Character Dynamics
Simulating cloth, hair, muscles and physics on characters so secondary motion looks natural instead of being keyed by hand.
- Price
- From $39.00 per render
- Free trial
- One look-development frame of your product, no card, no commitment.
Part of 3D Animation. How the work runs and what it costs across the family are set out in the 3D visualization & rendering guide.
What Character Dynamics covers
4 services under this heading. Each is priced for the work it actually involves rather than averaged into one rate.
Cloth Simulation
Clothing that folds, drapes and moves with a character's body, simulated rather than animated frame by frame.
Priced per project
Hair and Fur Dynamics
Hair and fur that respond to movement, wind and gravity, groomed and simulated for creatures and characters.
Priced per project
Muscle Simulation
Muscles that bulge, stretch and jiggle under the skin as a character moves, adding realism to close-up and athletic shot...
Priced per project
Physics-Based Animation
Motion driven by physics simulation, such as falling, collisions and ragdoll effects, for scenes that would be tedious o...
Priced per project
Rates and common questions for this work are on the 3D Visualization & Rendering page.
How we approach this work
Articles from the journal, written by the people who do this work. More on this subject →
3D Animation Fundamentals: The Decisions That Matter
Moving objects and characters over time with timing, spacing and weight that reads as intentional.
3D Design & DevelopmentA Practical Guide to Rigging for Animation
Building the control structure — joints, deformers and controls — that lets an animator pose a model efficiently.
3D Design & DevelopmentReal-Time 3D on the Web: The Decisions That Matter
Learn the decisions behind real-time 3D on the web: WebGL vs WebGPU, glTF compression, download budgets, loading, mobile testing and configurator design.
Character Dynamics vs the alternatives
Side-by-side on price, turnaround and what you actually get back. Written for the decision rather than for us.
3D Character Modeling & Texturing vs Character Dynamics
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — 3d character modeling & texturing compared with character dynamics.
3D Character Rigging vs Character Dynamics
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — 3d character rigging compared with character dynamics.
Character Dynamics vs Explainer Animation
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — character dynamics compared with explainer animation.
Character Dynamics vs Expression and Interaction
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — character dynamics compared with expression and interaction.
Character Dynamics vs Industrial Animation
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — character dynamics compared with industrial animation.
Character Dynamics vs Medical Animation
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — character dynamics compared with medical animation.
Character Dynamics vs Product Animation
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — character dynamics compared with product animation.
Character Dynamics vs Real Estate & Architectural Visualization
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — character dynamics compared with real estate & architectural visualization.
Often combined with Character Dynamics
The work that usually sits either side of this one. One team handles all of it, under one brief.
Character Animation
Animating characters so they move and act believably, from simple 2D mascots to fully rigged characters with expressions...
Priced per project
Animation & Motion Graphics
2D, 3D and motion systems that carry a brand through every frame.
Priced per project
Background Remove
A clean cut-out is the difference between a listing and a catalog.
From $0.39 per image
Photo Retouching
Corrected, not rebuilt.
From $0.99 per image
Website Design
Structure first, surface second.
From $4,800.00 per project
Website Development
WordPress, Shopify, Laravel, React — built to be maintained.
From $145.00 per hour
Related services
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