Lion by Carey Wang Breakdown

Lion by Carey Wang Breakdown from Madhav Shyam on Vimeo.

Beautiful animation and simulation breakdown by Madhav Shyam.

Cartoon Character Rigging by Roy Livne | Student Demo Reel

Character Setup (Rigging Workshop 2) by Puppeteer Lounge student Roy Livne from Israel.

Character Animation by Sudeep Kambang | Student Demo Reel

Character Animation (Workshop 3 Body Mechanics) by Puppeteer Lounge student Sudeep Kambang from Nepal.

So beautiful 💖

This animated short really made my day. So beautiful!

1 Minute of the Most Lifelike RT Character by Ziva Dynamics

1 Minute of the Most Lifelike RT Character by Ziva Dynamics from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.

A Conversation with a Ziva Real-Time Character from Ziva Dynamics on Vimeo.

This is truly amazing a game changer! All this in real-time running inside UE5. Hat's of the guys at ZIVA VFX!! Anyways I am currently on a waiting list to try it out! Apparantly the tool uses a library of 4D facial scans with the help of machine learning AI to create life like facial expression. I have a feeling that it is very much like deep fake. Just my thoughts but we will wait and see 🙂

NÖS - rigging/cfx reel Muscle

NÖS - rigging/cfx reel from Halldóra Eir Hilmarsdóttir on Vimeo.

Interesting approach on Maya muscle based rigging by Halldóra Eir Hilmarsdóttir.

Martin Gunnarsson Reel 2016

Martin Gunnarsson Reel 2016 from Martin Gunnarsson on Vimeo.

Cartoon Character Rigging by Bruno Silva | Student Demo Reel

Character Setup (Super Toon Character Setup) by Puppeteer Lounge student Bruno Silva from Brazil. Well done Bruno!

Love, Death & Robots

Love, Death & Robots... how did I miss these mini episodes on Netflix for so long! Some amazing CGI shorts... 

My favorites listed below: 

1. Beyond the Aquila Rift (Loved it!) 

2. Zima Blue (The way the story twisted and the overall stylization) 

3. The Secret War (Always a big fan of Metro 2033 vibe and a post apocalyptic world doomed by underworld creatures) 

4. Pop Squad (Fascinating storyline, CGI stylization loved it!) 

5. Snow in the Desert (One of the best CGI humans!) 

6. Life Hutch (The integration of live action + CGI blended so well that at some point it wasn't uncanny and very believable. 

7. The Drowned Giant (A Drowned Giant on the beach... narration nailed it!)

Rigging Reel by José Miguel Puche Díaz

Rigging Reel May 2018 - José Miguel Puche Díaz from José Miguel Puche Díaz on Vimeo.

Really lovely cartoon setups, loved the dog rig too!

Wrinkle pass overlay with ZIVA VFX simulation by Christopher Macwana

Wrinkle_hires from Christopher Macwana on Vimeo.

Interesting approach of using custom shapes to generate wrinkles on skin simulation with ZIVA VFX by Christopher Macwana.

Francesco Gioia, Rigging/Creature TD demo reel - October 2020

Rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Francesco Gioia. Would like to congratulate Francesco on landing a new job at MPC in London! All the very best buddy!!

Rookies Awards 2021 Rigging Entry by Chris Orfanidis

Rookies Awards 2021 Rigging Entry from C.O on Vimeo.

Congratulation to Chris Orfanidis on landing a job at Pixomondo! Glad you found our rigging consultancy program fruitful! All the very best!!

Johnathon Slender rigging showreel

Rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Johnathon Slender. Would like to congratulate Johnathon on landing a new job at Fin Design and Effects in Sydney! All the very best buddy!!

Student Rigging Demo Reel - Mitchell Hardy

Student Rigging Demo Reel - Mitchell Hardy from Mitchell Hardy on Vimeo.

Rigging show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Mitchell Hardy. Would like to congratulate Mitchell on landing a new job at Cinesite! All the very best buddy!!

LEGO Offroad - Car Rig

LEGO Offroad - Car Rig from Mathieu BOUZARD on Vimeo.

LEGO Offroad - Car Rig by Mathieu BOUZARD. You can find 3D models for vehicel setup here.

Bear Fight by Megan Johnson

meganBearFight.mp4 from Anton Blake on Vimeo.

Bear fight animation by Megan Johnson from Monster Emporium Animation School! Really nice!!

Congratulation Mitchell Hardy

Congratulation to Mitchell Hardy one of my star student at Puppeteer Lounge on landing a job at Cinesite! You did good Mitchell!!

Bingo

Bingo from Chris Landreth on Vimeo.

Animated short from 1998 using Alias | Wavefront Maya V1.0!!

ZIVA VFX Muscle Setup by Johnathon Slender | Student Demo Reel

Quadruped Setup and animation by Johnathon Slender. Assignment for Puppeteer Lounge ZIVA VFX Hyper Real Quadruped Setup training workshop. Well done!

Joint based muscle setup by Jeremy Ernst.

muscle_test.mp4 from Jeremy Ernst on Vimeo.

Muscle like deformation with corrective joint setup by Jeremy Ernst.

Animation Showreel by Helio Takahashi

DemoReel_30fps.mov from Helio Takahashi on Vimeo.

Beautiful animation show-reel by Helio Takahashi. Amazing stylization!

Eye rigging in Houdini

Eyerig from Mads Ringdal on Vimeo.

Rigging inside Houdini looks fun. Eye lid rigging by Mads Ringdal.

Realtime RTX Test

Trying out something new with real-time render using RTX On (raytracing mode). Worked on the hair texture/card/shader and overall facial lighting/shading stuff! I am using Nvidia 3090...

Welcome to Unreal Engine 5 Early Access

Welcome to Unreal Engine 5 Early Access from Unreal Engine on Vimeo.

Level up with the next iteration of Unreal Engine to unleash photorealism! This is a game changer!! Get an early access to this incredible engine here.

UE5 Early Access: Nanite x Lumen (Still Life) from Eyad Hussein on Vimeo.

Check out this video by Eyad Hussein which he built entirely in less than 3 hours! Say good bye to Level of Detail (LOD) and light baking!! I am also digging the control rig build inside of the engine!! Let me see what I can cook with this new engine, can't wait to check it out!!!

Alex Zlotin Character Artist showreel 2021

Alex Zlotin Character Artist showreel 2021 from Alex Zlotin on Vimeo.

Character Artist showreel by Alex Zlotin. The facial blendshapes looks very nice!

Puppeteer Lounge Student Character Rigging Showreel 2021

Puppeteer Lounge Student Character Rigging Showreel 2021 from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

We are excited to present Puppeteer Lounge student character rigging showcase 2021! Really amazed and inspired by our students work! Best Wishes to all our talented students and ALL THE BEST :)

ZIVA VFX Muscle Setup by Mitchell Hardy | Student Demo Reel

ZIVA VFX Muscle Setup by Mitchell Hardy | Student Demo Reel from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

ZIVA VFX muscle simulation and character setup by Puppeteer Lounge student Mitchell Hardy. Animation done by in-house animator Nitin Shakya who also trained with us at Puppeteer Lounge.

GIAP VO - RIGGING REEL

Excellent work by Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Giap Vo. Giap joined Puppeteer Lounge's cartoon character setup training workshop program and I am glad to see his latest works implementing the techniques taught during the course. Keep it up Giap!

Cartoon Character Rigging by Oliver Prikryl | Student Demo Reel

Cartoon Character Rigging by Oliver Prikryl | Student Demo Reel from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup (Cartoon Facial Setup) by Puppeteer Lounge student Oliver Prikryl

Darrell Face WIP

Darrell Face WIP from Darrell Vasquez on Vimeo.

Face rigging demo by Darrell Vasquez.

Maya : Auto Rigger - Deformation

Maya : Auto Rigger - Deformation from Robert Joosten on Vimeo.

Deformation auto rigger by Robert Joosten.

Tomas Poveda - Rigging Pipeline/Tools 2021

Tomas Poveda - Rigging Pipeline/Tools 2021 from Tomás Poveda on Vimeo.

Rigging Pipeline Tool demo by Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Tomas Poveda.

“Spies in Disguise” Rig Notes (draw-overs)

"Spies in Disguise" Rig Notes (draw-overs) from Jim Jackson on Vimeo.

Production rig notes at Blue Sky studios.

FACS Facial Rigging by Brian Kenny | Student Demo Reel

FACS Facial Setup by Brian Kenny. Assignment for WRAP FACS Facial Setup training workshop. Well done Brian!

Character Rigging by Johnathon Slender | Student Demo Reel

Character Setup (Rigging Workshop 3) by Puppeteer Lounge student Johnathon Slender. Well done Johnathon!

Ignacio Barrios, Blue Sky Studios Character Rigging Reel 2021

Ignacio Barrios, Blue Sky Studios Character Rigging Reel 2021 from Ignacio Barrios on Vimeo.

Blue Sky Studios Character Rigging Reel by Ignacio Barrios. Amazing work!

Facial rigging by Brian Kenny

Facial Setup (Hyper Real Facial Setup) by Puppeteer Lounge student Brian Kenny from USA.

Rigging and Animation Showreel by Markus Hadinger

Rigging and Animation Showreel 2018 from Markus Hadinger on Vimeo.

Lovely showreel by Markus Hadinger. Amazing setup and equally impressive character animation!

Convert deformer weights to skinCluster weights (Python tool)

Convert deformer weights to skinCluster weights (Python tool) from Garrett Eves on Vimeo.

Converting deformer weights to Skin Cluster, looks very handy. A python tool by Garrett Eves.

MEL scripting tools demo by Umesh Panigrahy

Intro to MEL scripting show-reel by student Umesh Panigrahy. Well done Umesh!

Vernald rig by Mads Ringdal

Vernald rig from Mads Ringdal on Vimeo.

Interesting setup by Mads Ringdal in Houdini.

Bone Spring

bonesprings from Mads Ringdal on Vimeo.

Bone Spring! Very cool setup by Mads Ringdal.

Trex Breakdown Dinosaur

The Cretaceous King Asset Development 2020 from Ajinkya Vartak on Vimeo.

This Tyrannosaurus breakdown looks amazing!

Francesco Gioia, Rigging/Creature TD demo reel, december 2020

Francesco Gioia, Rigging/Creature TD demo reel, december 2020 from Francesco Gioia on Vimeo.

ZIVA VFX Muscle Setup by Francesco Gioia | Student Demo Reel from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Impressive show-reel by Puppeteer Lounge student Francesco Gioia. Well done Francesco!

Character Rigging by Yuri Correa

Character Rigging by Yuri Corrêa | Student Demo Reel from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Character Setup (Rigging Workshop 2) by Puppeteer Lounge student Yuri Corrêa from Brazil. Well done Yuri.

Facial rig by Chris Jones

Universal facial rig by Chris Jones. Impressive!