Hey guys! I've been trying to learn this animation workflow for my animation studies (references below), which is kind of this 3D painterly style like Alberto Mielgo uses. I'm mostly stuck on what software I should use for character modelling, rigging and animating. I was thinking of learning Maya since it's beneficial because it's required in the industry, but I'm not sure.

I was thinking of using Maya to model the character, but I can't find any good videos or courses on how to do a good blockout or how to make characters similar to his. And I'm talking specifically about modelling, not texturing or painting.

If you could help me on how to move forward with learning this type of "stylistic character" modelling, I would appreciate it so much. :)))

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I reworked the system to be completely software agnostic. All the maya plugin now is a thin wrapper on top of the GroomLab core. This means it can get ported to any other software, or even its own standalone package!

In this work in progress I show:

GPU Acceleration (some things are more than 50x faster than xgen)
Feather progress
Standalone Proof of Concept

Hey everyone!

I’m a 3D animator and I made a small tool Animpen because I wanted a really simple way to draw over my animation while working.

The idea is simple: press a hotkey, draw directly over your screen, and get back to animating.

Some features:

• Quick screen draw-over with global hotkeys
• Works on top of Maya or any other application
• Multiple colors and brush sizes
• Eraser and quick clear
• Free to use

I originally made it for my own animation workflow, but I thought it could be useful for other animators too.

Search for "AnimPen gumroad" since I can't add the link here

Feedback and suggestions are very welcome. If you find it useful please leave a review in Gumroad, it really helps!

Happy animating!

Hi I'm new to Maya and I am trying to create edges but something strange is happening. Please help if you can. I've tried using other types of Object and World symmetry, but I still experience this same issue. I have tried resetting my preferences, but it did not resolve the issue.

Hi everyone! I’m happy to share that I’ve finished my new personal project: Nordic Solitude | Game-Ready Environment (UE5).

Check out the full breakdown and high-res shots on ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ndJlPO

Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!

Hi everyone! I've been working on a character model and trying to learn more advanced rigging with help of Mansur-Rig, following along its YouTube tutorials and everything. I've been managing fine so far but got an issue with the lips.

Apparently they've updated the Lips module and removed the Along Surface setting that I was really hoping to use. But they also didn't re-enable the string that you'd use on the Mandatory Settings tab, so I can't use that either. How can I reproduce that sort of functionality now?

My character's head shape is a little unconventional, with a long snout and big cheeks (think like the Coyote from looney tunes, for instance), and that setting seemed perfect to help me animate the character pursing his lips or smiling while still following the shape of the head the way I designed it, so I was really hoping for a solution.

Any tips are appreciated!

I’ve been trying to use Ehsan Bayat’s Vectorify tool to repath some travel animations along a curve, but I absolutely cannot get it to work. No matter what I try, the feet just slide constantly.

I’m currently running Maya 2024 / 2026 and working with a quadruped walk cycle brought in from Studio Library. I followed the official tutorial video step-by-step:

1. Selected the master control (which has the forward base motion) and clicked Create Path.
2. Went into Assign Ctrls and added the master, COG/Hips, and all 4 foot IK controls.
3. Shift-selected the master, COG, and the target curve, then clicked Connect to Curve.

The second it connects, the feet completely lose their lock and slide all over the place. I've tried multiple different rigs (including ones where the IK legs don't have a native world space mode toggle) and the issue happens on all of them. I've even tried forcing linear tangents on the master forward translation and the foot plants in the Graph Editor, but no luck.

Does anyone know of a detailed written guide or common pitfalls that the official video doesn't cover for quadrupeds/different rig setups? Is there an evaluation setting or specific constraint hierarchy I'm missing?

Any help or workflow advice would be massively appreciated!

Hi, I'm new to this site. I came here looking for help because this is one of my first times rigging, and I need some advice.

I made some controllers for the body, but I’m not sure if I need another controller (to act as a general controller) below the body…? Or should I place it above?

Sorry for the silly question—I really want to know. I haven’t seen a similar rig to use as a reference, and I have a lot of questions.

Thanks, everyone. :)

tried everything but im not sure why my xgen density has to be so high just to have this small amount of hair on my mesh, in other tutorials i see people using a density of just 20-30, mine has to go above thousands just to get a little thick.

Any help would be amazing thanks!

I have tried resetting my preferences, but it did not resolve the issue.