Animated Lion 3D Model with Realistic Fur — Rigged and VFX-Ready

Realistic rigged and animated lion 3D model with lifelike fur and loopable animations. Game-ready asset ideal for VFX, CGI, rendering, and video production projects.

Elevate your scenes with a  realistic animal model crafted for professional pipelines. This animated lion 3D model features a full-body rig, loopable animations, and multilayer hair grooming created natively with the 3ds Max Hair and Fur modifier. It is optimized for rendering projects , VFX , CGI , and video production.

Key Features

• Rigged and animated: Full-body rig with FK and IK via CAT for natural motion; includes loopable walk and run cycles and editable pose layers.
• Lifelike fur grooming: Mane and body hair groomed entirely with 3ds Max Hair and Fur—no third-party plugins required.
• Clean, efficient topology: Subdivision-friendly polygonal mesh designed for stable deformations and close-up shots.
• Production-ready materials: High-resolution textures and physically plausible shaders for consistent results in Arnold.

Texture Formats and Resolution

• Lion_Body_Diffuse (8192×8192)
• Lion_Bump (4096×4096)
• Lion_Specular (4096×4096)
• Lion_Body_Hair_Diffuse (8192×8192)
• Lion-Hair-Mane-Root (8192×8192)
• Lion-Hair-Mane-Tip (8192×8192)
• Eyes-Diffuse (1024×1024)
• Eyes-Cover_Specular (1024×1024)
• Eyes-Cover_Diffuse (1024×1024)
• Lion-Mouth-Diffuse (4096×4096)
• Lion-Mouth-Bump (4096×4096)
• Lion-Mouth-Normal-Map (1024×1024)

File Format

• 3ds Max 2024 (Arnold)

Rigging and Animation

• CAT-based rig with full FK and IK controls for paws, spine, neck, tail, and head.
• Loopable walk and run cycles; timing and stride easily adjustable in CAT Motion Editor.
• Absolute pose layers for natural variations: angry, defensive, sitting, resting, hunting, looking aside, jump, and more.
• No postwork applied to Arnold renders for transparent look-dev and lighting.

Best For

Cinematics, TV spots, educational content, previs, look-dev, and high-quality rendering projects. Suitable as a game-ready model for cut-scenes and pre-rendered sequences.

What You Receive

• 3ds Max master file with rig, animation layers, and hair groom
• All texture maps listed above
• Import and usage notes

Bring authentic wildlife motion to your next scene.  Download the rigged lion 3D model now and start rendering today.