Maya + ComfyUI + Wan 2.1 Demo

I took an old, unused, uninteresting Maya playblast and experimented with a workflow that uses hand-keyed animation with generative AI art (ComfyUI + Wan 2.1). Got some interesting results and am hopeful that perhaps there is a future where animators and generative AI art can coexist.

Midjourney + Maya + Wan 2.2 Demo

I've been in the industry long enough to remember when 3D animation was frowned upon, and Mocap "felt soulless" Today, they’re industry standards. I see AI generative video the same way. Despite the noise, it’s the next tool in our CG kit—and I still think it’s the future. So I've been spending some time trying to bridge the gap between CG and AI.

Here's a little demo I made of how you can take concept art and proxy animation and create something that looks high rendered.

This was created using Midjourney, Maya, Wan 2.2 and some other tools 😉.