Hello there,
I’d like to bring to your attention that akeytsu has recently changed its pricing, and is now free to use. You can learn more about this news here on the official website :
https://www.nukeygara.com/blog/news/a-new-page-for-akeytsu
If you don’t know “akeytsu”, it’s a standalone rigging, skinning & animation software. It offers an efficient toolset for a great user experience, its goal is to reduce technical steps required to start animating an asset.
Last year, I made the following trailer on top of my daytime job. All except procedural animation (like foliage or explosions VFX) has been made with akeytsu. A friend helped me with a sequence of 5 shots, he usually animates on Maya and he found the workflow here really excellent
I recently made a comparison between what’s animated on akeytsu and the final shot, so you can figure out a bit better how it’s done
Finally, I want to express that akeytsu is not made only for animators, I’ve been making mostly 3D environments & characters for years, and learned animation through this wonderful software. Now I rig every asset I can, for projects and/or portfolio. I think it always makes a difference when having an idle (even simple) to present your own work, as it gives more soul to your characters
I wish you all the best with it !
Des Bisous 