iPhone X Realtime 3D Character Animation by Jimmy Gunawan

DEMO / Using iPhone X to stream real time facial animation data into Blender from Jimmy Gunawan on Vimeo.

Good experimentation by Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Jimmy Gunawan with real-time facial motion capture using iPhoneX. We are looking forward to collaborate with him on creation a training workshop to go over these setup! :)

Pudding Final by Jim Su

Pudding Final from Jim Su on Vimeo.

Facial setup and animation by Jim Su. Very nice!

BEGINNERS CHARACTER DESIGN

BEGINNERS CHARACTER DESIGN from Wayne Carlisi on Vimeo.

Check out this character design tutorial by Wayne Carlisi.

Character Rigging by student Jules Giraud (Bird Setup)

Character Rigging by student Jules Giraud (Bird Setup) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Nice work by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud with this hawk bird rigging as an assignment of Puppeteer Lounge rigging workshop. Beautiful animation done by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakya.

Character Rigging by student Stafford Ahartz (Rigging Workshop 2)

Character Rigging by student Stafford Ahartz (Rigging Workshop 2) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Stafford Ahartz from USA. All the best Stafford!

Happy Halloween!!!

Character Rigging by student Avaya Pandey (Rigging Workshop 1) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character concept, model and rigging by Puppeteer Lounge student Avaya Pandey from Nepal. The character setup is a part of Rigging Workshop 1 assignment at Puppeteer Lounge. Character animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakay.

Character Animation by student Pranesh Shakya (Animation Workshop 4)

Character Animation by student Pranesh Shakya (Animation Workshop 4) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Pranesh Shakya from Nepal. This animation is a part of Animation Workshop 4 assignment at Puppeteer Lounge.

Character Animation by student Nitin Shakya (Animation Workshop 4)

Character Animation by student Nitin Shakya (Animation Workshop 4) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakya from Nepal. This animation is a part of Animation Workshop 4 assignment at Puppeteer Lounge.

Harris Wu Rigging Reel 2017.10

Harris Wu Rigging Reel 2017.10 from HarrisWu on Vimeo.

Character rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Harris Wu. Check out his awesome works on Justice League! Keep it up Harris :)

Sony TriStar logo VFX Making Of

Sony TriStar logo VFX Making Of from Andy Boyd on Vimeo.

Breakdown VFX Making of Sony TriStar logo. Beautiful work by JAMM VFX!

Demoreel by Stafford Ahartz

demoReel_rigging_2017 from Stafford Ahartz on Vimeo.

Character Setup show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Stafford Ahartz from USA.

Character Rigging showreel by Deivid Garcia Betancourt

Character Rigging showreel by student Deivid Garcia Betancourt from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup show-reel (Rigging Workshop 3) by Puppeteer Lounge student Deivid Garcia Betancourt from Colombia.

Mateusz Poplawski - 2015 Rigging & Tools Reel

Mateusz Poplawski - 2015 Rigging & Tools Reel from Mateusz Poplawski on Vimeo.

Rigging & Tools show reel by Mateusz Poplawski, Lead Character TD at CD Projekt Red. Impressive stuff here!

ZIVA Lion Breakdown

Ziva Lion Breakdown from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.

ZIVA VFX Lion breakdown by ZIVA Dynamics. Learn to setup realistic character/creature rig with ZIVA VFX tool-set here at Puppeteer Lounge.

DreamWorks “Trollhunters” / Characters rig template

DreamWorks "Trollhunters" / Characters rig template from Victor Vinyals on Vimeo.

DreamWorks “Trollhunters” / Characters rig template by Victor Vinyals. Impressive setup as always by Victor!

Pub EDF - The Race - 45s by Jules Giraud

Impressive work by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud responsible for character - creature setup and dynamics! Very nice and keep it up Jules :)

ZIVA VFX Muscle Fiber Auto Firing & Simulation Breakdown

ZIVA VFX Muscle Fiber Auto Firing from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

ZIVA VFX Muscle Simulation Breakdown | Tiger from Suchan Bajracharya on Vimeo.

I have always been fascinated by science and animation. Musculo-skeletalal cat-walk we created at Puppeteer Lounge! With ZIVA VFX tool-set we can auto fire (trigger) the muscle fiber excitation for anatomically correct muscular contraction and relaxation. Watch full breakdown video here.

Character Animation by student Neha Pradhan (Animation Workshop 1)

Character Animation by student Neha Pradhan (Animation Workshop 1) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out Basic Foundation Character Animation show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Neha Pradhan from Nepal. Learn character animation at Puppeteer Lounge!

Character Animation by student Serghey Badragan (Animation Workshop 5)

Character Animation by student Serghey Badragan (Animation Workshop 5) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out character animation show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Serghey Badragan from Moldova. Learn character animation at Puppeteer Lounge!

Snappers Advanced Facial Rig for Maya and Unreal Engine

Snappers advanced FACS based adaptive facial rig running real-time inside Unreal Engine. Very impressive!

Demoreel by Deivid Garcia Betancourt

Demoreel_2017 from Deivid Cg Artist on Vimeo.

Check out this rigging demo-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Deivid Garcia Betancourt.

ZIVA VFX Hyper Real Quadruped Setup | Musculoskeletal Breakdowns

ZIVA VFX Hyper Real Quadruped Setup | Musculoskeletal Breakdowns from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Here is the finished output of Tiger walk-cycle test with ZIVA VFX state of the art tissue system. Overall a great tool-set! Me together with our in-house artist had a great time bringing the tiger to life. There are a few glitches here and there which we will improve with iteration. Again for those of you who would like to learn and explore the world of ZIVA VFX tissue system, please feel free to check out Puppeteer Lounge Rigging Workshop. Thanks :)

Puppeteer Lounge Hyper Real Quadruped Setup | Musculoskeletal Breakdowns

Hyper Real Quadruped Setup | Musculoskeletal Breakdowns from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

This breakdown shows realistic quadruped character (Tiger) deformation rig driven by Maya Muscle system based intuitive rig to create realistic-looking outer body deformation, from skeleton to muscles. This rig features in Puppeteer Lounge Hyper Real Quadruped Setup training workshop. Learn to setup realistic quadruped rig at Puppeteer Lounge!

Face Rigging Practice #2 by Veronica Morera

Face Rigging Practice #2 from Vero Morera on Vimeo.

Character setup by Veronica Morera with 2D expressions. Very cute!

PIGEON MAN

PIGEON MAN from Wayne Carlisi on Vimeo.

Pigeon Man by Wayne Carlisi. Very funny :)

How Time Flies

Rigging Show Reel ~ Summer 2012 from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Time flies when you're having fun training. Sharing with you a treat from the past. It's been over 6 years :D

Character Rigging showreel by Raka S. Saptamardhika (Puppeteer Lounge Rigging Workshop 2)

Character Rigging showreel by student Raka S. Saptamardhika (Rigging Workshop 2) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup show-reel (Rigging Workshop 2) by Puppeteer Lounge student Raka S. Saptamardhika from Indonesia. Character Model by Julie Tardieu. Character Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakya.

Facial Setup by student Raka S. Saptamardhika

Facial Setup by student Raka S. Saptamardhika from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Facial Setup by Puppeteer Lounge student Raka S. Saptamardhika and Facial Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakya. Great Combo!

PREY: Facial System

PREY: Facial System from NicholasSilveira on Vimeo.

Facial setup by Nicholas Silveira.

Boss Baby Animation & Reference Reel 1

Boss Baby Animation & Reference Reel 1 from anthony hodgson on Vimeo.

Boss Baby Character Animation and Video Reference by Anthony Hodgson and Rani Namaani.

Puppeteer Lounge Human Transformation Animation

Human Transformation Animation from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Watch real-time rendered CGI animation of Zero character from Puppeteer Lounge Human Transformation Setup training workshop.

Character rigging show-reel by Veronica Morera.

Rigging Reel 2017 by Verónica Morera from Vero Morera on Vimeo.

Character rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge alumni Veronica Morera.

Rigging Workshop 1 Reel by Antonio Gloria

Character Rigging by Antonio Gloria (Rigging Workshop 1) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Rigging and Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Antonio Gloria from Mexico for beginner level Rigging Workshop 1. Get started with Character Rigging at Puppeteer Lounge. 

Bird Wing Setup | Rig Demo

Bird Wing Setup | Rig Demo from Suchan Bajracharya on Vimeo.

Here is a quick video at some of the features of the bird's wing rig from Puppeteer Lounge Bird Setup Training Workshop. You can learn to setup similar character for production at Puppeteer Lounge.

Apply here to Learn!

Hyper Real Quadruped Setup

A sneak peek at Puppeteer Lounge new training workshop "Hyper Real Quadruped Setup"!

Learn more: http://puppeteerlounge.com/rigging-workshop

Vital Skin by Vital Mechanics

This looks promising! Check out Vital Skin FX used in simulating realistic skin deformation.

The Art of VR - Sotheby’s Exhibit by MacInnes Scott

Real-time facial motion capture and rendering technology interpolating visitor's facial expression to animate photo-real digital avatars of President Obama and Trump.

Human Transformation Setup | Rig Demo

Human Transformation Setup | Rig Demo from Suchan Bajracharya on Vimeo.

A look at the rig features of Puppeteer Lounge Human Transformation Setup Training Workshop. You can learn to setup similar character for production at Puppeteer Lounge. For more information about Puppeteer Lounge Character Rigging Training Workshop. click here.

Character Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakya (Animation Workshop 3)

Character Animation by student Nitin Shakya (Animation Workshop 3) from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.
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Watch this beautiful character animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Nitin Shakya.

Character Animation by student Pranesh Shakya (Animation Workshop 4)

Character Animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Pranesh Shakya from Nepal.
Click here for more info about Animation Training Workshop at Puppeteer Lounge.

Character Setup by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud from France (Rigging Workshop 2). Watch character setup demo by Jules Giraud below.
Click here for more info about Character Rigging Training Workshop at Puppeteer Lounge.


Apply here to Learn at Puppeteer Lounge.

Ajar Animation on BCS Facial Rig | Breakdown

Ajar Animation on BCS Facial Rig | Breakdown from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Test animation on Puppeteer Lounge FACS based rig driven with Blendshape Combination System created with KeyFrame animation.

Apply to learn
Character Animation Training Workshop
Character Rigging Training Workshop 

Croc Rig Demo by Create 3d Characters

Croc Rig Demo from create3dcharacters on Vimeo.

Love the new Croc Rig by Andrew Silke over at Create 3d Characters. Be sure to check it out!

Facial Motion Capture Setup Demo by Veronica Morera

Facial Motion Capture Setup Demo by student Veronica Morera from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Facial motion capture setup demo by student Veronica Morera. Beautifully done! Watch Facial MoCap on a realistic rig at 1 min mark on video below.

François Le Bourg - Showreel

François Le Bourg - Showreel from François Le Bourg on Vimeo.

Character setup demo by François Le Bourg. Beautifully done!

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Vehicle Setup Showreel by Dario Triglia

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Vehicle Setup Showreel by student Dario Triglia from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out this beautiful Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Vehicle rig demo by Puppeteer Lounge student Dario Triglia.

Mechanical Animals by Veronica Morera

Mechanical Animals by Veronica Morera from Vero Morera on Vimeo.

Check out mechanical character rigs by Veronica Morera. Splendid job!

Puppeteer Lounge Character Rigging Student Showreel | 2017

Character Rigging Student Showreel ~ 2017 from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Watch a compilation of the best character rigging work from Puppeteer Lounge students enrolled in our Character Rigging Training Workshop. Presenting you our Character Rigging Student Show Reel 2017 :) Apply now and learn character rigging with Puppeteer Lounge! For more information about Character Rigging Training Workshop, click here. Best Wishes to all the talented students at Puppeteer Lounge :)

Character Rigging showreel by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud

Character Rigging showreel by student Jules Giraud from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Watch Character Rigging Show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud. You can learn to setup similar character rigs for production. Learn more at Puppeteer Lounge website.

Character Rigging showreel by Toochukwu Ogbogu

Character Rigging showreel by student Toochukwu Ogbogu from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Watch Character Rigging Show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Toochukwu Ogbogu. You can learn to setup similar character rigs for production. Learn more at Puppeteer Lounge website.

Character Rigging showreel by student Mitchell Simons

Character Rigging showreel by student Mitchell Simons from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out character rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Mitchell Simons.

Auto Rigging Tool demo by student Raka S. Saptamardhika

Auto Rigging Tool demo by student Raka S. Saptamardhika from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Auto Rigging Tools are an important asset for character setup in any production. Watch Auto Rigging Tool demonstration video by Puppeteer Lounge student Raka S. Saptamardhika from Indonesia. You can learn to create your very own tool-set at Puppeteer Lounge.

Facial Setup demo by Puppeteer Lounge student Elena Boshkoska

Facial Setup demo by student Elena Boshkoska from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out this wonderful realistic facial rigging demonstration by Puppeteer Lounge student Elena Boshkoska.

Animation Workshop 4 Reel by student Ronit Shakya

Animation Workshop 4 Reel by student Ronit Shakya from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out this wonderful character animation by Puppeteer Lounge student Ronit Shakya. Learn character animation at Puppeteer Lounge!

AXE Character Animation | Character Rig Demo

Watch real-time rendered CGI animation demo of Puppeteer Lounge game engine compatible character AXE. If you like the demo and would like to learn a similar setup, feel free to check out Puppeteer Lounge's Training Workshops. Watch character rig demo below... The rig's deformation is based on multiple corrective shapes. There are no muscle objects.

Muscle Rigging project by student Vero Morera

Muscle Rigging project by student Vero Morera from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Muscle Rigging project by Puppeteer Lounge student Vero Morera from Costa Rica. Learn more about Puppeteer Lounge Training Workshop here.

Warrior Battle Scene - 300 Inspired Animation | Character Rig Demo

300 Inspired Battle Scene, animated at Puppeteer Lounge. This is an experimental real-time CGI short animation to re-create one of the famous battle scene from the movie 300.

The Lord Inquisitor | Marcus Allenbrisk Character Rigging Show-reel | Warhammer 40K

Character Setup show-reel for character Marcus Allenbrisk, one of the lead character from The Lord Inquisitor CGI Short movie set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. At Puppeteer Lounge we worked on all of the character rig and deformation for the CGI short film "The Lord Inquisitor" created and directed by Erasmus Brosdau. This project was created entirely in spare time without any budget by super-talented team spread across the globe. Watch the first 8 minutes of The Lord Inquisitor, a full CGI short movie set in the universe of Warhammer 40k below.

Making a Lion with Ziva

Walk Cycle Fascia 2 from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.


Walk Cycle Muscles from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.


Making a Lion with Ziva. This is an excellent resource for creating realistic digital quadruped. Check it out!

Special Offers @puppeteerlounge

Puppeteer Lounge is now offer special exclusive offers for Training Workshop Pprograms. Check it out!

ZIVA VFX

ZIVA VFX – Chris and Jernej Discuss Visual FX Results from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.

Here is a really cool product that you can test ZIVA VFX. I have just tried it out and the tissue system and simulation is very cool, pretty fast too. I would love to integrate it into realistic character rig, great for muscle, tissue and fat sim. If you have checked out Puppeteer Lounge recent webinar here, you will notice that the simulation was done using nCloth. You can apply the Ziva tissue system with similar rig to get even better results. The Ziva's built in simulation is faster compared to nCloth in Maya and more tuned for fleshy simulation. Try it out for yourself!

Direct Selection of Character Controls in Maya from Stephen Candell

Direct Selection of Character Controls in Maya from Stephen Candell on Vimeo.

Check out this video overview by Stephen Candell on setting up direct selection controls inside Maya which replicate a similar workflow we see with Pixar, Dreamworks and similar big studios. The idea can be well integrated into any rig system thus creating a clean and intuitive setup for the animators. Give it a try!

Skip Animation Tutorial

Skip Animation Tutorial from Felix Sputnik on Vimeo.

In-depth explanation of the skipping motion in animation by Felix Sputnik.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Face Rigging Demo Reel

Sony Pictures Imageworks Face Rigging Demo Reel from Stephen Candell on Vimeo.

Sony Pictures Imageworks face rigging show-reel by Stephen Candell.

Maya Muscle and Face Rigging by Veronica Morera

Maya Muscle and Face Rigging by Veronica Morera from Vero Morera on Vimeo.

Rigging Workshop 3 show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Veronica Morera from Costa Rica.

Character Rigging showreel by Jules Giraud

Character Rigging showreel by student Jules Giraud from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Jules Giraud from France.
If you want to learn like Jules, apply here.

Animation Workshop 3 Reel by student Pranesh Shakya

Animation Workshop 3 Reel by student Pranesh Shakya from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

#Animation Worskhop 4 (Acting) show-reel by student Pranesh Shakya.

→ Animation Workshop : http://puppeteerlounge.com/animation-workshop
→ Apply to Learn : http://puppeteerlounge.com/apply

Animation Workshop 4 Reel by student Bibhuk Shakya

Animation Workshop 4 Reel by student Bibhuk Shakya from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

#Animation Worskhop 4 (Acting) show-reel by student Bibhuk Shakya.

→ Animation Workshop : http://puppeteerlounge.com/animation-workshop
→ Apply to Learn : http://puppeteerlounge.com/apply

Animation Workshop 4 Reel by student Serghey Badragan

Animation Workshop 4 Reel by student Serghey Badragan from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

#Animation Worskhop 4 (Acting) show-reel by student Serghey Badragan.

→ Animation Workshop : http://puppeteerlounge.com/animation-workshop
→ Apply to Learn : http://puppeteerlounge.com/apply

Character Rigging showreel by Jamie Blyth

Character Rigging showreel by student Jamie Blyth from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Rigging Show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Jamie Blyth from United Kingdom. Jamie is currently a Rigging TD at Framestore.

Workflow Breakdown - BodyMech Transform by Adam Turnbull

Workflow Breakdown - BodyMech Transform from Adam Turnbull on Vimeo.

Animation workflow breakdown by Adam Turnbull showcasing transformation between three rigs.

Rigging and MEL Scripting Reel by Esteban Mendez

Character Rigging and MEL Scripting Reel by student William Esteban Méndez from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Rigging And MEL Scripting Reel from Esteban Mendez on Vimeo.
Character Setup show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student William Esteban Méndez from Costa Rica

Facial Setup demo by student Valeriya Fedoseeva

Facial Setup demo by student Valeriya Fedoseeva from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Facial Setup demo by Puppeteer Lounge student Valeriya Fedoseeva from Russia :)

Show-reels by William Esteban Mendez

Blah Toon Rig Demo from Esteban Mendez on Vimeo.

Blah Toon Rig Demo by Puppeteer Loung student William Esteban Mendez.

The Strange Case of Spider-Tank: A Veteran War Tank from Esteban Mendez on Vimeo.

Spidey Tank Rig Demo by Puppeteer Loung student William Esteban Mendez.

MEL Scripting show-reel by William Esteban Méndez

MEL Scripting DemoReel from Esteban Mendez on Vimeo.

MEL Scripting show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student William Esteban Méndez :) Click here to learn more about Puppeteer Lounge Training Workshop.

Baby Naza by Tippett Studio

League of Gods - Baby Naza VES Reel from Michael Cavanaugh on Vimeo.

The making of Baby Naza by Tippett Studio.

Rigging Demoreel by Zhenggang Deng

Rigging_Demo_Reel_2016 from Gang on Vimeo.

Beautiful rigging demoreel from a DreamWorks artist, Zhenggang Deng.

The Shallows VFX Breakdown

Superb CGI breakdown by ILP.

Rigging & UI Show-Reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Adien Dendra

Check out Puppeteer Lounge Rigging Workshop 2 Show-reel by student Adien Dendra.

Advanced Ribbon Rig Demo from Alex Mann

Interesting ribbon rig setup by ALex Mann.

Happy New Year 2017

Wishing you all a Happy New Year 2017 :)