Archive For: Character Animation

Free Zombie Character by Devour Destroy

Free Zombie Character by Devour Destroy

Happy Halloween! To celebrate we’re giving away a Zombie Pilot, courtesy of Josh Avira of Devour Destroy Boston. It’s in PhotoShop, with all the body parts separated on different layers, each with it’s own displacement map. It’s meant to be …

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Beluga by Ji Inn Jung | FreeForm Pro

Beluga by Ji Inn Jung | FreeForm Pro

The journey of life seems bleak for a young boy, until a friend turns up in an unexpected place.
That’s the story behind Beluga, a graduation short film project by Ji Inn Jung, School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York. …

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A Bit of Argy Bargy with Jamie Clennett

A Bit of Argy Bargy with Jamie Clennett

Who takes a year off to work on a stop-motion animated short that just happens to feature two old men hanging from meat hooks, casually having a conversation? Someone who feels strongly about expressing themselves creatively. That would be Tasmanian-born …

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A Story of Hope | Dave Legion

A Story of Hope | Dave Legion

Dave Legion and the amazing folks at Funky Medics are behind the inspiring and informative animation: “A Story of Hope” for the FH Foundation. FH is short for Familial Hypercholesterolemia. It is an inherited disorder that leads to aggressive and …

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Gareth Jones for Virgin Media | FreeForm

Gareth Jones for Virgin Media | FreeForm

Here’s a great example of character animation in After Effects, using mettle’s 3D plug-in FreeForm. Gareth Jones has put together a fun piece for Virgin Media/Ignite. FreeForm makes 3D movement in character animation much easier, especially head rotation. For example, …

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