Professional Handkey Animations for Toon Characters - Exclusive on ActorCore

A library of more than 500 handkey motions, including unique, stylized interactions and movements such as walk, talk, and run, lets animators easily add zest to 3D cartoon productions.

Anyone familiar with keyframe animation understands the immense skills involved, even for seemingly basic tasks like animating a walk cycle. While keyframe animation grants artists full control to meticulously craft animations that realize their original vision, the process of creating pose-to-pose animations and then refining the in-between poses with precise timing and pacing is undeniably laborious.

To circumvent this challenge, some animators opt for motion capture animation for stylized characters. While effective mocap animations can seamlessly animate a human model into a dynamic actor within the scene, this approach falls short with stylized characters. Translating human movements onto cartoonish characters dilutes their unique personalities, as their exaggerated actions and reactions lack authenticity, resulting in awkward visuals.

Classic cartoon motions await on ActorCore

While desirable, toon motions can still be challenging to create. ActorCore, the asset store for 3D productions, offers hundreds of ready-made handkey animations. These animations save artists a significant amount of time and effort while ensuring high-quality, realistic cartoon movements.

ActorCore also provides dedicated categories, allowing users to easily find ideal moves for their stylized actors for a wide range of scenarios. All motions are crafted with seamless transitions between poses, enabling effortless switching of different sequences.

Handkey animations chock-full of personality

Handkey animations on ActorCore are crafted to accommodate a diverse range of stylized characters, providing unique animation styles suited to various body scales and personalities. Whether it's a male, female, child, or a character with a robust or slender physique, ActorCore offers specialized motions for all cartoonish performances.

Currently there are over 500 handkey motions available in the ActorCore motion store, from general movements such as walk, talk, and run, to paired motions and interactions. Any motion that showcases unique cartoon personalities can be found, including playful, hefty, clumsy, cowardly, and more.

One example is “Clumsy Moves,” a handkey motion pack designed to infuse uproarious fun and slapstick humor. When applied, the characters come alive and engage in a variety of negligent behaviors resulting in slips, falls, and tumbles.

The “Chubby Moves” packs offer a range of lively performance animations tailored specifically for plus-sized characters. By incorporating compatible animations (like “Sit Chair” and “Sit Sofa”) across both the "Chubby Moves - Playful" and "Chubby Moves - Bulky" packs, motions can transition from one theme to another, to transcend the performance. By extending this integration to include “Playful Stand” and

Easily find and export the best content to your favorite platforms

3D motions on ActorCore can be conveniently accessed via web browsers and mobile devices. Enhanced interactive 3D viewing experiences are available, accompanied by swift search functionalities and categorical exploration based on keywords and phrases.

All ActorCore 3D motions seamlessly integrate with leading 3D software such as Unreal Engine, Unity, Blender, Omniverse, iClone, 3ds Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, and Cinema 4D. Comprehensive step-by-step guides and tutorials tailored to each program are provided, alongside optimized Auto Setup plugins and import presets to streamline workflow processes. The use of ActorCore assets can benefit both newcomers to the 3D field and industry veterans with their established pipelines and arsenal of tools.