Character Animation (39 Tutorials)
Maxon IBC 2022 Archives – More videos added!
September 23, 2022
Missed some of the great presentations from Maxon during IBC 2022? Well, don’t fret because the Maxon IBC 2022 Archives are now online.
Character Design, 3D Modeling with Steve Talkowski
August 23, 2022
Steve Talkowski of Sketchbot Studios presented Character Design, 3D Modeling at the Maxon 3D & Motion Design Show at Siggraph 2022.
Weight Of Thought: Sci-Fi Loops and Robots with Victor Dimitrov
August 23, 2022
Victor Dimitrov presented Weight Of Thought: Sci-Fi Loops and Robots at the Maxon 3D & Motion Design Show at SIGGRAPH 2022.
Head Rig and Facial Animation using Joysticks ‘n Sliders in After Effects
June 14, 2022
Need to create a simple head rig and facial animation? It’s easy with Joysticks and Sliders. Jafar Fazel shows you how.
Animation Workshop with Emonee LaRussa
June 13, 2022
In January 2022, Emonee LaRussa live-streamed an animation workshop for entry-level animators, using After Effects. Watch the replay!
Maxon’s NAB 2022 Presentation Archives
April 28, 2022
Watch Maxon’s NAB 2022 presentations and product announcements, all in one place. We have time codes listed so you can easily jump ahead.
Animation Crash Course + After Effects Animation Tools
April 6, 2022
Watch part 1 of Alex Grigg’s Animation Crash Course. It explains six fundamentals of animation. Learn acceleration, squash & stretch, more.
Script-Fighter SF-Caddy Overview #gettingstarted
September 8, 2021
Watch this short overview to learn how to use SF-Caddy to replace images and quickly add lip-sync to character animation.
Cat Washer After Effects Tutorial
June 15, 2021
Motion Design School shows you how to animate a cat in a washer. Animate the tail, the washing machine, and the spin in After Effects.
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Animate Shape Layer Arms and Legs [EASY] – Adobe After Effects Tutorial
June 9, 2021
Evan Abrahms shows you how to simply animate arms and legs that are, of course, made from shape layers. Super fun stuff!
Frog Catching Fly Animation – After Effects Tutorial
May 13, 2021
May 13 is Frog Jumping Day, so to celebrate this important holiday, check out this fun After Effects tutorial from Simple Video Making.
How to Make an Animated Cartoon of Yourself | Adobe Character Animator
May 13, 2021
Emmanuel Crown shows you how he made an incredibly cool animated cartoon of himself with Adobe Character Animator and Photoshop. Super fun!
Daniel ‘Hashi’ Hashimoto | Maxon NAB 2020 Rewind
April 28, 2020
Daniel “Hashi” Hashimoto creates a quick and easy CGI character in his Maxon NAB 2020 Rewind. He composites a giant monster onto the Las Vegas Strip!
Make a Jurassic World Dinosaur in Maya + Pixologic™ ZBrush® #MayaMonday
October 21, 2019
Soni Kumari at CG Tuts has put together an amazing 11 part series on making a hulking, bipedal T-Rex dinosaur with Maya and ZBrush. For fun, I’ve thrown in some interesting T-Rex facts along the way.
Miarmy Quick Start Tutorials #gettingstarted
September 11, 2019
This series of 5 tutorials will get you up and running quickly with Miarmy, the crowd simulation tool for Maya. The series covers character rig to OA, animation to action, export, simulation and render.
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