Come on over and say hello! Luke is our latest male character rig and he’s awesome. He has the same killer setup as Franky and Kate – our Long Winter-exclusive, ultra-flexible TimberBeast system – and would make a great pair for Kate or one of our other characters in your next animation. Grab a copy […]
Archive | Animation
Get inspired by these “Zootopia” demo reels
When “Zootopia” first released images a while back, I got pretty stoked. The amount of visual interest that was put into the designs made my eyes sing with delight. Then the film came out and I watched as an hour and 48 minutes of animation gold went sailing past my eyes. It was fantastic. Now, […]
Chomp away at this GIF with our T-Rex rig
We liked this T-Rex animation by Thomas Shek so much we had to make a GIF so we could enjoy it over and over. Flying… – T-Rex animation from Thomas Shek Get animating! Browse the Store to get your own copy or any of our other full-featured character rigs. For more Long Winter Studios news, […]
Wild animals on parade
Our own T-Rex and Panter rigs in some nice animation work by CJ Burbage and Thomas Shek, respectively. Nice work, guys. Get animating! Browse the Store to get your own copy or any of our other full-featured character rigs. For more Long Winter Studios news, follow us on Facebook.
A trip to the wild West and a pirate ship
This is a fantastic reel from Keenan Goncalves. Check out the great western clip with our Walter on horseback getting shot by arrows, and Tom and Argus in a hilarious pirate scene at the end that totally cracked us up. Nice work, Keenan! Get animating! Browse the Store to get your own copy or any […]
Student starter rig walk cycle by Kelly Vawter
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a really nice walk cycle with one of our student starter rigs featured in Kelly Vawtner’s 2015 reel – the rest of the shots are pretty awesome too. Browse the Store to get your own copy or any of our other full-featured character rigs. For more Long Winter […]
Learn to rig a beard!
Image Credit: Eric Meister – meistermash.tumblr.com The beard. Often a defining feature on any face. I want to take a minute to make sure your character isn’t missing out on an opportunity to show off his (or her?) killer facial hair. In the video below, I cover how to add a beard to your character. […]
Breakup | Tom animation by Corey Stisser
Another great clip using our Tom rig! This one is from Corey Stisser! You can grab a copy of our classic rig, Tom for $38! To see more of Corey’s work, check out his Vimeo page. And don’t forget to enter your animation in our Tommie Awards contest before February 19! For more Long Winter […]
Call for entries: Win $100 gift certificate
It’s time for the First Annual Tommies’! It’s awards season everywhere and we are ready to hand out some sweet recognition (and $$$!) for the first annual Long Winter Studios’ Tommie Awards. Here’s the deal: we’ve seen the awesome shorts you’ve been making with our characters and we want to highlight your work and give you the […]
Brooke animation sequences
Long Winter Studio’s Brooke rig shines in these animation sequences from Michael Loeck and Catherine Rousseau. Browse the Store to get your own copy of Brooke or any of our other full-featured character rigs. LongWinter Studio Brooke Animation Rig from Michael S Loeck on Vimeo. Brooke WIP 2 from Catherine Rousseau on Vimeo. For […]
“Okay for Everybody” | Walter animation sequence by Vasawat Changtroraleke
Look at old man Walter in this animation sequence from Vasawat Changtroraleke! He’s got a good five o’clock shadow and even better expressions in this great clip. Browse the Store to get your own copy or any of our other full-featured character rigs. Okay For Everybody from Vasawat Changtroraleke on Vimeo. For more Long […]
Cody animation sequence by Andrew Rau
Cody has some good tricks up his sleeve as he mixes up a fancy martini in this great sequence by Andrew Rau. Browse the Store to get your own copy or any of our other full-featured character rigs. For more Long Winter Studios news, follow us on Facebook.
“I Hear That” | Tom and Claire animation sequence by Roman Kobryn
Nice sequence with Long Winter’s Tom and Claire rigs by Roman Kobryn. If you want a copy of them for yourself, head over to our store. I hear that – WIP- from roman kobryn on Vimeo. For more Long Winter Studios news, follow us on Facebook.
“Known” | Franky animation sequence by Q
Long Winter Studio’s Franky rig is the star of this killer animation sequence by Q. Press play below for some inspiration, then browse the Store to get your own copy of Franky or any of our other juicy characters. Known – short sequence from Q on Vimeo. For more Long Winter Studios news, follow […]
2015 Rigs Reel!
We we’re totally blown away by the quality of the animations submitted for the 2015 reel. We’ll be posting more of those clips as well as the full clips contained in the reel soon. Enjoy some work done using our characters!
Call for entries: Be featured in our 2015 studio demo reel!
We’ve seen so much incredible work done with Long Winter characters, and we want to see more! If you’ve animated a shot with one of our characters, you’ve got a chance of to be in our 2015 Studio Demo Reel! Send your work to support@longwintermembers.com For more Long Winter Studios news, follow us on Facebook.
We’re working on some fun little things in the wings…
Stay tuned for more info soon!
Dig Animation
Dig Animation uses Long Winter Characters in Commercial! Our friends up at Dig Animation contacted us a few weeks ago about using some characters in an up and coming commercial for Sasktel. We, of course were excited to have an opportunity to see our character animated, rendered and delivered by the great team up at Dig. […]
Cursed | Film by Juba Polati
Want to see more great work using Long Winter Characters? Check out SUNRISE STUDIOS’ new reel!
Drake | Wing Demo
Since Drake will be out NEXT TUESDAY, we thought we’d show off a little demo of his wings! Along with a ton of control on the wings, we also have dynamics! You can switch between a normal wing and a dynamic wing adding that extra bit of life to your animation. We’ll also be putting […]
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