In Your Arms - Kina Grannis ~ Stop Motion Animation

Check out this wonderful music video. The background is painstakingly animated using 288,000 jelly beans!

Below is the making of :

MIEL POPS 2012

Cute commercial!

Kyle Winkelman ILM Animation Reel 2011

Cool transformer animation by Kyle Winkelman!

Epic

Looks cool and fun to me!

Zurbrigg

Nice and clean TD site "Zurbrigg" with some useful tools for download. Check it out!

Shot s006-7 from an RC animation short

Cartoony RC vehicle rig and animation by Manitou. Nice setup!

Animation Mentor Class 3 Progress Reel

Check out this cool reel by Manar Al Tawam.

Student Rigging Reel ~ June 2012

Check out some of the rigging works that my amazing students at Puppeteer Lounge have managed to put together! Cheers :)

Fini Candies - Characters Rigging ~ Wesley Schneider

Check out this rigging reel by Wesley Schneider showcasing a wide range of lovely characters. Below is another demo showcasing some of his facial rigging features!

Character Modeling Reel ~ Nathan Billington

From concept to modelling and articulation. Nice demo showcasing some really good modelling with good topology by Nathan Billington!

Acting Reel 2012 ~ Manish Shakya

Check out the animation acting reel by Manish Shakya. Enjoy :D

Half-Life 2 - I am the Freeman [3D Trailer]

Awesome fan made Half-Life 2 trailer.

Progression of an Animated Shot: Gothel & Rapunzel Disney's Tangled

Educational progression reel of an Animated Shot: Gothel & Rapunzel Disney's Tangled by Jamaal Bradley. Great reference and resource on animation breakdowns.

Apocalatte

So who wants a cup of coffee!?

Workshop 1 “BASIC FOUNDATION” Student Reel ~ June 2012

Recently Puppeteer Lounge completed it's very first batch of animation workshop. Here we have a compilation video of the works done by the wonderful students! Check it out :) P.S. We have added ADVANCED BODY MECHANICS to the list of our animation workshop with the release of this demo!

The Making of Prince of Persia

The making of one of the most popular arcade game "Prince of Persia"! Used to play this game all day long when I was a little kid ;)

Skin rolling deform on upper eyelid

Nice fleshy eye setup by Paul smith!

Ismail FIDAN - Face Rig & Facial Motion Capture

Facial mo-cap setup done by Ismail Fidan using bone based facial rig.

Puppeteer Lounge Studio Launch

Puppeteer Lounge finally launched it's very own animation studio and training center today at our new office home! Congratulation to Co-Founders Sachina Shakya, Manish Shakya and the entire Puppeteer Lounge team. Thank you all to my dearest family, well wishers and all my wonderful students. Great excitement beholds us on this amazing journey towards the world of animation :D

Puppeteer Lounge is currently running online "remote" as well as localized Character Rigging and Character Animation training courses. Beside teaching we are also busy thinking, visualizing and working upcoming animation projects including shorts and commercials. Wish us "All the Best" :D

Eyes

Everything you need to know comes from the eyes! Good reference for all artist to look at ;)

Character Creation Process

Check out the process of character creation! Breakdown beginning from concept, modelling, texturing, lighting, rigging and finally animation :)

Zen Pencils

Check this out! A website where inspirational quotes from famous people are adapted into cartoons.
Make Good Art!

Zeus Posed

  

 

Check out Mr. Zeus from "Them Greek"! Zeus is a Teen Vogue Greek model come to virtual life. It's clear he really knows how to woo the ladies. All he's missing is a tiger skin rug to lay on top of! The character was posed for testing out the rig by animator Nico Wibowo from Auckland, New Zealand