Thursday, December 30, 2021

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Monday, December 6, 2021

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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!)





Thursday, October 21, 2021

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.

Friday, August 27, 2021

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!!

Thursday, August 26, 2021

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!!

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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.

Thursday, August 5, 2021

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!!

Friday, July 30, 2021

Bingo

Bingo from Chris Landreth on Vimeo.

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

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Friday, June 11, 2021

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...

Monday, May 31, 2021

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!!!

Monday, April 26, 2021

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 :)

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

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!

Monday, February 15, 2021