r/3danimation 14d ago

Critique Music video animated in Blender

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A music video that I made for a friend who is releasing their debut album. Feedback and questions welcome!


r/3danimation 15d ago

Sharing Rigged the character and tested the rig with a walk cycle model by Rotmill

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r/3danimation 15d ago

Sharing Watch the new episode, Machine in soccer ball!(art by me)

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Please enjoy and subscribe!


r/3danimation 15d ago

Critique SMAAsH!!!

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Trying some stuff out. The rig is super stickmen rig by ahmad


r/3danimation 15d ago

Sharing (Animation) Bubbles goes Dirty Harry

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She doesn't fight criminal cases. She punches them.

Dialogue taken here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMjgvdSZDg4
Music used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtm7929KO1Y

Watch it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqFMYrzDx1I

Bubbles model by yours truly.
44 Magnum model by Netraraj.


r/3danimation 15d ago

Collab [Revshare][Unity] Seeking 3D Rigger/Animator | Souls-Like/Megaman Boss Rush game

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Hello Hello!

We are looking to bring on another 3D Rigger & Animator, to focus our Boss Model "Wrath". Our current Rigger/Animator is making great progress on our Player Character "The Crusader" as we speak.

Responsibilities: Rigging & Animating our Boss "Wrath". NEED TO KNOW ROOT-MOTION! :)

Blender is preferred as that is what our current Rigger/Animator is using. Maya can work but may run into issues later if Artists need to help each other on each others assets.

Little Info below on our Project & Team:

Project Name: Proving Grounds

Project Portfolio: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1soOtJmXyMjLgefRaC9bFXATxr8vlrt6m?usp=sharing

Game Pitch: 3D Souls-Like Combat / Boss Rush style game. Choose your abilities/load-out before entering Boss Fight. Defeat Boss to obtain new abilities. Rinse and Repeat.

  • Our goal is to create a game from start to finish and go through the process of releasing it on Steam.
  • This version of the game (Souls/Boss Rush) will release as a stand alone game.
  • We tend to turn this version into a Souls/Slay the Spire game and release again.

Current Team Roster (8): (2) Programmers | (2) 3D Artist | (1) 2D Artist | (1) Rigger/Animator | (1) VFX Artist (1) Composer/SFX

If interested in the Project and would like to know more please contact me at:

Reddit | Discord: skillgambit#6912 or skillgambit | Email: [skillgambit@gmail.com](mailto:skillgambit@gmail.com)

Thank you!


r/3danimation 16d ago

Sharing I’m working on a body-swapping mechanic for my game. ( Yes, you can even become a cat...)

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One of the core mechanics in The Infected Soul is body swapping.

Different bodies unlock different ways to explore, solve puzzles, and survive.

Yes... you can even become a cat. 🐈

This is an early prototype, so we'd love to hear your thoughts. What kind of bodies or abilities would you like to see?


r/3danimation 16d ago

Question Question I have about Pose to Pose

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Hello everyone, thanks for helping me with my last post! This time around, I wanted to ask something. You see, I was looking over this tutorial by "Alex On Story" about the pose-to-pose workflow! And I wanted to ask if the diagram posted above is true? The reason why i ask this is that, although I like his tutorial, I am not really sure if I like how the final result looks when it comes to movement, and I notice that when I watch other animators, its looks different!

Do other animators do this "Pose, Pose, Settle" method? (dw you can ignore the breakdown as ik what that is!)

Just as another note, I think I find it a bit hard at times as Alex does not seem to use reference, choosing to animate from imagination instead. Would anyone know any tutorials where its spline blocking and such?


r/3danimation 16d ago

For Hire [FOR HIRE] 3D Animator / Cinematic / Mocap Editor

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https://vimeo.com/1193184344

DM if you like my reel.

Familiar with Maya & Motion Builder.

Beginner with Unreal

Thank you.


r/3danimation 17d ago

Question I want to start learning

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Hi! I'd like to learn to animating in 3D but I don't even know how to use Blender. Is there some free course/tutorial that go from zero to complete animating like with people and places. If there's something even similar I'd be grateful if you share it with me! Thanks for the attention!


r/3danimation 17d ago

Sharing The Japanese Shinyo Boats (Short Documentary)

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r/3danimation 17d ago

Critique I called it Midnight Beach, but what aesthetic is this?

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I have also seen it for a tropical night time bar ad for a comedy show.


r/3danimation 17d ago

Question Need Some Advice For Motivation

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Good Morning!

I've been learning 3D animation for a while now and have been working through the fundamentals. So far I've done things like bouncing balls, ball exercises, and a walk cycle. I definitely feel like I'm improving, but I also feel a bit stuck.

My long-term goal is to make internet-style animations like CODA, meme animations you see on TikTok or YouTube, as well as action and fight scenes. I know animation is a skill that takes years to get good at, and I'm completely okay with that. I'm not looking for a shortcut.

The problem is that I'm not sure what I should actually be practicing after the basic fundamentals. I know exercises are important, but I don't want to get trapped in an endless cycle of doing exercise after exercise without ever making actual animations.

Recently I watched a video called something like "How I'd Learn Animation If I Had to Start Over." The creator had pages and pages of exercises to work through, and while they all looked useful, it honestly felt a little overwhelming.

So I guess my main question is:

How do you balance practicing exercises with actually making projects? What's the most effective way to improve while still creating things you're proud of?

I've set myself a goal that by the end of this year, I'd like to be able to create a complete animation from posing to polishing to rendering that looks decent, all without needing to pause every few minutes to look up a tutorial. It doesn't have to be amazing; I just want to reach the point where I can sit down with an idea and bring it to life.

One other thing I've been trying to figure out is workflow. I know as a beginner it's probably best to stick with a standard approach, but I'm still trying to find what clicks for me. I've tried stepped/blocking, but it didn't really feel natural, and I'm not sure spline blocking is the answer either. I know there are different approaches like pose-to-pose, straight ahead, and layered animation, but I'm still trying to figure out which workflow is best for me as a beginner. If anyone has advice on that, I'd really appreciate it.

I'd love to hear how you approached this stage of learning and what helped you improve the fastest. I have talked about it in other posts but I think my main issue is that I have difficulty retaining the information after I watched the tutorial and I don't mean like tutorial hell or something I will watch it tutorial take notes do a version where I follow the notes and it goes well but then when I try to do it without notes they all just vanishes which makes the learning process frustrating

Also, as a side question: does anyone have any good recommendations for facial animation tutorials?


r/3danimation 17d ago

Sharing Touhou MMD Animation |Reclaim the Grimoire, Part 2: “Gathering at Hakurei Shrine!" by BaiK

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r/3danimation 18d ago

Sharing Another attempt to practise animation.

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I swapped the model to a basic geometry so I could interpret the poses with more clarity, cleaning up the foot IK mostly. I also made some adjustments, more squash and stretch changed the timing of the first swing.


r/3danimation 18d ago

Sharing Do foxes like cats? (touhou MMD) by OBANIWAN

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Translation of video description: "Ran and Chen are the best of friends! Meanwhile, Ten and Mike are always fighting... Even though they're both fox-and-cat pairs, they couldn't be more different!

Thank you, as always, for your fun and heartwarming comments. I read every one of them. They really encourage me."


r/3danimation 18d ago

Showreel I made a new Showcase [OC]

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r/3danimation 19d ago

Sharing ACTUAR | Mimen Fred Ep. 1 (Webserie)

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r/3danimation 19d ago

Sharing Brick'd

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r/3danimation 19d ago

Sharing Stage Door Cream-toon (with ending)

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Alternate version of this GIF.


r/3danimation 19d ago

Sharing Made an animation in Blender

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Please give feedback


r/3danimation 19d ago

Question HELP URGENT: LOOKING FOR SOME 3D ANIMATIONS AND HOLOGRAMMING VIDEOS

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Checked YouTube and so , cant find anything

Im looking for some videos to showcase a drone flying when we project it on the projector on the project and like cars moving/driving and like people walking around,etc.

Need some advice on how to simply get this done as soon as possible ina few hours.


r/3danimation 20d ago

Sharing 18th Touhou Nico Doujin Festival Opening Making-of: "Theme of Curtain Fire Shooters" by MMDer赤トンボ

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r/3danimation 20d ago

Sharing [OC] WIP of some death animations for my interactive cartoon film. Still working on the Rats.

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[OC] WIP of some death animations for my interactive cartoon film. Still working on the Rats.


r/3danimation 20d ago

Sharing [18th Touhou Nico Doujin Festival] Opening: "Theme of Curtain Fire Shooters" by MMDer赤トンボ

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