics In Uncharted 4

Making Of

The New Animations Of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare

Animating A Tactile Connection In The Pathless

Animating The Aliens Of XCOM 2

Learn

Spyro Reignited: Animation Process

The Combat Of Assassin’s Creed

The Art And Animation Of Celeste

Disciplines

Super Mario Odyssey: Cutscene Storyboards

Freeform Animation Rigging: Evolving The Animation Pipeline

Half-Life: Alyx – AnimGraph

Extras

Streets Of Rage 2: Art And Design Docs

The Game Anim Awards 2019

Garou: Mark Of The Wolves – Animation Designs

Rigging

Freeform Animation Rigging: Evolving The Animation Pipeline

Bandai Namco Studios (BNS) Rig

A Practical Approach To Developing Forward-Facing Rigs, Tools And Pipelines

Maya 2016 Extension 2: Easier Character Creation

Free Superhero Rigs

What If Any Animation Could Be Played By Any Character?

E3 Demo & Animation Tech

Ubisoft Toronto IK Rig Prototype

Unveiling Uncharted 4

Free Animation Rig From Animation Mentor

Epic Games’ Animation And Rigging Toolkit

Free Maya Animation Rig From Animation Mentor

Spyro Reignited: Animation Process

Super Mario Odyssey: Cutscene Storyboards

The Combat Of Assassin’s Creed