🚀 Speed Up Your Realtime Animation Workflow
I’ve just shared a new video breaking down how I use Mixamo to rapidly prototype characters and animation inside Unreal Engine.
While it's not what it once was, Mixamo remains my go-to for quickly getting characters on screen, blocking scenes, and telling stories fast.
All the characters in PRAZINBURK RIDGE were from Mixamo originally.
Why Mixamo?
✅ Massive library of free animations
✅ Super light characters
✅ Many of the characters can share a single skeleton, making it easy to build an efficient animation library
✅ Perfect for background characters or placeholders during early stages of production (ie, previs)
✅ Simple drag-and-drop workflow into Unreal Engine
In the video, I demonstrate:
👉 Downloading characters and animations from Mixamo
👉 Importing and connecting them to a shared skeleton in Unreal
👉 Setting up animations in Level Sequences
👉 Building a reusable animation library accessible to all Mixamo characters in your project
I’ve also bundled the shared skeleton system into my UE Starter Pack – available free here – to help others hit the ground running.
🔗 Check out the full playlist and let me know how you’re using Mixamo in your projects!