Hi there, 👋 I'm Wayne Dixon

A Blender Animation and Rigging Instructor here at CG Cookie.


G'day! I'm Wayne from Australia, the Animation and Rigging instructor around these parts.

I first discovered Blender in the early 2000s and was enthralled with the capabilities of this open-source software.  After a few years of messing about for fun and building my skills, I realized I had a real passion for character animation and rigging and turned my hobby into a career using Blender as well as teaching others how to use it.

I've had the privilege of working on some awesome projects as an animator and technical artist over the years.  This includes TV commercials, museum exhibits and a bunch of children's' content on YouTube that has collectively had billions of views.

(yes, billions!)

If you have a passion for animation and/or rigging, I will help you fuel that passion.

Check out my Blender courses

Create Rigged Grease Pencil Animations in Blender
Discover the powerful potential of Blender grease pencil and rigging systems ...
Demystifying Lip Sync Animation in Blender
"Lip Sync" is the art of animating a character's mouth to sync with an audio ...
Fundamentals of Rigging - Learn How to Rig in Blender
Rigs, armatures, bones, parenting, space and bone constraints: learn all the ...
RIG - Blender's Character Rigging Playbook
Learn character rigging in Blender with this extensive character rigging play...