Jan 5, 2008

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Are all these rigs free?

-  Not all. Most of them are, but when there's a price I'll mention it in the post.

What software is needed for those rigs?

- Mainly Maya for now.

15 comments:

Unknown said...

I am a animation student and i just wanted to say SUPER THANX for the work on this website!!!!

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Glad it's helping! :)

Unknown said...

hey jean, m an up coming animator artist. n ur stuff ll help me. i must say all the ridgs n stuffs r osum. for the students n it can be used in showreels. A super duper thanks to u. :)

Unknown said...

n i would like u to upload a tutorial about how to rig a full human body......plzzzzz i request u. coz i can learn more from u wat i think.. n if u post this tutorial. den ll be thankfull to u. thanks jean :) n keep up the good works :)

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Thanks, I appreciate it!

And sure thing, just email me your tutorial and I'll see where I'll post it (here or on Spungella).

Unknown said...

hey u getting me wrong. i requested u to make a tutorial on how to rig a human body in 3ds max .....so plz make n upload it ll help me a lot... :)

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Ah, hahaha, sorry. Your way of writing in English confused me then. :)

And I don't know Studio Max, so you'd have to ask someone else, sorry.

Unknown said...

hahah. of fine. den make a tutorial of human body rig in maya i know maya also. :) hope u ll turn back to me. coz i wanna solve my problems in rigging. and u r the only one who can help me. thanks "Jean." :)

Jean-Denis Haas said...

Sorry, I'm an animator not a rigger. You will have to request that on a rigging forum.

Character Animator said...

I guess they can't be used commercially?

Denns J.
djepsen.com

Jean-Denis Haas said...

You'd have to ask the owner regarding commercial work. When in doubt don't use any of these rigs commercially. Ask first, and if there's no answer, find another rig.

Fabian said...

Great website!
Can I use this rigs in an animation demo reel? And can I use the 3D meshes for rigging from scratch and use them in a demo reel too? Thanks!

Jean-Denis Haas said...

That's not my call, you'd have to ask the person(s) who rigged the characters for any type of permissions.

Unknown said...

Hi this web site is really amazing. I wanted to ask you something, if I want to participate in a contest animating one of the characters you have here, can I do it? of course I'll specify that the modelling, rigging and /or texturing is not mine. :) thanks!

Jean-Denis Haas said...

That is up to the person who rigged the character you're using. So far, any non commercial work has been okay but again, that's not my call.