What is Animation Buffet?- Well, have you ever spent countless of hours trying to find free animation rigs? Would you prefer to spend that time animating? I know I do.
There are many artists who offer their rigs for free online, or sites which list rigs that are currently available, but it's all spread out across the web and time consuming to find and to go through. You need a hub which combines all those lists. That's what I would like Animation Buffet to be.
I also want to do a quick review of the rigs, so I can point out the pros and cons to any possible student (or professional animator) who might want to use them.
Are all these rigs free?- Yes. At least that's the main goal. If you get free rigs that come with a CD/DVD purchase (for instance bundled with a book), I'll list them as well, even though they are technically not free. ;)
What software is needed for those rigs?- Mainly Maya for now.