Resources

This page features a growing list of reputable resources that have helped me on my animation journey and feel like sharing to give back to the community. Check back later when it’s… put on a bit more weight.

Review Software/Tools

Sync Sketch - Online Collaborative Review Tool
Keyframe MP - Great for Playblasts

3D Tools Add-ons

Animbot - Tweeners, Motion-trails, auto-save…
ATools - Like Animbot but stripped down
MG Picker - Character Picker
Animschool Picker - Character Picker
Studio Library - Store Poses & Animation

Youtubers

Jean-Denis Haas
Skitty Animates
Sir Wade Neistadt
Harvey Newman
Ilse Zamarripa

Animation Festivals

CTN Expo (USA)
FMX (Germany)
Annecy Festival (France)
BFX Festival (UK)
VFX Festival

3D Software

Autodesk Maya Indie - Discounted Maya
Blender - Free Open Source 3D Package
Unreal 5 - Free Real-time Renderer
Unity - Free Real-time Renderer
DaVinci Resolve - Free Editing Software

Scripts

Toggle Nurbs Curves On/Off

This script will toggle the viewport NURBS curves on or off. This shaves off time having to navigate to the viewport’s ‘show’ menu repetitively. Assign this MEL script to a hotkey to speed up your workflow!

Credit: Animation Apprentice