Animation Exchange happened again! If you missed the live twitch stream you can catch up using the link above!
Animation Exchange (2019)
Animbot
Animbot is an essential free Maya toolset for animators made by Alan Camilo. Highly recommended!
Industry Job Spreadsheet
The Industry Job Spreadsheet was compiled by Chris Mayne and is an amazing resource for job seekers. It is full of industry job posting and can be filtered to show only animation roles.
Animator’s Survival Kit
The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams is an essential book to own whether you’re a beginner or an expert.
AnimChallenge
AnimChallenge is a Facebook group that features a monthly animation challenge as well as a dedication to learning within the animation community.
Johan The Dog
Johan The Dog is a free quadruped rig for Maya for use in non-commercial projects.
Advanced Skeleton
Advanced Skeleton has been used to rig creatures, props, vehicles and just about anything since 1999. It is free to download but if you want to use it for a commercial project you will have to buy a license.
Anim Streamers List
The Animation Streamers List was compiled by David J Pumpa and features a bunch of great animation streamers on Twitch.
Grey Matter Gary
Grey Matter Gary is a free Maya rig from Squiggly Rigs
Keith Lango Tutorials
Keith Lango has released his collection of tutorials for free! These were originally made between 2005 & 2010 for paid subcribers only but are now available to everyone.
The Setup Machine
The Setup Machine enables Maya users to easily and quickly rig a wide variety of CG characters with just a few clicks. Generate a flexible, modern character rig in minutes saving you days or weeks of work
Grease Pencil
Grease Pencil is a feature inside Blender that allows you to animate in 2D while taking advantage of a full 3D suite of features. Definitely one of the best pieces of software that blends the two together so seamlessly (and free!)
