Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you're looking to be inspired for your own work, or just want a look at what's possible with Character Animator, this latest Community Spotlight should do the job. In this episode we'll take a look at a window hologram, fighting scammers with animated characters, a Puppet Maker unicorn character creator, and much more!
Featured:
Juliah Rueckert: juliahrueckert.com
PXL Agency: pxlagency.com
PAW Call: http://pawcall.pawpatrol.movie/
Danny Miribal: dannymirabal.com
Ai Magaijin: twitch.tv/ai_magaijin
Storybards: patreon.com/storybards
Dana Burman: dwburman.com
The Sean Ward Show: theseanwardshow.com
Animated Home Brew: youtube.com/AnimatedHomeBrew
Kev Lavery: instagram.com/kevlavery
Digital Puppets: digitalpuppets.co.uk
Gimme Five: studiostario.com
Rob Yulfo instagram.com/robyulfo
Figma55 youtube.com/figma55
Geno kids: youtube.com/genokids
Puppet Shop: puppet-shop.com
Spek: twitter.com/spekulation
Lost Boys Studios: bit.ly/lostboys-sub
Kitboga: twitch.tv/kitboga
GhostBibby: twitch.tv/datasks
Alma and the Ice Shadows: https://.leregardsonore.com
Download Character Animator: adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Get free puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe puppets) / okaysamurai.com/puppets (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations on social media with #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai
Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: okaysamurai.com
If you're looking to be inspired for your own work, or just want a look at what's possible with Character Animator, this latest Community Spotlight should do the job. In this episode we'll take a look at a window hologram, fighting scammers with animated characters, a Puppet Maker unicorn character creator, and much more!
Featured:
Juliah Rueckert: juliahrueckert.com
PXL Agency: pxlagency.com
PAW Call: http://pawcall.pawpatrol.movie/
Danny Miribal: dannymirabal.com
Ai Magaijin: twitch.tv/ai_magaijin
Storybards: patreon.com/storybards
Dana Burman: dwburman.com
The Sean Ward Show: theseanwardshow.com
Animated Home Brew: youtube.com/AnimatedHomeBrew
Kev Lavery: instagram.com/kevlavery
Digital Puppets: digitalpuppets.co.uk
Gimme Five: studiostario.com
Rob Yulfo instagram.com/robyulfo
Figma55 youtube.com/figma55
Geno kids: youtube.com/genokids
Puppet Shop: puppet-shop.com
Spek: twitter.com/spekulation
Lost Boys Studios: bit.ly/lostboys-sub
Kitboga: twitch.tv/kitboga
GhostBibby: twitch.tv/datasks
Alma and the Ice Shadows: https://.leregardsonore.com
Download Character Animator: adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Get free puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe puppets) / okaysamurai.com/puppets (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations on social media with #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai
Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: okaysamurai.com









![Body Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)
Body tracking makes performance capture animation in Adobe Character Animator faster and more fun. In this tutorial, well start off by covering performance basics: where to stand in your webcam frame, how calibrating works, and the body behavior. Then well troubleshoot some common problems you might run into if your puppet isnt tracking correctly. Next well touch on how to record and edit a body tracked performance, before finishing with step-by-step details on how to rig your own characters for body tracking. Body tracking is a gamechanger for Character Animator and were excited to see what you make with it!
Visit the Body Tracker website, which includes the free example files seen in this video: https://adobe.com/go/ch_bodytracker
0:00 Intro
2:20 Performing Basics
12:29 Troubleshooting
17:29 Recording & Editing
24:12 Rigging
43:40 Outro
Download Character Animator: https://www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Get free puppets: http://adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe puppets) / http://okaysamurai.com/puppets/ (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: https://adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations on social media with #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: http://okaysamurai.com
Track: Welcome To The Future - Vendredi [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/emstBwQ1nbs
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/welcome-future Body Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gWBLAcTWH5Q/mqdefault.jpg)
![Walking (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
The Walk behavior lets your animated characters walk, slump, sneak, run, and more. In this tutorial, well look at the differences between simple and three view walk rigging, and then go through a step by step process rigging a PSD file to get it up and running (literally). Well also show how to customize your walk parameters to match the style to your puppets personality, and show some examples of how users are using the Walk behavior for everything from runway fashion to bouncing musicians! Finally, well end with some tips and tricks with things like making the background and foreground move, or how to get a quadruped to walk.
0:00 Walk Behavior Overview
3:47 Simple Walk Rigging
7:27 Customizing the Walk
9:25 Three View Walk
11:39 Tips And Tricks
Download the free Eliza puppet at https://okaysamurai.com/puppets
How to add foreground/background movement: https://youtu.be/vbNXq8NTIWk?t=393
Tiffany LaBelle: https://tiffanylabelle.com
Worker Studio: https://workerstudio.com
Download Character Animator: https://www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Download free example projects and puppets: http://adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe pack) and http://okaysamurai.com/puppets/ (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: https://adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations online with #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: http://okaysamurai.com
Track: Outer — KV [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/ZMmVQ04RrkU
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/outer Walking (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gv_2Upvtm-M/mqdefault.jpg)