Animating ARMS (FK vs. IK) - Doodley

[@doodley3d]

When I say "in 2D it's really easy to animate arms", I just mean in terms of technical issues. There's tons of drawing skills and animation principles in animating 2D characters -- but much of those skills apply to 3D as well, while the technical aspects of animating arms in 3D that I describe in the video don't apply to traditional 2D. I've been a 2D animator my whole life so I know how hard it is! I could have phrased it better, but hopefully you can look past it. Also, FK and IK mean "forward kinematics" and "inverse kinematics." The full names doesn't really matter to animators, but I wanted to mention it here as I should have at least shown the full definitions somewhere in the video. Sorry! -25k views and almost 6.5k subs so far!!- WELP that's gonna get progressively more and more outdated, so why don't I just say a big THANK YOU. It's difficult to describe what a week I've had -- I've been reading every comment and It's super encouraging to know that I'm helping people not only learn animation but, to non-animators, understand and appreciate it. Part of my motivation from the start was to reach people who love animation but have never animated and wanted to understand it better, and it's mindblowing how many comments I've received that fit exactly that. The next few videos will explore some different things (I want to bounce between art, animation, rigging, etc.), but I do plan on doing the next in this "body" series eventually, likely seasonally. Also, the example girl's name is Gimberly! She's inspired by 80's fitness instructors. EDIT: Giving more visibility to my notes above. Also, did you know that editing a comment unpins it? I sure didn't!!

[@Fortirus]

Great job and I wish you all the best! 🥳 The only thing that bothered me throughout the video is that the girl (Gimberly, heh) has a Red on her Left side and a Blue on the Right side. Although I started to study animation and rigging only recently, I'm already used to the fact that usually these colors are reversed for the limbs (Left = Blue, Right = Red, Main body = Yellow). Even when I shoot live video references with myself for our animators, I use this logic (I also use fitness bracelets in these colors 😅). I understand that each team has its own color coding, but is there something behind this decision? Did you do it on purpose or just make it “as usual”?

[@doodley3d]

@@Fortirus ​ Thanks! Good point, I actually don't think I ever realized that. I usually build my rigs with blue/green controls actually, since that's the mGear default in Maya. So I don't tend to associate red/blue with specific sides myself, just a sense of keeping them separated. But I think I remember wanting to have them match the most common association, I do see the "left blue, right red" a lot. If I had to guess how that happened, when I was designing her, I tend to mirror my artwork often and sometimes the mirrored version becomes the "default" to me. So I imagine I probably designed it with the "correct" colors in mind, but eventually ended up with them mirrored. Since I'm still super early in these videos and I'm going to update Gimberly's rigs anyways, I think I might mirror them and her look in this video will end up an anomaly. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@matthewpringle9687]

this video is absolute proof that you don't need a large amount of subscribers to get views, if you put effort into an interesting video idea, you will almost definitely get some recognition

[@Fortirus]

@@doodley3d oh, thanks for the ansver! Yeah, I also saw the blue/green and green/red coding a few times. It's funny that although I have never done character design or rigging (with the exception of Control Rig in UE5, but this is different story), for some reason the first thing I thought was that at some stage her design/model was just a mirrored - looks like I was right 😆 And about "fixing" her - I don’t think that it would bother anyone else, and even if so, then you can simply say that this is her feature and character quirk 😏

[@scaratb8810]

This comment is so wholesome, you deserve every view and a ton more! What you have made is very helpful even for someone like me who's not trying to focus on animations. Quality content, thank you for this!

[@jayfoo]

Wow what an incredibly high quality tutorial and well produced video. As someone who is clearly unbiased, I think everyone should like, comment, and subscribe to boost it into the algorithm

[@theduckyshow]

i know right

[@nozumo3964]

Could you post the music made for this video somewhere? it's really relaxing

[@jayfoo]

@@nozumo3964 Doodley and I actually talked about getting a soundtrack album out recently. Stay tuned for that!

[@sos3365]

are you okay with others using your music in streams.Wether on yt or twitch?

[@jayfoo]

@@sos3365 I'm pretty chill about people using my music in general, as long as I'm credited and linked

[@Stickguy101]

I don't even animate, but this video's presentation was so captivating that I couldn't look away for even a second. Absolutely stunning!

[@minecraftmatty2]

Same

[@pootis.]

Me too

[@zippy8250]

I agree I love the girl character showing the tutorial off for what you can do also I wonder what's her name? 🤔

[@Sweetcookie_kitty]

Me too and I am cute 😍

[@runajain5773]

@@zippy8250 glimbly

[@zimmbopaulmosende6854]

KZbin: "Are you an animator?" Me: "no" KZbin: "do you wanna learn about animating arms?" Me: "heck yea!"

[@catlord1236]

Heck yea

[@that.one.person.2712]

I want to be animator but im suck at it

[@rumyanahristova9169]

This is so relatable

[@connortaba6747]

Same here!!!!!

[@Functional_Somehow]

Hell yeah

[@almondjoy4938]

What I like about both of your models is that they feel like they have their own character. You could have just made basic figures and call it a day but you took the time to make both of them emote in a way that make them feel like... people instead of dolls.

[@doodley3d]

YES! Thank you! I thought about creating more robotic or mannequin like figures but personality and emotions affect animation so much, it didn't feel quite right.

[@abdhalimcheakob2504]

Men

[@withthescienceteam]

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[@maxwellquipey1]

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[@theaddictofgaming9174]

​@@abdhalimcheakob2504Masculinity

[@marsfeathers]

I love your 3D example animation girl!!! her design is lovely and so easy to read for education purposes.. absolutely wonderful

[@BVK.]

"Education purposes..." Absolutely! **insert emoji**

[@Timeshlft]

waiting for rule34 artist

[@Perspective_pqowjr]

@@Timeshlft No!

[@randomcat8208]

@@Timeshlft bro 🗿

[@Kalrta]

@@Timeshlft bro what the fu

[@ledjonsinanaj9198]

This guy has everything checked out: Marketable characters ✅ Creative✅ Simple tutorials✅ Memes✅✅✅

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

scrunkly goober characters

[@AgentOrangeX22]

Gimberly is very cool! She's really expressive and the red/blue design is sweet. Looking forward to more tutorials with her, and I'm not an animator lol

[@bipolitthefighter2599]

And cute

[@thepizzaguy8477]

It genuinely feels like a cartoon but its also just incredibly informitive

[@user-hc8nq3ce3u]

🤨

[@Luketimusthetransformer]

I second that 🤨

[@CaseyAnimates]

What an excellent tutorial my man!! I love how dense it was, all killer no filler and a good enough length to not gloss over important aspects. Looks like this took a ton of work but this is easily one of my favorite videos for studying 3D animation, and I know I’ll be coming back again for references before too long.

[@KittydogCrystal]

i'm a 2d animator, but this video helps a lot with understanding arm movement, even for 2d animators! this video is incredible and high quality, easy to understand! you've earned yourself a new sub :D

[@Yu_Jeen]

Hi KD!

[@ayvee8003]

This has an insane amount of effort and its also just... SO NATURAL. Its like youre teaching a class youve taught s thousand times and still love. Unbiased, unfettered, and yet to be topped. This is awesome

[@mosstits]

I know everyone is saying Blender, but this is incredibly useful for any 3D software in general. You usually only see videos that are specifically catered to one software only, and it makes learning hard if you're using something that isn't popular (like how there are so many Blender videos but so little Maya). So a broad explanation like this on how a 3D mechanic works is a pretty rare to find. I really hope you'll continue to make videos like this, you explained it better than my university professors did!

[@doodley3d]

That's the idea! I use Maya myself and there's definitely a lack of Maya tutorials, but there's tons of core concepts that aren't program specific, so that's exactly what this channel intends to cover. Thank you!

[@slavichusk1153]

@@doodley3d I’m using maya in school, and one day I forgot how to color and render and I couldn’t find much help that wasn’t cryptic, so everything I made was unfinished

[@4thgradedropout380]

i think this is probably the simplest and most intuitive guide ive seen on anything 3d, like, ever. as someone starting out with 3d software (currently using blender) this has made posing and animating a HELL of a lot scarier and easier to wrap my head around more intuitive and beginner friendly guides like yours are definitely the one thing 3d tools need the most as of now!

[@Slime-xs6si]

Gimberly is so expressive in this animation! What a cutie. Well done on this animation though, it's really helped me out.

[@MarsTheMellow]

3:40 Thought i was about to get flipped off.

[@OmniSync]

*raise arm* *raise elbow* *rotat e wrist* *middle finger* 🖕 | \/| /\ now gimberly as a stickman flipped you off

[@LocalBookHead]

"YOU SHHHHHHUT UP"

[@ravensquote7206]

(3:35) "I'm finnae go phookin' Sco'ish on ye-"

[@Two_Teapod]

9:55 i've experienced funny bone pain enough in middle school that this image hurts me just by looking at it

[@potumus2143]

two???

[@Two_Teapod]

@@potumus2143 ye

[@chalkbored]

​@@potumus2143 ENA???

[@potumus2143]

@@chalkbored ye

[@UnixDZN]

doppelganger??

[@jagab1672]

8:26 THE WORLD?!

[@doodley3d]

ZA WARUDO

[@starmahdawg]

DUNYAAAAAAA

[@Mu1tiv3rs3M0th3r]

​@@doodley3d when I read you comment, I was wheezing. (Of laughter)

[@Anarqism]

ZA WARUDO

[@hartenny]

9:12 jumpscare

[@starmahdawg]

Gimberley reacted like me

[@davidhogins431]

8:13 i love how she reacts

[@pepsiman1800]

I think you meant 9:13

[@duffles3693]

Wow, terrific video! Love how informative this is while still being super accessible and clear. Plus it's got super cute character designs thrown in!

[@ArkyonVeil]

Excellent tutorial on the concepts. Easy to understand and yet goes into a fair bit of depth into how FK and IK differ. As it's far too easy to discard FK in rigs once people know what IK is. Also blended with high quality 3D animation which is both smooth and pleasing to the eye, assisting in visualizing the concepts. Good work. Approved.

[@Two_Teapod]

6:14 *casually breaks her own bones*

[@miguelm.teslafanboy8813]

6:24

[@user-ni7ou5ro6j]

Gimberly's face tho. Its like she knows she *casually broke her own bones*

[@georgex4360]

1:21 *OBJECTION!*

[@Mu1tiv3rs3M0th3r]

*OBJECTION!*

[@Bagelvr63292]

*HOLD IT!*

[@duck484]

I love your animation characters design. She has so much personality and expression!

[@thefourhorsemenofapocalypse]

I saw this on Reddit on had to watch the whole thing, I love the designs of both the girl exemplar and your avatar, and the whole vibe of the video. I am definitely subscribing and am looking forward to what you have in store

[@KijuIsHere]

9:22 Skill isuee

[@BaldiGamingOfficial69]

O NO

[@Eishous]

🚨Banger Alert!🚨 It's always a pleasure when youtube finally recommends a high quality video that absolutely deserve more attention. I always wanted to experiment and learn more about 3d for my own stuff so I'm 100% onboard for the rest of the series!

[@randomcat8208]

10:40 which cheek 🤨

[@doodley3d]

*vine boom*

[@Mu1tiv3rs3M0th3r]

*Insert the rock meme with even more vine booms*

[@khrizeffasceoyos9769]

*_vine boom intestines_*

[@Low_Fidelity_3D]

"Well, this has to be one of the best tutorials for 3d animation i've seen in a bit, surprised I haven't seen him before. Let's see what else this guy's talked about." *checks channel* 💀 cant wait to see more videos from you lol

[@doodley3d]

it do be like that LMAO. Thank you!!

[@Low_Fidelity_3D]

@@doodley3d no problem! this video alone earned a sub from me

[@LucasRPDJ]

This is an excellent tutorial that I could recommend to everyone who wants to learn 3D animation. I started switching to 3D animation recently (by knowing the basics and having animation experience for years) And I think the FK/IK types were something I was missing, since almost all models I animated yet were on a FK basis, it’s more easier to know that I can switch between the two modes. Thank You 😊

[@SugarPopLauren]

Gimberly trying to free her IK-constrained hand at 1:14 has some horrifying implications

[@RavenMatthew]

😨

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

You really be out here animating the part of Gimberly’s body for the tutorial but also going the extra mile and animating every other facet of her being with not just making it all natural and make sense for the action you’re focusing on but with so much extra flair and personality. I can’t wait for the episode(s) on faces or whatnot so we can hear what kind of voice you manage to get for her! Lip sync is something that always sticks out to me with animation, as the act of talking is one of the most essential yet one of the most potentially boring things to look at, and seeing animators make talking NOT boring is just… *chef’s kiss* So I can’t wait for that, but even without that she’s so… good! And just a flex of your own skill, as well as how powerful the things you’re explaining can be. Your own avatar is also cute as all heck, I LOVE characters that talk THROUGH their facial hair like that.

[@SpennyEcks]

David!! This video is so freaking good! I can only imagine how meticulous it’d be to do all of that graphic design animation in tandem with the 3D animation. So freaking good 🙌

[@bigshotstupig]

3:44 YOU WOT MAYTE

[@PTTF2]

Doodley is the only person to make a whole video on animated arms and make it entertaining for my 1 braincell.

[@JavaScripting64]

Amazing video! Her little coordinate frame hair clip is chef’s kiss.

[@kungfuremix]

Bro this is incredibly impressive! I’m always saying it’s important to learn both 2D and 3D but with how people are making the tutorial videos. It’s not always easy to understand the rules to follow. This made me have a relaxing learning experience to want to approach character animation in 3D. Thank you! The spark has ignited again 🔥.

[@thingl7859]

This is the most helpful, well produced, and visually stimulating tutorial I have seen on the internet. I have trouble watching art tutorials because they usually have a static screen or few examples so I get bored but this kept my attention the whole time. You truly are an amazing creator. Also your model is stunning!

[@elbuenpolloLoquendero]

there are some artists and animators who want to do an epic 3D animation that the movies come out and believed that everyone already found a better tutorial and I think many are already learning very good video

[@ninjoewd4900]

ahhh this video is so good, i've been anticipating for a while! 💯 editing, and 💯 music choice (so props to jayfoo!!)

[@jayfoo]

[@Anomidae]

This is a great tutorial! How do you only have 1k views on this? I'm definitely sticking around to see more it's funny cause I'm a self taught 3d animator, and it took me years to figure these things out in my own work. Had I seen this video, I would have learned all of it in 11 minutes. Using an FK Arm in world space is something I've never tried before, but now I'm gonna be doing that all the time. Thank you for this!

[@doodley3d]

Thanks! It's a brand new video and I didn't post a lot before this one, so these things take time. It's cool to hear your story, I'm also self taught and part of my motivation is to try to think back to when I was first learning and make the tutorials I wanted back then. Thank you again, I hope you enjoy what I have coming next!

[@Probable.Orange]

Oh fancy seeing you here

[@tonkobanjo]

hi anomi

[@idgf8110]

1:34 the face gets me everytime

[@Conk3rTh3K1ng]

As someone who went to school for this stuff in the past, its super refreshing to be able to return and re-learn concepts I missed or might not have gotten a full grasp of before. The content was easy to follow along with and contains really really valuable information for people out there looking to get a start on learning the basic concepts of 3d animations with characters. Thank you, I will be sure to follow and try to keep up!

[@IanHamby]

Excellent demonstrations. Instead of only pointing out examples in professional productions, you had a model to animate your points. She was very well animated, and an adorable character, to boot.

[@BierBart12]

I'm not an animator and probably will never be one, but your videos are so incredibly satisfying. The animation and its pure emotion/expressiveness, the tone of your voice, the art styles.. it's all perfect. To me, you might as well be a master of your craft. Also, I feel like you could've mentioned what FK and IK means. FK is "forward kinematics" and IK is "Inverse kinematics", two very common mathematic principles in robotics that make it easy to determine what position(and at what velocity) a joint is at

[@WesternMDRailfan]

Even though I’m not an animator, I still love watching these videos because it answers a lot of questions I’ve had about animation and it’s just cool to see how everything works

[@TrueInvisible]

i recently found out about this channel by mere accident, and now that i'm learning from you about 2D and 3D animation, now i'm watching these film scenes in a much detailed way, and a much different way.

[@Kiwikick238]

I love the sync at 3:53! not sure if it was intentional but little things like these makes videos fun :) great video!

[@doodley3d]

Totally not intentional but I did notice that in editing too, and it always makes me smile. Glad you noticed too! Thank you!

[@Mistime_Mistake]

0:53 Gimberly is way too happy about being able to punch the air

[@Catz4lifez]

Fr

[@clover_network]

THE FRAME. THAT'S THE FRAME 1:58

[@MakriaMicronation]

3:25 Gimberly the Rock Johnson

[@Evieegotlost]

As someone who use to play around with MMD and is interested in getting more into 3D animation, I never understood the meaning of IK or FK but this video was such a huge help. Really hope you do more of these in the future!

[@Radiance_]

Clear, concise info with very deliberate and well thought out editing. Wish there was more content like this out there. Looking forward to more.

[@PalosCheco]

I might never make a 3D animation, but thanks to your videos I can now appreciate the marvelous work of 3D animators Keep up the good content my friend!

[@sussyman1029]

AMOGUS IN HER EYES

[@lazermann112]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TAKE NO MORE, MAN. GET OUT OF ME HEAD. GET OUT OF ME HEAD!!!!!!!!

[@LuigiStar31]

Please stop 😭

[@jamesverner9132]

O shit u right

[@pearl3483]

I'm a 3D animation student and this video is extremely helpful! I like how it explains the topic in a concise way with simple and easy to understand visuals. I look forward to more of your videos on animation in the future!

[@Justsomeaverage]

That girl is making me acting unwise

[@Nell_Hell]

my man 🗿🤝🗿

[@Dingo701]

🎉🎉🎉

[@bittelicious]

You know what would probably be a great idea? What about a cartoon that switches between a 2-D Gimberly and a 3-D one at certain times.

[@spyderbyteww08]

Not gimberly

[@bittelicious]

b a t m a n

[@brianhull2407]

I love how this is good not just for animators looking for help (along with programmers who have to create software for animators to use) but also in helping laypeople to get even more appreciation for animated media. You don’t have to have a practical use for it in your life or any experience or prior knowledge at all with any of the tools or processes involved in animation to enjoy, understand, and appreciate this video. It helps that it all feels alive and unique. Gimberly gives off the feel of a posable mannequin (with clear references to aspects of 3D computer animation) while also feeling alive and human with emotions and personality. And then your avatar looks like a simple doodle but still also feels like even more (and, if it wasn’t for my personal experience with coding and my love of 3D anime that looks 2D with the thick borders and mostly flat shading, I wouldn’t have even realized that it’s actually a 3D model, which adds depth that people can feel without even recognizing it), and it’s great at conveying emotions even with minimal parts to work with. And both are adorable!

[@loodgack]

I think I found the most underrated youtube channel on the entire youtube.

[@Drakeout]

God tier video

[@nevillesolomon6522]

I'm planning on learning animation, and I feel very happy I discovered this channel. I really love the simplicity, presentation and style in which which you teach, like I'm watching a kids show teaching to animate. It helps nail down the 80/20 rule of this. Thanks for making this. I'll be subbed to see more if you make any.

[@CodedXtreme]

9:11 "ELBOWS! We're gonna talk about elbows.." Prototype Girl: 👀

[@eugened.4581]

This video alone has so much effort and passion put into it. I hope you'll have a strength to pull another ones!

[@doodley3d]

All the support in the past week has filled me with IMMENSE STRENGTH, so I'm very motivated!! Thank you for the kind words!

[@maybe_]

This is absolutely brilliant. I can't believe you only have 6k subs, this is amazing. Even though I have never 3d animated in my life, I could understand the explanations and the video was interesting the whole way through!! I love the model girl you decided to use to explain the examples, I can see the amount of time and care put into this whole thing. Wonderful job :)

[@gdforcatnicesi125]

2k later

[@jontylerlud]

The fact that I don’t even animate and I wanted to watch this entire video from start to finish it’s truly a feat. Well done man. I hope you felt like all the work making this video was worth it because I really learned a lot today thanks to you :) makes me appreciate the art so much more.

[@roq117]

engagement comment. im not even an animator but this has been such a fun, compelling video

[@SpikeHawk]

I normally don't comment on videos, but this was incredibly informative and entertaining! Excited for the future of the series!

[@dreamdreamfilms]

I'm not an animator, and don't particularly plan on ever being one - but your video is absolutely phenomenal even without that drive. You've made something informative, unique, and entertaining and it feels so special, the effort you put in really shines through. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@WilsontheWolf]

I really like the emotions your character shows. Especially at 6:15.

[@bhume7535]

Holy shit this is outta nowhere! After the video I went to go check out your backlog and there isn't any! I can't wait to see what you do next this was great :D

[@Its-funny-how-dumb-you-are]

Just one bullet I just realized gimberly is more a "stretchy rig" than a kind of stiff rig and I like it bc it fits a because she was based off those ninteen exercise setions so good job making gimberly

[@j.j.jokesalot9780]

My guy! Your content’s not only educational and good for learning animation but it feels nice just to watch! Lovin’ these vids!

[@junkokonno]

bro came out of nowhere and posted a banger

[@bejcsmith334]

One of the most interesting things to me is that in this video doodley’s voice acting isn’t very good, but it’s one of my favorite videos of his, including his later titles. The visual demonstrations work wonders in representing everything he says in such a way that makes it incredibly easy to understand. I love the idea of using animation to teach…….. animation (or anything at all) Also, when I first watched the video, it was super interesting compared to every other animation video on the market. Doodley treads this line DIRECTLY in the middle of tutorial and video essay that makes me feel empowered to try animation more that either of the former EVER could, breaking down every animation you’ve ever seen into small robust understandable chunks. Keep up the amazing work Doodley! You’re an inspiration to us all!

[@GetToThePointAlready]

HOLY CRAP! I never even done 3d rigging of any kind outside of maybe animating 2d puppets on a 3d plane in after effects, but the amount of detail in this tutorial without all the fluff and the flow of the information is so incredibly high quality, I had to give you a sub. Thanks for making such great content!

[@skycreeper0173]

I FREAKING LOVE THIS VIDEO AAAAA Seriously though, you, Jayfoo and Melanie (+ kamone) really nailed it with this well explained video. I really enjoyed how simple and effective this tutorial on arms. It goes into detail while also giving that detail a reason to be there. This helped learn a bit more about animating arms. I’m looking forward to your next video on the series. Also, your character (OC I guess?) Gimberly is awesome. She’s cool.

[@Sparks29252]

I'm going to need to consume... Many much more basic tutorials on how to even use software like this before this is immediately useful to me. But I feel I grok things better now. Thank you.

[@LJXrot]

It makes me unbearably mad finding a high quality and unique content creator or artist who has not nearly as much recognition they deserve, i hope you grow :)

[@remaster95]

Amazing video! Super excited for the rest of the series

[@reneecoppock4404]

this is PHENOMENAL!! im a 2D hobby animator who knows nothing about 3d art or animation, but you had my full attention the whole time and i feel like i learned good info. having the girl animated along with all the examples was *extremely* helpful; i dont think ive ever seen an animation tutorial with this much info in such a short period of time with all the supporting material that it has. *excellent* work!

[@DE23]

I like how even though the focus is on the arms, Gimberly still has skillfully animated facial expressions and body movements.

[@Greenshirtguyidk]

😡

[@ShelbyLikesStuff]

9:34 “Ya like jazz?”

[@Soldaku]

Nicely visualized and easy to follow along. Great examples too! Thank you for this gem of a class :D

[@Patafoin]

Very good ressource.

[@shortbanjos8522]

I love watching through these tutorials and seeing the different principles in action in Gimberly’s animation.

[@thatonecrimsonecho]

As someone who uses a node-based 2D animation app, this tutorial was surprisingly helpful, especially with that reactions part! Also, I love the character you use to make these examples animated! It incorporates the cardinal directions’ colors in a 3D program, the gray and… darker gray missing textures, I love it a lot!

[@JJ-IsInYourWalls]

Doodley's style is so good it looks like 2D :O

[@alejandropetit6573]

The way you show and present everything in such a simple but clear way is amazing, keep making awesome stuff

[@carzdroid]

thanks algorithm, i don't animate, not even draw anything but this video is absolutely gorgeous

[@athy8763]

>shows robbie rotten and just like that im subscribed

[@doodley3d]

Robbie Rotten is the GREATEST

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[@Jack_Wolfe]

I was struggle with translating emotion into an animation especially when it comes to emotions I don’t react with personally, and knowing how and where the bones should move is such a huge step forward. it was such an awesome video I’m going to watch the rest of your stuff.

[@mnm8065]

Watched this two minutes before I needed to run to class thinking "it'll be fine I'll pause it in time". I in fact, did not pause it in time, and realized this video was way more engaging to me than I thought it would be especially since I found out it was about 3D animation which I don't do. Finishing this video now like way after class, Its pretty neat seeing how some of the things I'm seeing or hearing help with my idea of 2D animation as well. This is amazing, everything is so smooth, bouncy and so pleasing to watch and see, subscribed.

[@LavaOcto]

This is so lovely and clear!!! Thank you for this 🙏

[@themoneypro8772]

2:46 this was the brain thing, btw i actually used sfm before and had problems controlling it, but after seeing this even if its nothing related to sfm, some how it can really help for things with the animation, i don't think there is an FK or IK button but still you can activate it and deactivate it in different ways Edit: ima dumbass, its a TYPE of way to animate "FK,IK" for example you can activate a rig for a character and their hand would most likely reperesent IK, their hand locks in place during the animation.

[@DeadlySprinklez]

Good news - the algorithm is working! This was SUCH a great video, I've watched it probably three times already just for the animation alone, there's so much passion poured into every movement. I can't wait for your next videos!

[@fa2bearb017]

Inverse Kinematics is also used for gorilla tag fan game player models, since your pushing your arms down to move around the game, the wrists/hands will pull out the elbows and the shoulders will follow along with it, i used this video to make my player model have pretty good IK! This was actually informational! Thank you for explaining it on how it works!

[@UpsideDown74]

I’m not even (or want to be) a 3D animator, this is just so fun to watch. It feels so much like just a cartoon. But I know for a fact I will NEVER forget what and IK and FK are.

[@illegaloli]

Why am I simping to this test character

[@Unknown-g5i1s]

You know, you caught in 4k