I really want to get into animation and tinker around with it, but I can never seem to find a decent free rig for a human, with fingers, poles, the works. It would be so nice to have one to test animations and just toy around, since I'm not the best at rigging, one that I would make myself wouldn't be as good. Free 3D human models for download, files in 3ds, max, c4d, maya, blend, obj, fbx with low poly, animated, rigged, game, and VR options.

DISCLAIMER: Each rig has it’s own set of restrictions for use, so be aware of how you use them. Some allow for commercial use, and some do not. Maya Rigs Flying Fox The Flying Fox rig is a very simple, yet great rig to use when first starting with animation. This rig will help teach you the basics of animation by focusing on weight and gravity. Mastering the tail animation is a great test for understanding those principles. FishBoy FishBoy is a cartoony rig that is very squash and stretchy. Use this rig when practicing with volume conservation.

You can get some very organic, squishy like animation from this character, so have fun with this. Roboter Roboter is a humanoid rig that is great for starting to learn human animation. Animating humans is by far the hardest task in animation. The robot aspet will help forgive any imperfection in your animation which makes this a good rig to start with. World Zombination Wow these characters have such a great design to them.

I’m sure you will find great joy in animating these guys. Bonnie Bonnie is beautifully modeled character with great rig control and facial expressions. This rig is highly recommended and is a great addition to this list. Nico Nico is an interesting quadruped rig that offers some nice control.

Warning: this rig is for advanced users. Animating quadrupeds, with tails even, is a very challenging task. I recommend this rig once you are comfortable animating simple characters. Daxter The Daxter rig is modeled after the popular Jak and Daxter game series. This is a great rig to test out some lip-synching exercises. The rig comes with a fully animatable facial rig which will allow you to get some very interesting expressions.

Mery Mery is more of an advanced rig. She comes with dynamic hair options, but nevertheless she has all the control you could need.

Wolfdog is a very nice stylized quadruped rig that offers some nice facial expressions. Lirik lagu jem its amazing download. This is a good rig to start with when decided to tackle quadruped characters. Hotel Transylvania Zombie Rig This is an official rig form Sony Pictures’ Hotel Transylvania. If you have ever wanted to get something closed to a production rig, this is it.