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Brush Alpha Generator - Blender

You'll get...

Here's a simple blender file with a procedural shader built for creating/exporting brush alpha textures you can use in apps like Photoshop, Substance Painter, Zbrush, Procreate, etc. This was made in Blender 3.6 and should work in newer versions.

It's pretty flexible and fun to use. Feel free to modify and use this in your projects however you see fit!

AnimVR Custom Texture Brush

A few people have asked for the brush texture I used in "A Moment to Herself": https://vimeo.com/249422802

https://www.instagram.com/p/BddQpynl5U9/

Here you'll find a .zip with the brush texture, a .psd template for making your own brush textures, and a tutorial for how it all works. (For Beta version of AnimVR only....

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Fast Food - VR Hand-drawn Animation

Included:

Download and experience hand-drawn animation created completely in VR!  Viewable with or without a headset on just about any Windows PC.  Be sure to use headphones for full 3D sound experience.  Launch the .exe in the .zip file or see included ReadMe for non-vr viewing instructions.  VR viewing requires installation of Steam VR.

Thanks for downloading. I hope you enjoy, and share this experience around! Cheer...

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vertexColor Ubershader

This is a shader/tool for adjusting objects with Vertex Color.  I created this for tweaking colors on VR paintings, such as those from Quill, Tilt Brush, and AnimVR, but any object with vertex color will work, and all the settings are Animatable and Non-Destructive.

What you'll get:

  • VertexColor Ubershader for Maya 2015 and later
  • Video Tutorial with tips and tricks

Your contribution helps me continue experimenting and developin...

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jd Juicebox rig for Maya

Another classic animation rig.  This one is great to work through early animation exercises, or to continue honing your craft.  I've been using the rig in my classes for a few years now and the feedback has been great!

If you like the rig, feel free to tip me what it's worth to you, or send some positive thoughts my way ;)

[Last tweaked in Maya 2014, may work in earlier versions.]

Posing Tips:  The spine is an FK setup that can be translated to push the pose....

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jd Flour Sack rig for Maya

Ah, the timeless flour sack.  After looking for a simple/appealing sack rig for animation practice, I decided to create my own.  And to give back to the animation community, I'm offering it here free for non-commercial uses.  If you enjoy using it, feel free to tip me what it's worth to you, or just send some good vibes my way!

See it in action here:  https://vimeo.com/72566266

[Created for Ma...

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