Animation for Beginners! (Blender Tutorial)

[@RyanKingArt]

*Note to viewers: In the most recent Blender version, the shortcut key for the Insert Keyframe Menu has been changed from the I button, to the K button.*

[@Nopeplays]

@RyanKingArt does this video need a update

[@Nopeplays]

Can you make a video showing how to animate pose

[@tecnolatino1]

Thanks!

[@TheLastGato]

Please could you give us an updated video with the latest blender update?🧎🏾‍♂️

[@jagneeto]

The shortcut key for the location and rotation of the object is k, but for the material keyframe the shortcut key is i. This is on blender 4.1

[@AhmedHan]

There are a lot of Blender animation tutorials in the KZbin. They tell you what to do step by step. But this video actually EXPLAINS why you are doing each step. That is why this video is unique and precious.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@jephgoody4171]

this video = useless shit

[@Sugargrave]

Yea alls well until the shading mode comes in. I hate when tutorials explain the complex things to beginners like it's a walk in the park it's like y'all lose motivation to simplify

[@cacusttheplant]

IDK HOW TO EXPORT IT

[@Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleas]

@@cacusttheplantrecord it

[@MaffBowers]

Ryan is fast becoming my favourite Blender KZbinr - straight to the point but also calm and patient and methodical. Top stuff

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like my videos. Thank you so much for your super thanks! It really helps me out!

[@crow-with-a-knife]

same here, I'm a new blender user and I wanted to do a simple animation just to start learning the basics, a lot of other youtubers tell me what to do but don't explain WHY, I came across this video and I'm so happy he explains things. by far my favorite blender youtuber.

[@RyanKingArt]

@@crow-with-a-knife thank you!

[@292Moo]

holy SHIT people actually use these?!

[@SemereManchawi]

​@@292Moouse what

[@ki8-t1r]

This is the best tutorial on blender i found! All the other tutorials are like “alright so then you add a keyframe then this then that”, but you organize the stuff out! This is the best tutorial by far.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it!

[@HammerdownProtocol]

I can't animate my way out of a wet paper bag. So, I'll definitely be watching this, later. Thanks, again.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching, and I hope you find it helpful! 😀

[@codey08]

How did you get in there in the first place?

[@artyfarty99changingtohoiii78]

@@codey08 I have no idea

[@codey08]

@@artyfarty99changingtohoiii78 Do the wet stuff dripp down the back of your neck, too?

[@gerelele_gerelele]

How did you get stuck there ,'nc '

[@thearianatosado]

I always thought I was doing something wrong because my animations don't have a keyframe on every single frame of the timeline like the rigs from exported Sims 4 animations. Turns out, I was technically doing it right, it just takes a lot of practice and time reviewing the animation and timing. Thank you for not only reassuring me, but also teaching me exactly WHAT I'm doing, this video was priceless. :)

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@georger5140]

Ryan, I would like to commend you for creating these Blender tutorials. As a beginner I find them enjoyable and informative. You clearly explain what it is you are trying to accomplish. You then also clearly explain how it’s done. What I especially like is that these Blender tutorials are more than just a quick movie recording of the button & menu selections required. If what is being discussed requires several parts that’s what you do. Keep up the excellent work. Regards, George

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

[@SpringBonnie3D]

Agreed

[@creativekaii]

I agree 100% 😎 the more you explain WHY the more I love you.. because I’m slow

[@AlphineTheGuy]

I agree. 10000% more simpler than the other people.

[@Statix4117]

under rated youtuber he was very good at explaining thing that i don't under stand

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you liked it!

[@meandmydad2348]

There are a lot of blender camera tutorials, I have watched about 9. This is by far the best and easy to understand. Thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@loveywill2]

i have a cardinal sin to admit: i used the default cube

[@RyanKingArt]

Haha : )

[@whitpan]

Just coming in 2 years later to thank you for such a well thought out and communicative tutorial, you're a brilliant teacher! I've been going through countless vids in the last few months and never comment, but I wanted to thank you for how incredibly helpful and informative (not to mention just pleasant to watch) this is and I'm really looking forward to going through your channel to find more!

[@carbonbased5041]

This is one of the best style of tutorials. The beginner starts it, and by the end not only he gets a feeling of success with a quite funny animation, but also a brief overview of the most important concepts. Well done, thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@ardra1905]

You are now an awardee of my personal "Awesome" awards.

[@Rohittarkar175]

Thanks a ton man, i recently started learning 3d animation but no one is teaching from basics after searching a lot i finally found this channel and subscribed you ❤

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for the sub!

[@jesterghee9964]

Hey Ryan just wanted to say thanks for doing these tutorials i went from being very lost in blender to learning most of the shortcuts and understanding alot of fundamentals just from watching your videos, I genuinely can't stress enough how good your tutorials are and I'm hoping to contribute to your cause as soon as I'm able to, keep up the great work and thanks again

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching! Glad the tutorial was helpful.

[@Tecchie_Info]

I really like that this video immediately jumps into the content without giving way too much background info. This was extremely helpful. I also had no idea how easy basic animation was.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!!

[@justanartist3086]

Thank you sir for actually explaining during your tutorials rather than just showing how

[@RyanKingArt]

you're welcome 👍‍

[@rjwh67220]

Dang, here I am again. Every time I search KZbin for a particular topic, your video turns up at the top of the list, and after that there's no need to search any further. Thanks again, Ryan, it seems like you're always here for me.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad my videos are helpful!

[@RyanKingArt]

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[@yasinvatan41]

🤝

[@biancaiveliz]

This video is so thorough and clear in its explanation. I'm super grateful! i'll be checking out all your videos ^^

[@hagelslag9312]

You knew I was going to learn animation today didn't you? You posted this when I was at work thinking "Yeah I want to do this later this evening". Thanks a bunch! I learned everything I was looking for!

[@RyanKingArt]

Haha cool. Glad it was helpful!

[@ПетрПроценко]

Perfect! I just had a 3D improvised .blender of our company's warehouse and when a colleague joked about making a "gamification" of a warehouse for on-boarding newbies I just could not resist the urge to troll 'em by animating a camera flying around the racking and diving inside a bay. I never did it before and voila, i did in an hour!

[@PokEmonMasteR01234]

Amazing tutorial!! By far the best begginer friendly animation tutorial. I absolutely loved it! One of my recommendations for newer people like myself is to playback at .75x speed.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks!

[@mrlpc3896]

I love how you explained why we should delete the default cube. From now on I'll do it in my every single project!

[@RyanKingArt]

😄 👍‍

[@christopheanfry]

Man I don’t have enough time to use Blender as I want but it’s such a pleasure to follow your videos and understand the software and how to use it. Amazing job thanks.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@wallacesousuke1433]

Whereas I have tons of free time to use it but ADHD doesn't let me to dedicate as many hours as I'd want into learning it :(

[@Rheitala]

Other people have already said it, but I'll say it again - there's tons of blender tutorials out there, but you are a rung above the rest. I'm grateful for all the free content that's out there, and you can usually find how to do something specific if you do enough digging. But most of them don't really capture the essence of actually teaching a skill. With your videos, I can actually visualize how I can apply the content to things that are tangentially related. Being able to explain things in that way is a skill that not many people have. I feel like blender is gonna really blow up over the next few years as it gets more and more features (and people get more and more pissed at autodesk), and I hope you are able to ride that wave and flourish!

[@RyanKingArt]

thank you very much!

[@crow-with-a-knife]

I am so happy i found these videos, as a new blender user (And as someone who has never touched a computer before other than for school) I love these videos there simple, straight to the point and explain things. I will definitely be watching more of these tutorials after i finished this animation

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@RealEclipsed]

This video actually helped me to UNDERSTAND what I'm doing, not just what each action does

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped!

[@fishorm]

Man you are making awesome job with your tutorials! I'm supporting definitively! Great Work! Never stop! Bless!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

[@electricgaming9407]

I know this video is old but let me just this video is really broken down and easy to understand. I'm just beginning to learn how to animate for a project of mine and I understand all the videos I have watched so far and would highly recommend you to anyone your channel. I practice this video everyday for about an hour so I can become proficient. Thank you

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool, glad you like it! Thanks for supporting me on the KZbin memberships!

[@GeoNosiS26]

Great tutorial! Always coming through with great tips for beginners!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching!

[@ivastoimenova9927]

Ryan, I really thank you for all these tutorials you make for us. I have watched so many tutorials for whatever related to Blender, but the care and the detail you put in your videos? - only one of a kind. You're truly a King :). Thank you once again.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like my videos. thanks for watching!

[@Iamfruit2]

Thank you for making this hard to learn concept simple :) please continue making content about this!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@nick2nutting]

Thank you for all your tutorials on Blender. Has helped my education so much.

[@RyanKingArt]

You're very welcome!

[@chx99]

Thank you so muchhhhh! I like that you explain each step clearly and make it easy for beginners to learn animation. Your blender tutorials really are the best!!!!! ♥

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like them. Thanks for watching!

[@SkateSafeNow]

Thanks

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you for your support! I really appreciate it!

[@sebastianhelgeson3046]

Great video! I really enjoy these videos that tell you so much about one part of Blender. While I love the "how to make this" video format, learning about one particular thing at a time is something I find really helpful.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@tpalacino]

Thanks!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you for your support! I appreciate it!

[@jongomes3780]

This is probably one of the best tutorials (on any topic) that I've ever witnessed! Clear - no fluff and at a great pace!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@anekiecampbell2191]

I love you, your voice, all your tutorials, this channel. Just so awesome and calming, easy to understand. Don't really have to turn the video speed down in order to understand you.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like them!

[@swguy5896]

If you can't see the keyframes in the shader timeline (15:58) - I had the same issue. Just make sure to select both the object (cube) and the node in your shader view (magic texture) and your keyframes appear.

[@JapanesebyENa]

Your comment saved me, thank you!

[@rubysmith5007]

I dont understand what you are saying if I did this prob would solve all my problems in this part lol

[@swguy5896]

@@rubysmith5007 The Problem I had, was me forgetting to highlight the object I wanted to manipulate in the shader view. So you basically just have to click on your cube and then on the node in the shader view. The shader view always shows the nodes of the currently selected object.

[@yoanna2118]

thank you sir

[@HeyJoe-eb6nd]

thanks a ton, sitting here since half an hour trying to find the mistake.

[@Sunflow._.]

The amount of joy I felt after getting to this point cannot be described 4:44

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@thedevilchild18]

Nobody could explain better than this, very detailed and well explained thank you ❤

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sjaldaba2766]

From all the animation tutorials you are the one I understood the most. Thank you so much!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped!

[@YGSneakk]

everytime i watch ryan instead of someone else i always learn so much please keep createing videos forever 😂

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

That's a great tutorial, I just stumbled over it (since I'm subscribed xD) while my 1700 frames animation is rendering. Watching blender tutorials while rendering is like being 200% productive yay Seriously you've done a great job with tha tutorial ;) Greetz from Austria o/

[@RyanKingArt]

Haha cool! Thank you for watching!

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

@@RyanKingArt You're welcome! I like your channel and it is very beginner friendly! It must be over a year ago but your mushroom tutorial helped me alot to get into texture painting. Thanks for that! All the best!

[@emrackuo]

I downloaded blender just today, and just started learning it, and I can already do a really nice Godzilla walk cycle thanks to you!

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool, glad it helped!

[@MrCreeper5906]

I had been waiting for a tutorial completely devoted for animation for such a long time, thank you!

[@MrCreeper5906]

And what a thumbnail, it's really catchy! ✌️😉 I really like it.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it! Hope you find the tutorial helpful!

[@rrsbunker]

Just started learning blender animation to proof to my friend that Learning it is easy (I'm kinda racing with him to see who can make an animation with our own Character first. Wish me luck!). This tutorial is very detailed and reliable. And the best part of all, its COMPLETE. From making that cube exist to making it moves, and all the way to Exporting the animation. I really thought Blender is just a 3D object modifier (I didn't know it has a video editing section tbh. Thanks for saving my time form having to put the frame one by one in Premier Pro :P ). Thanks man. I didn't feel that you are not explaining anything AT ALL. Will refer to your video again. You are one of the best and most straightforward tutorial maker I've ever met. Hope you will keep this channel forever (at least until I become successful)

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching! I plan on continuing to make videos long term!! 👍‍

[@RodrigoM]

This is what I've been waiting for! : )

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool! Hope you find it helpful!

[@MikolayKnish]

Hello, I’m new to the 3D world, I want to thank the professional for this cool video, everything is simple and clear. I’ve been studying this super program on my own for three months and I’m more and more surprised by its capabilities! I live in Ukraine)

[@hunter8980]

Your tutorial is always very simple to understand. Thank you so much!!!!

[@RyanKingArt]

You're very welcome!

[@tomasm1233]

Thank you so much for the noob-proof video. It's so clear the way you walk through the process. Step by step without any clutter, right to the core of beginner's essentials.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it helped!

[@Refract3d]

I gotta say, you're pumping these out like crazy, thanks! I used to use 3dsmax back in the day, and wanting to get something more modern, and your tutorials are quickly getting me back up to speed. Thanks!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm making lots of videos and trying to grow my channel, so that I can do this for a living. : )

[@motivationalbox45]

I successfully moved the cube that I have been attempting for several months😂. You truly are an excellent teacher, and I am grateful for your guidance❤.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@tworivertown7497]

Such a good tutorial! Very clear and very enjoyable! Thank you so much you're the best, Ryan!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it. thanks for watching!

[@wazetax3864]

Thank you very much, it helped me learn the basics of things, but that's how everything good starts, with a good foundation.

[@theguywholivesnextdoor]

THANK YOUUU IF I EVER BECOME FAMOUS I'M LINKING THIS CHANNEL

[@RyanKingArt]

Haha thanks : )

[@theguywholivesnextdoor]

​@@RyanKingArtother than gum road any places I can get rigs (free)

[@helenturnbull6822]

I just want to say thankyou :) Your tutorials have really helped me out in a cgi piece our small studio has been commissioned. You deliver information at a digestible speed and don't over complicate stuff that is already complicated enough as a newbie. Keep it up!!!!!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@kaskinjohn5406]

You're really great, you always explain everything. Please keep up the good work, I really love it and I would love if you upload more animation tutorials. ❤️

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! 😀

[@Rain87166]

As someone who knew how animation works prior to this, it actually helped because I've never done 3d animation before and I don't know how it works in blender

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JackSwitch-ik2lh]

Ah yes my first step to be a corn artist

[@Danionson]

💀💀💀

[@CoolAxoly]

years later, and this tutorial still helps

[@RyanKingArt]

glad to hear that!

[@MCMilitaryForce]

In the new Blender update of version 4.1, the shortcut key for the insert keyframe menu has been changed to the K button.

[@RyanKingArt]

Yep that's right

[@tttttttttttttttp12]

that's gonna suck to get used to

[@LavaboyRoblox]

thank u so much for making thisss! i was really struggling with blender animation before i watched this, but your clear explanations and good teaching showed me how to finally use blender! :D

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it helped!

[@john1995]

Very helpful tutorial, Thanks Ryan

[@RyanKingArt]

You're the first comment! Thanks for watching. 😀

[@theaprentice6437]

I originally was going to draw animations but I hate working with a drawing pad and can never get the coloring right on paper. I feel like this is more my speed and I appreciate people like you helping out the community.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@Adlip_Kun]

As a beginner, this was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@2021DumpsterFireToons]

Ty my Blender journey would not have been possible without you.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped!

[@zaasimarkazalmaerifa9956]

really love it.... very well and clearly explain each and everything

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you liked it!

[@DLMAProduction-ye3iy]

the most detailed and informative tutorial about basics of blender, thank you so much

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it! thanks for watching! 👍‍

[@lora6019]

great tutorial! very helpful, thank u so much! >.

[@RyanKingArt]

You're very welcome!

[@TattierString10]

Thanks for the tutorial! 😁

[@RyanKingArt]

you are welcome!

[@Maria89414]

40:23 Hey how do you zoom out the camera like that? Fantastic tutorial btw! Just what I needed to start out. You deserve more recognition.

[@RyanKingArt]

Press G to grab, and then hit the Z key twice. Thanks for watching!

[@QuackBoom]

This vid really helped me learn the basics of animating. Thanks so much. I can finally start wiht th fun stuff.

[@BaldHeaven]

Wow, this Video made me realise that Blender isnt hard, You just need to learn and practice

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it helped!

[@rubysmith5007]

Well it still is hard but learning and practicing makes it easier

[@thebasicmaterialsproject1892]

awesome tutorial bro. Blender is something i come back to every now and then and push on with learning the next parts.

[@RyanKingArt]

cool, thanks for watching!

[@captanlorey5169]

Your videos are amazing can you make some armature and rigging videos?

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! I would like to make some rigging tutorials sometime. Thanks for the request! 👍‍

[@kongobongo]

Royal Skies is a good channel for that, you should check him out

[@icecreamcrust]

by far the best tutorial, im pretty washed out of blender but i got back at it again and this video really helped much love thanks man!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it helped! thanks for watching!

[@adsford_]

OH MY GOD I DIDNT SEE HIS FACECAM UNTIL 20 MINS INTO THE VIDEO AND IT SCARED ME LOL

[@RyanKingArt]

Oh sorry about that Lol. 😄

[@thatbadartist]

This tutorial is absolutly amazing! Ive been wanting to do animations for a while now and this video showed me how to do it. Thank you

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for watching!

[@thatbadartist]

@@RyanKingArt of course man, thanks for posting. I wish you the best of luck

[@DanielGomez-oo9zu]

1:49 ah yes, now I know I can trust the rest of the tutorial to be good

[@RyanKingArt]

Lol! Yes, we must delete the default cube! 😄

[@kalpeshbhalerao9403]

Superb and authentic tutorial video showing the functionalities of majorly used things in Blender any newbie should know

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@RPacket-hp5zk]

Cool

[@RyanKingArt]

Thank you!

[@OkaSel]

Omg you're a hero, you've thought me so much. I really like how you explain everything from the buttons you're clicking next and what those buttons are etc. Just amazing.

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped!

[@paulshelkov7956]

Who knows how long that default cube has been sitting there... it's probably stale.

[@RyanKingArt]

😂

[@birhon]

had me from confused to off to the races in less than 5 minutes. As all tutorials should be. Awesome video

[@MrBaniv]

How did bro answered all comments

[@RyanKingArt]

I can't answer all comments, but I try to reply to as many as I can.

[@burlyhimself]

Thank you for this! This is my first time ever animating in blender and this really helped a lot!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped! thanks for watching.

[@TimothyRhodes-l5k]

This is the most helpful tutorial so far. This is a tough process and I now feel like I've made some progress. Thanks!

[@RyanKingArt]

thank you for watching

[@andreajones1449]

I love this, it is like the only video that explains what you are doing!

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelcondron1304]

Thank you SO much for this... I am trying to understand the mods I love from my favourite games and this is a GREAT video explaining animations at their core level. I'm really thinking about doing a SkillShare or similar course so I can really dive in. Back in the 90's (yes I'm ancient) I had to decide whether to do computer repair or programming. I chose the former as tools like this for animation and graphical tools like GIMP were pure fantasy at the time. The repair side has all but died but the power of programming is seemingly unlimited! I'll never completely regret choosing hardware over software as it's saved me a lot in computer build and repair costs over the years, but I do wish I had paid more attention to what little bits of coding they did teach me... Luckily I have guys like you to help me learn, so again, many thanks. Btw, I've been watching a ton of tutorial videos and may I say you have a very relaxed yet informative style. I envy your ability to impart knowledge.

[@nearsh0t_vids747]

This is so digestible. you really saved my butt on this project I'm working on thank you!

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it! thank you for watching.

[@solmerning]

Thanks big man, really easy and informative! Your tutorial surely helped me dive into blender much smoother then expected!

[@imharoldramis]

Brilliant tutorial. Just a quick note on the video editing. When selecting the frames, set the folder to display from date modified. When I selected all (A) the first time around it made the video in reverse. But again, brilliant tutorial. I now know a fair bit more than yesterday.

[@RyanKingArt]

ahh yes, I don't think that was an issue in Blender back when I made this video. Yes, if you don't set the frames to sort by time, or name, then it will play backwards. 😄

[@imharoldramis]

@@RyanKingArt Im proud of myself for working that out on my own lol.

[@CsokaErno]

What you are doing is priceless. Thank you.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for watching!

[@Millcityboi]

had to skip most of the video but now i understand it now. thank you!

[@potatokid1825]

Absouletly best tutorial by far! you deserve a subscribe, can't wait to try your other tutorials!

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks for the sub! And thanks for watching!

[@prathikAaravAnnakarthick]

Thank you for making me a blender pro from watching this video. Because in the beginning I had no idea what to do .

[@RyanKingArt]

glad it helped! thanks for watching!

[@Corspufo.]

FANTASTIC WORKFLOW AND OVERVIEW! I'm really new to Blender, and this video has really helped me find answers to questions I didn't know how to ask. Getting to see how you work was really great.

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad it helped! thanks for watching.