Animating Eyes: Character Blinks

[@Tania_Doodlezilla_Vincent]

I loved loved loved this. My lead has been getting me to expand the pupil as I blink (because less light would be reaching it) and then have one adjusting frame as it contracts and shrinks when the light hits it again. Only slightly but it really adds something. Nerdy tips from other animators is like gold! Thanks for sharing

[@SirWade]

That's a great tip! I was sad after posting this that I hadn't included that detail, since the playblasts were from so close-up!!

[@peeblekitty5780]

Very good tips, but more than anything else I'm amazed by how much thought and effort has to go into something as simple and unnoticeable as a _blink._ Mad respect for you animators, the attention to detail you need to put together convincing and expressive movement (especially in faces like this) is insane.

[@Domzdream]

This is what I love about animation. So much variety of expression, and this is just the eyes! It’s all about timing of the expressions. It isn’t just expressions.

[@PaulNaas]

Good overview SW! Will be sharing with my character animation class in the Spring.

[@SirWade]

Thanks Paul! If you've got any other good topic ideas I can chime in on, lemme know ;)

[@SirWade]

What kinds of things would YOU want to see animated in a livestream?? Short exercises, longer ones, get those ideas and requests in!! :) ALSO, some things I didn't remember to do in the stream or mention in the video: There's an arc to inner brow motion- scrunch it in when you bring the brows down! And more importantly, add some asymmetry to the blink motion. The lids can hit at the same frame, but mix up the interpolation a bit to add some texture, so it doesn't FEEL copy-pasted :)

[@mayawilliams35]

timing in acting and dialogue

[@NoeliaEncarnacion]

since we are on the topic of eyes maybe animating some Eye Darts would be cool how would you do that without the eye feeling too swimming. kinda like how the eyes will stay still but they do these micro darts, It could happen when a character is in Shock and they just stand there with eye darting, or in a disbelief situation, or it can someone about to go into rage or something. EYE DARTS!!!!

[@naymaorny3058]

Modeling a character please I really need it I have struggles with it

[@animhaxx]

You are teachinf about eye blink and all this time I was looking at your eye movement

[@alicesmith8134]

Enjoyed the stream so much, can't wait for the next!!!

[@drewtipton7342]

Thank you as always Sir Wade !

[@BrianKouhi]

I love it, Thanks for the Tips Sir Wade!

[@cinmussi]

This was awesome Sir Wade!! :D Suggestion for upcoming stream: Transition between mouth shapes (or short lipsync). I personally always struggle with making it look organic, even though I'm aware of some things that help with it (squash and stretch, arcs in the mouth corners, etc), putting it into action is hard haha

[@lukeferguson80]

Best tutorial yet imo, and the stream was awesome for getting to see how exactly these things are done - especially for us beginners! Thanks mate

[@richsentertainmentproductions]

Thanks for the tutorial this helps a lot, I was just working on something with blinks. Now I understand where it went wrong.

[@enderperez-lopezanimations4103]

Thank you Sir Wade, great and useful video about blinks

[@anji9806]

I couldnt stop blinking during this whole video

[@Elhiot]

Nice !! I would love to see a LOOOOT of those type of short exercices ! I would watch them all !

[@danielweinlein]

very good explanation

[@aidanlonergan]

Super useful thank you! Love the amount of detail you go into, got some awesome new techniques to try out now

[@ch0o_choo]

I LOVE YOU SIR WADE!! YOU'RE THE BOSS!!!!!

[@ArnoldVeeman]

Thank you for sharing this insight! I always wondered how one does the eyelids following the shape of the eye itself.

[@3Dpixels]

Nice video Wade

[@RexVex]

2nd Actually find your tutorials really helpful as I am trying 3D art

[@bratatidas8970]

Best Blink tips ever

[@CotyReinhartANI]

Some really good tips here, you can really feeeeeeeel that difference :D

[@mr.shgamingguy]

your face is in there LOL

[@chaddya.9026]

Thanks for sharing these tips :)

[@marilysp.33]

Thanks you so much for your content always helpful and for sharing your experience !

[@spaceghostbloq2497]

Great video as always! :)

[@DoodyDraws]

Just got notified ✌🏻😁

[@bratatidas8970]

Please give some tips for lip sync if possible. Your tips really helpful.

[@Gaz_Game]

Late to the party here but should I join the eyes together or to the inside of the head? or leave them both separate form each other and the head?

[@Min-Pins]

thank you sir wade!!

[@jasmineriski4424]

I know this is super weird but did anyone else notice the lorien legacies books in the back? I am so happy someone else besides me has that series!!

[@jasmineriski4424]

i could be 100% wrong on those being there though haha

[@NoeliaEncarnacion]

Thanks soo much for this I would have loved to see that whole video but defenetly making a tutorial on how to add controllers to an existing rig would be sooo amazing. besides that I never knew so much movement went into making just a simple vanilla blink and imaging all the other variations of a blink like you mentioned makes me wonder what does a sad blink, angry blink, flutter blink, tired blink, what do they all look like!!!! this just get's me excited I want to study all types of blinks now and animate them lol. but Thanks so much for this amazing as always. Also you looked like you shaved or got a hair cut nice look

[@enbonj5842]

thanks man, good advice

[@Xicolami]

Nice tip!! Thanks!

[@Yoooooo0909]

THAT'S ITTT

[@guckmyman]

Wow! Great Video :)

[@SansVirus-dz3bi]

are there any blender animation tutorial in your patreon?

[@patriciameek4645]

What kind of software do you use? And, What Video Software do you use? I am on Window 7...

[@rush2arjun2000]

thank you, that was very helpful and informative. If u can please add a video on eye darts will u

[@smore13488]

thank you..its very helpful

[@aams_animation]

thank you so much sir Your videos always helpful.

[@CreativeSteve69]

Hey Wade I love your videos I have been a follower for a few months. Just wondering can I follow along on your tutorials using the 3d program Blender as well? would love to hear back from ya soon. hope your having a good day. :)

[@byKunle]

Thanks for this. Really insightful. Does this apply to male characters too?

[@SirWade]

Absolutely!

[@tangentwhisper1486]

Is it possible to apply techniques like this in software such as Blender? I know Autodesk is the go-to, but can these tips still be used if someone wanted to use a different software?

[@SirWade]

Animation principles apply to hand drawn art, 3D, stop motion, etc- software doesn't matter at all!

[@tangentwhisper1486]

​@@SirWade Awesome!

[@khalilsbaiti3764]

I Have a question, I want to join the patreon but it says that to see the streams costs $ 25, but you can only see the recorded version of it even if you are registered for 15 $ ?

[@SirWade]

Oh that's weird, either I did something wrong or you're looking at a different Replay video maybe. Only the 25 tier has access to the AnimStream Replays, but the 15 tier does have access to Q&A Replays

[@khalilsbaiti3764]

@@SirWade perfect, thank you for the answer, i will soon be part of the patreon ;)

[@animationsdaily1451]

Hae sir wade i would love to use some of the characters you use and in the industry how do you get them

[@SirWade]

The ones in my videos are almost always from Animation Mentor, which you can only get their rigs if you are a student or alumni of their program

[@NoeliaEncarnacion]

Sir is right on that but there are plenty of free rigs for maya out there here is a website that has plenty of great rigs you can choose from animatorsresourcekit.blog/category/assets/rigs/

[@Alvinooi92]

谢谢你的tutorial

[@adamduma3565]

This is awesome. Can you show us walk-cycles Please. Please. Please :D

[@Aditya90sKZ]

Hmm i have no problem with vanilla eye blink but when it's in a sequence it's not useful. But a Helpful video though thanks.

[@ssmudgee]

Hello there :)

[@Waynimations]

Now give us vanilla ice cream blink

[@rochestas]

7:08 Pun intended? 😄

[@claudiaconde7458]

Blinking too much watching this video 😂

[@morphoblu4]

You know what I hate? When characters blink when they transition to another pose. It’s like *blink* left arm up, *blink* left arm down. It’s so stupid. Watch the kids series “The Deep” it’s is EVERYWHERE in there, and I really, really, hate it

[@user-ez7ww3gi4x]

7:48

[@ayoaye2276]

blink and you'll miss it!

[@Muzeyistoriy]

При моргании у нее дергаются брови и уши, серьезно? У вас тоже так в жизни?) Чему вы учите.

[@vedangsharma1000pixels]

First

[@abinashsarangi5936]

1st

[@Salem3DArt]

very useful thanks soooo much