Meet Tuna - Free Maya



Modelled by Ugur Ulvi Yetiskin, and rigged with AdvancedSkeleton, this well-crafted character rig looks to be a good option for students studying character animation.

If you have any notes on how to use Tuna, please add them to the comments section below.


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