Icarus Rig by Emilio Serrano

Icarus Rig for Maya is available on Animworks, the leading marketplace for professional animation resources. Whether you are building your first demo reel or expanding a professional toolkit, Icarus Rig for Maya gives you everything needed to produce outstanding animation work.

Emilio Serrano has reached for the stars and delivered one of his most personal rigs with Icarus: a cosmonaut character that was the center-piece of a full cinematic animation short produced with an exceptional collaborative team.

Named for the mythological figure who flew too close to the sun, Icarus is an original character with immediate visual poetry as a lone astronaut somewhere between mission and metaphor. The short featured Israel Gomez Simon’s detailed model which captures the textures and proportions of nostalgic space suit design along with high production quality. Guillermo Moreno Alfaro handled environment and lighting, and Santiago Erlich Lopez composed the score, giving the full picture of what this rig can achieve in a cinematic context.

The rig includes an AnimPicker, mGear guide, and clean humanoid controls designed for the kind of atmospheric performance that zero-gravity and space suit constraints require. The suit proportions naturally guide you toward slow, purposeful movement, the animation equivalent of writing in long, thoughtful sentences.

Ideal for cinematic storytelling, atmospheric character animation, and portfolio pieces that prioritize emotional resonance over action spectacle. Icarus is for animators who want to slow down and let every movement carry genuine weight and meaning.

What’s included:

• Icarus mGear Maya rig (cosmonaut character)
• AnimPicker
• mGear guide
• 3D model and textures by Israel Gomez Simon
• Concept and rigging by Emilio Serrano

If you’re looking for a rig that invites you to take it slow and let every movement carry purpose, Icarus is one of the most artistically rich characters in this collection.

Icarus Rig for Maya: Professional Maya Animation Resource

Icarus Rig for Maya is available exclusively on Animworks, your destination for professional-quality character animation rigs for Autodesk Maya. Created by Emilio Serrano, this rig gives animators of every level the controls and responsiveness needed to produce compelling performances in Maya.

Bring Your Characters to Life

Working with Icarus Rig for Maya puts a versatile, studio-quality character at your fingertips. Whether you are blocking out an action sequence, refining a walk cycle, or exploring the subtleties of weight and timing, this rig handles every challenge with precision. The intuitive control system means you spend more time animating and less time troubleshooting technical issues.

The Icarus Rig for Maya is perfect for:

• Building standout demo reel shots that impress studios and hiring managers
• Practicing fundamental and advanced animation principles in Maya
• Creating personal projects, short films, and passion pieces
• Game animation references, cinematic tests, and in-engine workflows

Industry-Standard Controls

The Icarus Rig for Maya features a complete FK/IK switching system, a clean joint hierarchy, and clearly labelled controls that follow industry naming conventions. The rig is compatible with modern versions of Autodesk Maya and integrates smoothly into professional animation pipelines. From the spine and limb controls to the facial rig, everything is built to help you focus entirely on your performance.

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Download the Icarus Rig for Maya today and take a meaningful step forward in your animation career. Whether you are just starting out or adding new characters to your practice toolkit, this is a must-have resource for any serious Maya animator.

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