Yamal 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, Yamal Rig for Maya gives you everything needed to produce outstanding animation work.

Yamal Rig is built for animators who want to push stylized performance and really explore personality in their work.

Designed specifically for cartoon-style animation, this rig gives you the flexibility to exaggerate motion while maintaining control and clarity. The rig includes stretch and squash functionality across the limbs, body, and head, allowing you to push poses, timing, and appeal without fighting the setup.

One of the standout aspects of Yamal is the facial rig. Instead of relying on blendshapes, the rig uses a fully joint-based system. This gives you direct control over facial performance and makes it easier to craft expressions by hand, which is especially valuable for animators focusing on acting and subtle performance work.

To support creativity and variation, the rig also includes a set of accessories such as a cigar, a suitcase filled with money, multiple hairstyles, and a hat. These elements give you more freedom to build shots, explore character ideas, and create more engaging animation.

What’s Included:

• Yamal character, rigged with Advanced Skeleton
• Accessories like a cigar, suitcase filled with cash
• Yamal includes 3 different hairstyles, and a hat
• Compatible with Maya 2024+
• Designed and rigged by Abdeldjalil Benaissa

Built using the Advanced Skeleton autorig system and compatible with Maya 2024 and above, Yamal is designed to fit into a modern animation workflow while remaining approachable for both learning and portfolio development.

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Product Details

At a Glance

Maya Compatible

Built for Maya 2024+ using the Advanced Skeleton autorig system.

Stylized Animation Ready

Designed for cartoon-style animation with strong posing, squash and stretch, and expressive control.

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Key Features

• Stretch and squash controls for limbs, body, and head

• Fully joint-based facial rig (no blendshapes)

• Direct control over facial expressions and performance

• Built using Advanced Skeleton autorig system

• Clean and animator-friendly rig structure

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Included Content

• Yamal character rig file with textures

• Lighting setup used in the promotional presentation

• Multiple accessories to support creative animation

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Accessories

• Cigar

• Suitcase with money

• 3 different hairstyles

• Hat

These elements allow for more variation in shots and help support storytelling and character personality.

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Perfect For

• Stylized character animation

• Cartoon-style acting shots

• Animation showreels

• Learning squash and stretch techniques

• Animators working in Maya pipelines

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License

• Non-commercial / personal use only

• For educational or professional use, contact the creator

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Creator

Designed and rigged by Abdeldjalil Benaissa

ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/benaissa_djalil

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Yamal Rig for Maya: Professional Maya Animation Resource

Yamal Rig for Maya is available exclusively on Animworks — your destination for professional-quality character animation rigs for Autodesk Maya. Created by Abdel Benaissa, 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 Yamal 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 Yamal Rig for Maya is perfect for:

• Building standout demo reel shots that impress studios and hiring managers
• Practising 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 Yamal 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.

Why Download Your Rigs from Animworks?

Animworks is built by animators, for animators. Every rig, plugin, and course in our library is carefully vetted to meet the high standards that working professionals expect. When you download the Yamal Rig for Maya from Animworks, you are getting a resource crafted and tested by people who understand what great animation requires. Explore our full collection of Maya animation rigs, or supercharge your workflow with our range of professional Maya and Blender plugins. Ready to level up your skills? Check out our animation courses taught by working industry professionals. Download the Yamal 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. To learn more about professional animation tools, visit Autodesk Maya — the industry standard for 3D animation. Find everything else you need to level up your skills right here at Animworks.