Character & Gameplay Animation - Super Art Power Hour Ep. 4

[@lupapapalupapa5307]

As a 3d animator i need this kinda content for game

[@mohamedbehary]

what is the name of the software in the video?

[@pulqoo1753]

@@mohamedbehary maya

[@JoanLein]

went someone say "AS A X profession" and then access to their youtube channel and dont even see a single video ...its makes me thing if they really study that or want to be one...

[@123forafurry]

@@JoanLein i just assume they do r34

[@mrSleepyguy1]

@@123forafurry Same or they work for a studio and dont really bother with youtube stuff

[@denster7715]

As an animation student and player of League this is GOLD!

[@1NN3RxC0R3]

*CHALLENGER

[@denster7715]

@@1NN3RxC0R3 YES

[@omgyai]

hey! I have two questions, I hope you can answer them and thank you in advance! 1- What have you studied to be able to dedicate yourself to 3d animation? 2- do you have to know how to draw?

[@denster7715]

@@omgyai 1. Currently taking a bachelor in "Interactive Media - Animation" at a private university in Norway. Gives me a lot of experience with 3D and introduces me to the industry in a way that will make it possible for me to apply for jobs right after the studies, given that I have skills that I can show off by the end of it. 2. No. Drawing may give you an edge in some situations, but for 3D animation it is not at all necessary. Personally I am absolutely hopeless but have managed to score top grades in our animation courses. Hope that answers your questions!

[@omgyai]

@@denster7715 thank u very much!

[@typhon1861]

really glad riot is putting this sort of stuff out. I don't animate but I find it interesting.

[@aryantzh2028]

1:11 MISS FORTUNE 1:13 FAT FORTUNE

[@milesmangrum2159]

@@aryantzh2028 ....are you 12?

[@user-se5xg3vz8p]

​@@aryantzh2028 1:11 MISS FORTUNE 1:13 MISFORTUNE

[@alexisbarrette7652]

I love her laid back attitude towards animation in general. Like she has the technique and the theory down, so now she just focuses on the art itself, if that makes sense

[@ebukaamadi-obi3915]

“The clavicles are the eyebrows of the body” Someone please put that on a t shirt 😂

[@PrimitiveBaroque]

I love that anecdote

[@hi_its_jerry]

true! ive been guilty of not using clavicles a lot but now im totally gonna exploit them to make powerful key poses lol

[@egor_agostini]

The fact that a company like Riot is offering content like this is amazing, as a 3D animator myself, videos like this really put out a standard and goal that I can work towards. Thank you Riot.

[@xander9460]

Even if this doesn't get millions of view. This IS inspiring more people to become animators! Keep them coming! I might just get back into it and use me 3D animation degree! And heck... Next thing you know I'm applying to Riot Games!

[@c3ramics]

Whoa I remember Lana being the president of the animation club at Academy of Art when I was a freshman. She was a leader among students encouraging us to grow our skills. So awesome to see her in this!

[@inplane9970]

It's nice to see that animating as a passion and as a job are relatively similar. Seeing Lana have those struggles with keyframing and having to be very intricate with how she does those animations is very relatable. One missing keyframe or an oddly flexed limb and your character will go bending all sorts of ways.

[@jamfilledjars]

As someone who just graduated with a diploma in 3D animation and VFX, this sort of stuff is _priceless_ for me. Especially considering I want to do a lot of fight choreographies in my own personal pieces to put on KZbin and such.

[@DatPuzzle]

omg finally someone who doesn't work strictly with stepped and keyposes 😭 I work exactly like this too and I've always been thinking that some day I need to learn the "real" way. I can finally relax and trust in my own workflow. Thank you, such an inspiring video ❤/Game animator and a BIG League nerd

[@IMGaZZA]

Hey, I’m just starting out and I’m struggling to find a matching workflow and all tutorials say do pose to pose this and that , I’m so demotivated to do anything because I’m scared I’m animating the wrong way.. do u have any tips ?

[@jeremyt6459]

Didn't expect to watch the whole video, watching Lana animate and just talk through her process while giving out really good advice makes me really appreciate the medium more! Thanks Riot for putting this kind of stuff out for everyone!

[@dasorra]

I love Lana! im glad riot swooped her up! not only is she very skilled, but shes one of my favorite Animator Content Creators :)! Keep it up Lana, you're doing great!

[@christopherbrowne3236]

No

[@christopherbrowne3236]

I don't like how she did thresh why do I have to do a minigame to get what I bought the skin for

[@mexicanburrito2979]

@@christopherbrowne3236 wtf how is that an animators fault??

[@nauikun]

Everything that Riot is doing on the back side of everything that we enjoy is top tier. I mean, we already appreciate these while we are playing their games, but everytime I see behind the scenes like this, I appreciate it more. Thank you Riot.

[@azolaun]

I see riot documentary I click and watch. The previous arcane documentary was so awesome to learn about how things went and are made

[@ascens10nism]

I really needed this right now. I'm in my animation portfolio class, and I fell in love with animation (which surprised me!). I want to eventually end up at Riot, and this is such good reinforcement and motivation. This lady is a fantastic teacher!

[@scottfree1776]

The lighting on this set is absolutely immaculate. Great work.

[@vansserafim]

This woman is like the most famous in the industry for me. First I saw her in a podcast about heroes of the storm. Then on riot conference. And now a new video. I love her

[@abigaileldritch]

This is my favourite video series on KZbin. So good and very motivating

[@sarajonassonanimation]

Thank you for this video there are some great tips and I love seeing other animator's workflows. I feel validated by how much she has the graph editor open, I do that too

[@ivankovwink1311]

I love the way she explains everything and she is also so talented! I hope you release more animation teaching videos like these vecause they are so helpful😊

[@wirrexx]

as a 3D artist, this was a breath of fresh air, Lana, thank you!

[@BertPdeboy]

very nice! i'm not an animator but stuck through the entire video. Interesting to hear this took *3 realtime hours, nice job to the video editors for getting it down to an hour 👍 Animation is truly something I never once complained about in LoL, an unsung part of the product but one that is simply very good!

[@henriquecardosooficial]

I also don't like blocking key poses, and I always hear that it is not the best way to work, but I also feel that doing it in a more spline, more fluid way, gives more freedom, as you said. I felt embraced with this video of yours =)

[@sno7599]

i don't know if it's a team of editors or one person but i really like the editing. the things like in the 3th episode of Caitlin flying around or in this one showing graphic design with a picture of her face, it keeps it playful and i really like it.

[@HersioKillsio]

Great, I can't wait to see the surfacing and lighting videos!

[@animationschool_live]

We love Lana so much. She is so inspiring for all animators around the Globe. Thank you, Riot!!!

[@gozlukluakali5020]

I see Akali and I click 😭😭

[@hm-yx5dr]

Dude same 😭

[@tredarc]

1:02:19'a git

[@Arbszy]

agreed

[@anthonyhenry5047]

we all did

[@notlgd3464]

This me

[@zacksterxenres8589]

Thank You So Much And PLEASE MORE! This Is Invaluable For Me To Thank You Guys Putting These Types Of Content As Leauge Player And Leauge Lore And Over All Into Leauge And 3D Artist And Has Aim To Be Generalist With Dream To Work For Riot This Is So Valuable For Me!

[@zMacah]

she basically made all the coolest skin! such an inspiration! Riot we need more of those videos!

[@ThomasHardy-uu8ec]

52:19 There's actually a button fix for gimbol lock. You don't need to force every frame to move the way you want. In the graph editor window, at the top "Curves" -> "Euler Filter". That button fixes it right up! Just keep in mind, if you have purposefully large rotations between keys (like a 360% spin) Euler Filter might also remove that. Adding an extra key or two in between should stop it from happening though. Hope that helps!

[@lynskie_]

videos like these get me all inspired and such! I love it

[@bemlok]

0:00 this is 100000% true, I just lost a file last week because my windows corrupted. Always save your file, backup is your best friend.

[@digitalpanther]

A an aspiring animator (mostly do stills currently), This was a fantastic behind the scenes. Great info! Thanks for making this!

[@sammy0jpeg]

Lana has such a fun, contagious personality and seeing her process feels magical. this series of videos is a real treat to all kinds of aspiring artists :)

[@hi_its_jerry]

as a hobbyist, i love seeing how pros do it! its always so motivating to see their passion and workflow. there's always something new you can learn from people who've been in the industry for a long time

[@nostalgicsims]

Thank you so much for making this video and the rest of the educational content you release! It's honestly priceless and means a lot to all of the aspiring game artists out there. I really enjoy animating myself, but I pretty much only create static poses right now. This definitely helped me feel motivated to jump the hurdle to start pushing myself to make dynamic animations. Thank you

[@M4rt1nX]

So inspiring. Happy that the algorithm recommended this video now that I'm getting ready to take part of my first game jam.

[@chyo8698]

I am a student who is learning 3d. Learning at the academy was part of the textbook, but it is very helpful to be able to see LOL animation in such detail that many students envy. Through this video, you can learn where to touch the motion graph more smoothly.

[@RefonDzn]

Thank you fr ! It will help me a lot in my learning process. Even if animating character isn't the main part i wanna go through, it's a part of the work I love with so much passion anyway. So I'm so glad you put this type of content. Thanks also to Lana for her time spending for this video and her amazing work !

[@CaCriGuz]

This video is AMAZING! She is so good. Thank you so much for sharing this. :)

[@matejivi]

Thank you very much Lana! As an self tought animator who startet character animation last year its realy helpfull to see other peoples way of animating.👨‍🏫

[@joshuarapula1094]

We need K/DA comeback 🐱

[@asimitshrivastava2167]

Agreed.

[@HYPAVOX]

Thanks for this!! Self taught animator here, i'm always interested in watching other peoples process especially in a professional field. Such eye candy!🤩

[@husepher]

Wow, really related to the commentary. Super awesome stuff

[@grala7926]

This is amazing, so happy to see women in the gaming industry, but also so informative and fun! I love this type of content!

[@lawrencetyrpa]

What an amazing video! It's so informative and entertaining at the same time. Listening to Ms. Lana Bachynski is a true pleasure, much respect. :)

[@goku_dunker_420]

As someone trying to learn animation and kinda struggling to find my footing and understanding workflows this is super useful, thank you so much. If there are other videos you guys have made like this please let me know

[@jaadriel]

when she talked about gimbal lock and said "I'll just power through, I'll just key it on ones until it's fixed" I really felt that lol

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Omg this is SO cool!! Thank you, guys!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Someone told me to ditch blender for the “industry standard,” but it’s tough to make a change! 🙃 I have yet to even see if it’s even free!

[@alwaysyouramanda]

I trip out on little mistakes I find in World of Warcraft. It’s HUGE yet the cat mount has a vertex with messed up weight painting or whatever it is-! It’s really inspiring. I know how hard it is to set something up again and again in a game engine while discovering mistakes you made in the model and rig- I can’t imagine working with a TEAM!!!😮

[@Enthralpy]

As a 3d animator who doesn't usually work in step keys, I feel SO validated seeing a professional that also does not work like that 😭😭

[@yabara_]

Yayyy please keep the series of insights

[@jaded_balrog]

Love seeing this type of content!

[@赵恒一]

If i saw this video several years before, my understanding about the career in game industry would be much more clear.

[@Rp-wt7uz]

i love this, Lana is a joy to listen to and it's cool to see the process behind the animation

[@Talented_T]

I don’t animate but I do make music but every time I watch people doing animation I find it very interesting

[@inplane9970]

Music is just as important as animation, especially when making fight choreography. Matching music with the action sequence is essential!

[@Talented_T]

@@inplane9970 I completely agree with you, matching the music with the fight choreography is just really awesome!

[@natalyhindaoui2499]

Super cool to watch her process and she's very charismatic and charming in the way she presents it.

[@pro_rookie_gamedev]

I appreciate when devs share their knowledge.

[@omerfurtun4115]

I'm a completely self educated game dev and pros sharing first hand experience/knowledge is my bread and butter. Thanks for sharing!

[@hugoarriagada6219]

i love this kind of material, thank you!

[@FinchenxD]

Lana worked on some of the most beautiful skins ever in League. Such a great artist!

[@tuz1551]

Out of topic but she looks so majestic with this lighting

[@malizanu]

so glad this was released because the akali model on agora is so fun to play around

[@gipiovacari5725]

As a 3d animator this helps so much! We need more! Please riot!!!

[@Skyfrei_]

I feel like this is easily some of the best content they can produce.

[@Maddi077]

really enjoying watching the video and thanks for sharing the your experience.

[@ChaosElement]

Such a wonderful video. Great info. Thank you!

[@tonybrownlowe2272]

Thank you for all your insight and pointers, great video.

[@Arvolve]

Wonderful series, thank you for sharing!

[@iryltrix9300]

glad this content exist as an art student 🥺

[@hasnayaya]

i lovee these videos as someone who wants to work in the game industry they're very insightful but im conflicted whether to do game art because im good at art but im not that passionate with it or game animation but im a beginner to animation but super passionate about it

[@Aliienbri]

Do what you’re passionate about!

[@fallenj]

Lana is gold in this, epic stuff, thx.

[@ВалентинаКасилова-й6э]

So interesting and inspiring! Thank you for the video!

[@Selene5deum]

this is great stuff!!! Love these documentaries

[@luisca92]

Hearing you talk about fighting the computer in order to get it to do what you want and how you interact with the rigs and posing and what not makes me think of Cascedeur, and how that AI assisted animation software and/or the big comíamos implementing those principles like it are going to completely change the animation landscape in this sense because they are solving all these things and having a completely different approach to 3-D animation

[@sharkyshark52]

1:02:19 Better than 2023 Cinematic

[@NasusKim]

I love this lady so much! she's so fun, really great with her words so it's super easy to follow and understand and she's funny too!

[@teddysquid9556]

Riot is just leading the industry when it comes to games, music and TV, talented people at the top of their field!

[@KevinHerronArt]

aww - i've been animating for a decade and this got me excited to do personal animation again :)

[@Adieusss]

I usually pre-key the keys evenly, like frames 0, 5, 10, 15, etc., and then just move them according to the speed of the reference. I don’t know how correct this is, but it’s more convenient than immediately trying to make rhythmic animation.

[@NinjaMK]

Seeing that "Activate Windows" watermark in the corner made me chuckle 😆

[@tertervouz]

ok i know nothing about animating but managed to watch this for 20 minutes i guess someone interested in this area would definitely beg for more

[@ever6]

I'm going to check this out especially now that I have a better work-life balance 2023 job Lana seems to be very passionate and I'm sure have a ton of great content can't wait to check up on them.

[@oueia]

Please keep this sort of content coming!

[@MiniMatthias]

i looove this! thanks for sharing!

[@lichlockhart]

Yo0o0o0o !!! This was So Stellar !!! As a New Self Taught 3D Animator…This was Truly Inspirational…Thank You So Much…You hit a lot of the Points I’ve been Feeling…From Powering Through the “Ugly” Phase as Some People Call It…To Trying To Finding a Community of Like Minded Artist that Can Help You See Your Art as Beautiful and Not as Critically Harsh as You See It in Your Head…To Relating to Your Characters and Their Movements Through Acting is So Awesome to See…Animation is Truly the Transferring of Energy…I Feel Extremely Expressive and Truly Free when I’m Animating and Creating Characters…They are an Extension of Me and it’s So Stellar to See Someone Else Have thé Same Thought Process When Creating…Thank You Again for This…It was Extremely Relatable and Has Given Me a Drive to Push Even Harder in my Work and Not Second Guess Myself…Thank You…I Cant Wait for thé Next Épisode and I Look Forward to Meeting Some Stellar Artists in The Community ✨🙏🏾✨ And For Anyone Reading This…Who is Just as Passionate about Animation and Creating as We Are…I’d Love To Be Friends and “Network” as They Say hahaha…I Love You and Cant Wait To See What You Guys Have and Will Create in the Future 💗💗💗

[@noahtemple8312]

Love that this was released. Akali is my main, I love animation and art, couldn't be better. Thanks Riot

[@wmka]

seating in with a subject matter expert doing their thing is a good way to learn

[@AlexisRivera3D]

I am a 3d animator in progress and sincerely this kind of content is awesome for us to improve our knowledge about how the characters movements work.

[@m0ng15]

This video gave me unlimited power glitch for my animation classes

[@nosh247]

Love this Riot! this is the kinda video that inspire people to learn more!

[@senshifox3586]

Ahh thank you for this video! It's a golden piece of league legends! I will learn a lot to become and be there as a league of legends animator! This video helped a lot!

[@watchmeanimateYT]

excellent presentation Lana!

[@ukmonk]

LOVE this lady! Her energy and experience is fantastic! Bit confused though to this layered approach. Why is this different to straight ahead method?

[@the_ankylanky_animator]

Thank you Riot Games and to Lana for this video!

[@antimewpropaganda9503]

I 100% agree working and collaborating with other people is vital to get you out of your own head. Many solo artists get stuck in only "their" vision, meanwhile their art looks like just a stick figure that a 10 year old would create

[@ANGGELAful]

I love her!!! AND I love this videos

[@RegenerationOfficial]

4:00 The good thing about computers is they do what you tell them, the bad thing about computer is...

[@raymk]

Key takeaways: - Consider the newton law, inertia, and the center mass, the transfer of weight of the moving character. - Have a non-monotonic rhythmic in animation. - Animate the clavicle to exaggerate the motion. - Make a point of interest in key poses to guide the audience's eye during the animation, like making an arc throughout the points of interest. - Human blink when moves fast.

[@Sucre_au_Sel]

Broo, Riot putting real gold material in here! Thanks to them a lot