For the first major project in our Intermediate Animation course at UCF, we were tasked with downloading a free character rig and creating an animation of the character blinking while expressing different emotions. I selected Santiago Calle's Waitress Rig and got to work on my very first 3D character animation. This project helped me come to grips with using a 3D character rig and understanding how to apply the 12 Principles of Animation from prior work in 2D animation.
Waitress Rig created by Santiago Calle - https://callesantiago.gumroad.com/l/waitress