All the blog posts will be available on Puppeteer Lounge website!

Ok so I will be posting all the future blog posts on Puppeteer Lounge website. I want to make it a little more streamline and easier for viewers and readers to access my blog posts and at the same time access what Puppeteer Lounge training workshops has to offer! So this is the final post on this blogger website. All future posts and current posts are available at PUPPETEERLOUNGE.com!

Thanks for READING my Blogs and following! See you at Puppeteer Lounge Blogs webpage!!! 😊

Gauley Early Gameplay - Nepali Community Game by Ashim Shakya

Gauley is an indie game based in Nepal and made by a solo Nepali artist Ashim Shakya entirely made using Unreal Engine. In this video, we explore around the open world of Gauley, drive vehicles, visit heritage location situated amongst the scenic landscape. Sit back and enjoy this gameplay video and support Ashim by buying his games!!!

Made in Nepal game by Ashim Shakya

Made in Nepal game by our good friend Ashim Shakya. Ashim is single handedly making history! His dedication to keep going and making it happen is inspiring! Hats off to Ashim's amazing work. Subscribe to his channel for game related contents, buy his game and support Nepali artists!

More Student Reels Bird Rigging and Auto Rig Tools

Bird rigging demo reel with wing folding setup by Puppeteer Lounge student Massimiliano Cacitti from Italy. Auto 3D Character Rigging Tool based on MEL by Puppeteer Lounge student Cesar Ortiz from Spain.

Unreal Engine Maya Workflow Tutorial | Puppeteer Lounge Membership Workshop

Learn Maya and Unreal Engine workflow with this tutorial series! This is the class 01 of 10 classes training workshop program that is exclusive to Puppeteer Lounge Members only. Join this channel to get access to perks and exclusive tutorials series:

How to rig a Cloth "The simple technique to achieve complex behavior" | PL Members Tutorial

Check out Puppeteer Lounge YouTube Members only exclusive video tutorial on how to setup a cloth rig. The technique can be used for rigging character clothing such as skirt, coat, cape, loin cloth, etc. with proper sliding and collision deformation that seamlessly follows the base model!

Puppeteer Lounge MEMBERSHIP

Puppeteer Lounge membership program on YouTube is now LIVE. Get access to awesome professional tutorials and contents in the field of character rigging and animation! Thanks for all your support!!!

Learn How to Setup Joint Based Eyelid Rigging | Puppeteer Lounge Tutorial

This is a classic tutorial I created back in 2007 using Maya 8.5 but is still very relevant since the techniques are the same! Enjoy this video tutorial on creating quick and easy eyelid rigging using only joints!

Rigging a Wing in Maya | Wing Folding and Feather System Demo

Rigging demonstration of a bird's wing. Check out professional character rigging techniques with Puppeteer Lounge training workshop programs!

3D Facial Setup MoCap by Yuanzhen Li | Student Demo Reel

Facial rigging by Puppeteer Lounge student Yuanzhen Li from USA.

Godzilla Cinematic in Unreal Engine 5

Making a cinematic Godzilla in Unreal Engine by Josh Toonen. Big shout out to Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Sanal Deep Singh Sandhu on the project build!

DSP Arjun Animated Shorts by Puppeteer Lounge

Lights, Camera, and Action! Step into the whimsical world of Puppeteer Lounge 3D animated spoof starring Rajesh Hamal.

The Power of Spring IK Solver in Maya

The Power of Spring IK Solver in Maya! Use this feature!!! 

Automated Foot System

Very nice. I go over a similar setup on Animatable Pivot Control for Foot Setup in Rigging Workshop 2.

Rigging a Ferris Wheel in Maya

In this video tutorial I go over how to rig a Ferris Wheel in Autodesk Maya. Check out professional character rigging techniques with Puppeteer Lounge training workshop programs here! 

AdonisFX Muscle Simulation Training Workshop in the MAKING

Great NEWS! Puppeteer Lounge have been granted an Academic license by team AdonisFX! Now it's time to dig in and explore this tool-set. Training Workshop program coming soon!!

ZIVA VFX Not Available

Well... with the downfall of ZIVA VFX, Puppeteer Lounge will no longer feature and train workshops based on ZIVA VFX! Rigging Workshop 4, ZIVA Quad Setup, etc is not available at the moment, but I am looking at other solutions too like AdonisFX...! As for RIGGING WORKSHOP 3 (Muscle Based Setup), we are including a BONUS Material that goes over FAT SKIN Simulation using nCloth dynamics so you can add simulation in your rig deformation!

An Advice on using Auto Riggers like mGear and Rigify

There is mGear for Maya and Rigify for Blender! Me as a self-taught rigger always prefer to learn how to build a custom rig from scratch and then develop a tool to implement it. However lately I have been trying out these autorigger tools and I would say if you are already familier with the concept of rigging and comfortable with it then feel free to use these tools to assist in production. I don't however recommend these tools to beginners who are getting started with rigging and want to make a career out of it. Take your time to learn the basics, build your own custom rigs and then learn from these tools :)

Ryan Gosling but 3D CGI Avatar

Character creation, setup and performance by Puppeteer Lounge student Luis Gerardo García Torres.

Blender Rigging Workshops at Puppeteer Lounge

At Puppeteer Lounge, you can now learn to rig characters for film and games using Blender! Rigging Workshop 1, 2, Game Character Setup and Blender Rigify (Mini Workshop) is now available for purchase!

Rigging Demo Reel by Rayner Brian Hendry

Character rigging and muscle simulation by Puppeteer Lounge student Rayner Brian Hendry from Indonesia.

Bugs Bunny 2D Rig Demo

2D Bugs Bunny rig demo by Stephen Iosun. Very impressive!

Francesco Gioia, Rigging/Creature TD Demo Reel 2024

Check out these amazing show-reels by Puppeteer Lounge alumnus Francesco Gioia!

Cartoon spine rigging in Blender!

I have never thought that rigging in Blender would be so much fun! It opens a whole new possibilities of cartoon rigging. Here I experimented with creating a cartoon spine rig with limited number of controllers which is the primary of goal of puppet creation, keeping it simple. If you find it interesting and would like to learn to rig in Blender check out Puppeteer Lounge training workshop programs.

Fundamental difference between rigging in Maya & Blender

In this video I go over building a Spine Rig using Spline IK Handle in Maya and Blender! I am also delighted to share that Puppeteer Lounge is now offering rigging workshop 1 and 2 in Blender as well. Feel free to check out the program on here!

This is Gulu Mulu

GuluMulu is a CGI animation dance series by Puppeteer Lounge featuring Gulu, Mulu and Pika together with their friends. Brought to you by Puppeteer Lounge!

Ditch Your Smartphone & Start Using Dumbphone!

In a world where many of us are glued to our smartphones, I have ditched mine. Here is my two cents on WHY!? 🙏 This post is a irrevalent to my regular CGI related post but I am sharing it for a social cause!

KREA AI "This will blow your Mind!" | Realtime 3D CGI to AI Imagery

With the advent of AI imagery we have been digging into it's future prospect in 3D CGI animation context. This video goes over a real-time screen sharing between Maya view-port which is converted into a AI generated digital double in Krea AI viewport. I am pretty much sure that in the future, 3D softwares like Maya and Blender will implement these AI features for productivity boost!

Krea AI

With the advent of AI imagery I have been also digging into it's future prospect in 3D CGI animation world and recently I came across KREA AI. WOW it will surely blow your mind!!! Here is a post I came across in LinkedIn where realtime screen sharing between Maya viewport is converted into a realistic CGI digital double in Krea AI viewport.

Fundamental difference between rigging in Maya & Blender | Inverse Kinematics

In this video I go over some key difference between rigging in Maya & Blender focusing on bone and IK Handle creation. As a long time Maya user to me Blender is very new, has a lot of quirk and looks a bit modern compared to the dated Maya look. Also I have found Blender to be lot stable! Will be creating more overview videos like this regarding fundamental rigging difference so stay posted on Puppeteer Lounge YouTube channel by subscribing. Next videos will be set driven keys, constraints, skin weighting, etc.

Introducing Bro-Orc | Character Rig for Animation

Meet Bro-Orc! Available for download here Learn to RIG Bro-Orc here https://puppeteerlounge.com/rigging-workshop

Dancing Man ~ Learn ZIVA Muscle Simulation

ZIVA Muscle Simulation by Puppeteer Lounge student Rayner Brian Hendry. Learn to rig and simulate realistic character like this at Puppeteer Lounge! ZIVA Muscle Simulation! 

Maya Keeps Crashing! Do this!!!

Maya has a tendency to CRASH big time! And no body likes to see MAYA Freeze Up and CRASH!! Fortunately there is a SOLUTION, and it's as simple as turning off the Evaluation Nodes to Ignore All. This way the file loads up so that you can troubleshoot it without crashing, going through each nodes to figure out what actually is causing the problem. Hope it HELPS! Cheers :)