At its height of popularity, there were more than 5,000 subscribers from every corner of the globe and practically every CG animation studio in existence.  The forums accumulated hundreds of thousands of posts.  Many juicy bits of information from some of the best animators in the world.  Some of the original members of Cg-Char went on to become some of the most well known animators, supervisors, and directors in the industry.

Cg-Char was founded and maintained by animator/supervisor Rick May (me).  It was a non-profit adventure that absorbed countless hours of my energy.  In 2011, I decided that it was time to move on.  Family and life outside of Cg-Char was far more important.

While the forum no longer exists, the posts are still available.  We are currently trying to put them together and make them available on this blog.  Further, if you wish to join the Cg-Char linkedIn Group, please do.  There are almost 5,000 members and we’d love to add you.

The forums made for some great times and I’ll never forget how much fun we had.  Not only in the forums, but the Events we had at Siggraph that attracted hundreds of guests to hear incredible animators talk about their work on some of the most high profile projects.  However, everything must come to an end.  And Cg-Char came to its end in 2011.

Please keep in touch.

Regards,

Rick May
CG-CHAR Founder

As you probably know, the Cg-Char community had ceased to exist.  I will soon put up some links to where you can find posts from its members.  Formed in 1996, the 5,000 plus members have posted some incredible bits of wisdom over the years before Cg-Char closed its doors in 2011.

Stay tooned.