monster mash

We have hosted the application monster mash in order to run this application in our online workstations with Wine or directly.

Quick description about monster mash:

Monster Mash is a playful, research-grade 2D-to-3D modeling and animation tool that turns quick pen strokes into lively, deformable characters in seconds. You sketch a silhouette and interior strokes to hint at limbs or structure, then “inflate” the drawing into a volumetric, puppet-like mesh that preserves the feel of the original art. The interface favors immediacy: draw, inflate, pose, and record motion directly in the canvas, without manual rigging, weight painting, or complicated asset pipelines. Under the hood it builds a lightweight surface and auto-assigns handles so you can grab and move parts intuitively, with smooth deformations propagating across the body. Because it runs interactively, artists iterate rapidly—blocking poses, trying alternate proportions, or recording short performances—before exporting results downstream. It’s equally useful for education, previs, and indie production where fast iteration trumps photorealism.

Features:

• Draw-to-inflate workflow that converts sketches into deformable puppets
• Automatic handle placement for intuitive posing and motion
• Real-time deformation with smooth propagation across limbs
• In-canvas recording of animations for quick previs or demos
• Style-preserving geometry that stays faithful to the 2D silhouette
• Simple export for use in other creative tools

Programming Language: C++.
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