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Long Winter Sale and New Character Benny

Long Winter Sale and New Character Benny

Head on over to Long Winter and check out the new character they just released. Benny! He is one of their first creature type characters and is super fun! I like that he still fits in the world of the rest of that cast so if you have gotten any of the previous rigs then he will look great interacting with them.

Check out some of his Demos

Long Winter also has a great sale going on right now with their rigs. There are a bunch of Combo Packs to check out, so Login and explore.
Enjoy!
JP
Exclusive Coupon for Long Winter Rig Cody!

Exclusive Coupon for Long Winter Rig Cody!

Another exclusive coupon from Long Winter Studios today for the Cody Rig!

Head on over the site and grab him! $10 off all day! Check out the forums while you are over there and have a look at the goodies and WIPs! Great stuff!
code: animatorsresource8448

Enjoy!
JP
**UPDATE** Exclusive Coupon for Long Winter Rig Walter

**UPDATE** Exclusive Coupon for Long Winter Rig Walter

**UPDATE** Walter is now live!

Great news from Animators Resource and Long Winter Studios. You may have been seeing the news about new rigs hitting the internets soon. Well only here LWS is offering a $10 coupon to the first 5 peeps that purchase the Walter Rig today!

So head on over to the new Long Winter site and sign up. Have a look at all the new goodies and be a part of the community happening over there.
Walter will be released at some point today midday GMS so be on the look out.
coupon code will be animatorsresource.

Enjoy!
JP
http://www.longwinterstudios.com/#!intheworks/c1u0g

Will Rig from Long Winter Studios

Wow Long Winter is pumping out some great rigs! It’s hard for me to keep up! Head on over and check out their latest Will.


Will Character Demo from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.

Haven’t had a chance to mess around with him yet but if he’s anything like the previous than I know it will be fun!

Enjoy!
JP

PS There is a great page on the site now where you can preview some up and coming stuff!
      Check it out here to see stuff like new concepts

http://www.longwinterstudios.com/#!intheworks/c1u0g

Animators Resource Interview – Andy Conroy – Full Interview

I always have a really great time with these interviews. Here is my full interview with Andy Conroy over at Long Winter Studios. Andy gives some fun insight to his thought process behind creating appealing rigs and animation. We also chat about some of his workflow and he follows that up with a really nice eye and brow demo!


Animators Resource Interview – Andy Conroy – Full Interview from Animators Resource on Vimeo.

Hope you all enjoy!
JP

Animators Resource Interview – Andy Conroy – Polishing Brows and Eyes

This is a small snippet from my full interview with Andy Conroy where he uses Argus to gives us some tips on polishing your brows and eyes. Pay attention to how he uses the Mesh! Stay tuned for the full interview!


Animators Resource Interview – Andy Conroy – Polishing Brows and Eyes from Animators Resource on Vimeo.

Check out more at:
longwinterstudios.com

Long Winter Studios Releases Argus

Long Winter has released another rig to it’s collect, Argus! Seems like a great contrast to the rest of the cast and as always the Rig is high quality. I’m messing around with it now and well worth a look into it.


Argus from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.

So head on over and check him out!
Enjoy!
JP

PS  Stay tuned for an interview I did with Long Winter Creator Andrew Conroy where he covers emotion in the brows and eyes with Argus.

http://www.longwinterstudios.com/#!store/c1w84

More Character Rigs from Long Winter Studios

Long Winter Studios has been busy creating an array of new and exciting characters. It seems there is now so much range in the different characters and they all have so much appeal. If you haven’t visited the site yet head over and check it out! Meet Tom, Argus and Claire. Testing in the works so I’ll put an update out soon! Oh and if you head over now they are offering a 20% off everything! Not sure how “Long” it will last.

http://www.longwinterstudios.com/#!store/c1w84

http://www.longwinterstudios.com/#!store/c1w84

http://www.longwinterstudios.com/#!store/c1w84

Also have a look at The Monster Showreel!


The Monster Showreel from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.

**Update** Claire and Tom Demo


Tom and Claire from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.

Enjoy!
JP

Long Winter Studios: Crash Series Rigs

Long Winter Studios: Crash Series Rigs

Long Winter Studios has just released Crash, a news series of rigs. There is a wide range of super appealing characters!



From the site:
“These characters are solid. Bulletproof rigs with tons of functional appeal. They look great in every pose and have every rig feature you will want! These characters play back at real time and make an agile addition to your animation arsenal. They won’t be up forever so you better grab ’em now!”


Looks like they won’t be up forever so head on over and check them out!
Enjoy!
JP

Patrick Rig

Long Winter Studios has released another rig, Patrick! I got a hold of him the other day and began animating immediately. If you have played around with Long Winters’ other rigs, Günter and Action Bot, then you know how fun and appealing these characters are. Again this rig is simple but allows you to get so much range to help in creating fun and appealing animation. The Facial setup is what you come to love in the other rigs and doesn’t disappoint!


Patrick Rig Demo from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.


Patrick Stills Promo from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.

Rig Details​
Long Winter creates the base for its rigs with The Setup Machine. All Long Winter Studio characters come with the simplicity and dependability of The Setup Machine’s body rig.
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Patrick has even MORE stuff than Gunter when it comes to face control.
The face rig is a unique setup by Long Winter Studios and contains all the features any animator needs to get the most for the time and their money. You can watch a demo of the face rig on the projects page.
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Patrick’s features include:
-Advanced IK Spine
-Stretchy everything!
-Lip Seal
-Skull controls
-Simple fin controls
-Fin minors
-Eye scalers
-Fin scale
-Squash and stretch on all major facial features
-Eye lid minors
-Lip minors
-Brow minors 
-Visability switches 
-Tounge and teeth controls
-Tounge and teeth sliders
-Lip sliders
So head on over to Long Winter and Enjoy!
JP
More on Smear Frames with Andy Conroy

More on Smear Frames with Andy Conroy

Lead Animation Faculty over at AI of Salt Lake and Head of Long Winter Studios, Andy Conroy just released a tutorial over at Digital Tutors that is all about Smear Frames!

I learned a ton about Smears from Andy while we worked together and have been able to carry that with me through my career. I highly recommend you check it out even if you think you know a bunch alreay cause it’s always worth gaining some more knowledge.

Enjoy!
JP

New Rig: Günter

New Rig: Günter

Günter is a brand new rig created by Long Winter Studios. This rig is super Animator Friendly and really appealing! I was able to play around with him and started doing a test…tons of fun! He has simple and clear controls to help you get the best out of your animations. He is being offered directly on the Long Winter Studios site and over on Creative Crash. I’ve used a facial setup up very similar in feature film and really fell in love with it. While this Facial setup is totally custom, it really brings the quality of the rig to a high level and with only help in animators communicating their ideas clearly and will great appeal. Check out the quick AnimTest and the Facial Demo below.


Gunter Animation Reel from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.


Gunter Rig Reel from Long Winter Studios on Vimeo.

This rig has more than enough to create anything from the most cartoony animation to the most sobering. I particularly am digging the easy Sliders on the face that help you get your mouth shapes quickly and easily.

 Günter’s features include:
-Advanced IK Spine
-Ik/Fk Switching on arms/legs (locational snapping)
-Ik/Fk fingers
-Arm/Leg benders
-Stretchy everything!
-Lip Seal
-Eye Scalers
-Hand/Leg Scalers
-Squash and stretch on all major facial features
-Eye lids follow eyes slider
and tons of other great features!

Have a look and head on over to get it!
Enjoy!
JP

some links:
http://www.longwinterstudios.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LongWinterStudios
http://www.creativecrash.com/users/long-winter-studios