Join Tiago as he rigs a character in After Effects using the BAO Bones plugin. The tutorial is originally in Brazilian Portuguese and we used AI for the English voiceover, so the audio or pronunciation might sound a bit off at times.

In this tutorial, Tiago shows how he rigged this character animation using the BAO Bones plugin. The tutorial is originally in Brazilian Portuguese and we used AI for the English voiceover, so the audio or pronunciation might sound a bit off at times.

Incredible animation and great storytelling using Joysticks 'n Sliders by Cub Studio. Includes animatic video and Joysticks 'n Sliders rig video.

Keyframe Academy explains why they choose Limber over Duik.

Learn how to professionally set up a head turn rig using Joysticks 'n Sliders in After Effects. This class is for all levels.

ONAM DOES ART shows how to professionally set a full body rig using Limber in After Effects. Includes free project download.

Keyframe Academy gives you a great honest review of BAO Bones and clearly explains when it is the go-to tool for Character Animation in After Effects

If you’re totally new to character animation in After Effects, there’s no quicker or easier way to get started than with Limber Lite. In this short video I’ll show you how to add limbs to a simple character and make them work within the animation.

If you’re totally new to character animation in After Effects, there’s no quicker or easier way to get started than with Limber Lite. In this short video I’ll show you the basics of how it works and how to alter the look of the limbs to suit different characters.

Keyframe Academy explains why  Limber is the easiest character rigging tool out there for Adobe After Effects.

Five fully rigged and animated characters using Limber for After Effects 2020 and newer.

Great character animation created using Joysticks 'n Sliders by Motion Bogdan. Includes process reel.

A good tutorial on how to use Joysticks 'n Sliders  for head rigging in After Effects by ricksli.motion. Includes project download.

Adme showcases how they incorporated Randomatic 2 into their automated character animation workflow.

The formidable Evan Abrams explains IK and FK in After Effects and how Limber, iExpressions and Character Tool use them. 

Master character animator DeeKay Know does a great explanation on how he created his latest masterpiece using Character Tool.

We are happy to be sponsoring the latest character animation challenge from @MotionMarkus and Motion Design School by giving away Character Tool, Swiss Knife, Super Morphins to the lucky winners.

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you Limber’s new Rig & Pose functions which allow you to add your own artwork to limbs as well as a method for setting limb properties based on reference layers.

In this tutorial, I'm going to give you a quick jumpstart into Limber. I'll show you the basics of making and styling new limbs, how to rig them to a character, how to use FK, and how to scale limbs within the finished rig.

Learn how to use SF-Caddy for quick and easy lip sync in After Effects