SOME WORDS ABOUT US

Animation is built on people, not just tools

Built for the craft

Animation is evolving, but the fundamentals still matter.

Animworks focuses on that balance, combining modern tools with proven principles to support real growth across games, film, and animation.

More than a marketplace

This isn’t just about downloading assets.

Animworks is about learning from creators, understanding the craft, and building a stronger connection to the work behind the scenes.

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The Animation Collective

About Us

AnimWorks started from a simple frustration, the tools and rigs you actually need are spread across forums, older websites, and paywalled communities. Finding what works shouldn't be that hard.

So we built a place where professional-grade rigs, plugins, courses, and tutorials all live under one roof properly documented, compatibility-tested, and made by people who actually use this stuff in real productions.

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Created by Harvey Newman. Powered by the collective.

WORDS ABOUT US

THE AW COLLECTIVE

Meet the working animators, riggers, and technical artists who contribute their expertise, tools, and courses to the AnimWorks platform.

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Rex Ahn

Lead Animator & Contributor at Animworks
  • 20+ Years of Profesional animation experience
  • Co-founder of Honeybee Studios, Tokyo
  • Former Lead Animator at Square Enix
  • Founder at Katana Kuts
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Jean-Denis Haas

Currently Animation Director at Lucasfilm Animation
  • 20+ Years of VFX animation experience
  • Youtuber & Lecturer: 
  • Worked on multiple award winning Films
  • Currently working on the Maul TV Series
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Juliano Castro

2D Animator & Contributor at Animworks
  • 15+ years in professional animation — 2D, 3D
  • Founder of Spinemation
  • Senior Cinematic Animator in games; expert in Spine 2D, Maya & After Effects
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Alex Maniotis

Senior Animator & Contributor at Animworks
  • 15+ years in professional animation — 2D, 3D
  • Animation Consultant at Black Shamrock
  • Former Senior Animator at Airship Interactive
  • Active Animation Educator on YouTube
CREATED WITH THE CRAFT IN MIND

BUILT FOR ANIMATORS, BY ANIMATORS

We care about the stuff that actually moves the needle, real workflows, real tools, real results.

Whether it's rigs, plugins, courses, or resources, everything here is built to help you get better at what you do and make stronger work.

Growing Platform

Resources, tools, and creators added weekly

Industry Experience

Built from AAA and professional pipelines

Global Community

Animators and developers from around the world

Creator Network

Independent artists and technical creators

Curated Content

Every product selected for real-world use

Real Workflows

Focused on production-ready animation

I Spent a Year Building This for Animators - Animworks is Finally Here

Animworks Video Announcement

This is the one. After over a year of late nights, redesigns, and more back and forth than I care to admit, Animworks is finally here. I won't lie, there were nerves making this video, but I am incredibly proud of what we built and I could not wait any longer to share it with you. This is the beginning of something I genuinely believe the animation community has needed for a long time, and I am excited to take you through exactly what it is and where we are taking it from here.