Constraint Demo by David Latour

Informative video demo on constraints inside Maya by David Latour. Check out his other demo videos for more Rig & Animation tips.

Removal of Student Version File Pop-UP Dialog Box

 
Fed up of the constant Pop-Up "Student Version File"! Well here is a quick way to get rid of it all together.

1. Save your Maya file as Maya Ascii file (.ma)
2. Open the file with a text editor (I prefer Notepad ++). 
3. Search and delete fileInfo "license" "student";
4. Save the file and open it!

MTV Rig - Consulado.tv - (2012)

Check out this cool rig demo by Wesley Schneider. Beautiful!

Bill Broeckel Demo Reel 2012

Nice animation reel by Bill Broeckel. Check it out!

Shane Olson Digital Sculpt Feb 26th, 2013

Speed sculpt by Shane Olson. Pretty cool! Would be fun to rig and animate one :)

Sur La Piste du Marsupilami | Visual Effects Making Of

Making of Sur La Piste du Marsupilami.

An Open Letter to Ang Lee

 

Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H) - The global Visual Effects and Animation Company helped to make Lee “Life of Pi” dream a reality, went bankrupt as the film just passed the half billion dollar mark in global ticket sales. Take a look at this Open Letter by Phillip Broste, Lead Compositer from Zoic Studio to Ang Lee. This goes out to all artists who dedicate their lives to their craft!

3D Animation Production Blog

Beautiful facial and personality animation by Xin Zhao. Check out more of these short and sweet shots for their practical projects over here.

Wasim Khan-CharacterTD-Reel2011

Character TD reel by Wasim Khan. Impressive facial auto-rigger and animation GUI.