How to Animate a Flying BAT

[@marushou1349]

Bats are my favourite animal and I've been trying to learn how to animate them for a while. This is really useful!!! The animation is great!!

[@PixiGags]

Thanks so much Maru, Glad I could help! :D

[@KIKURAsky]

I also love bats!!! But Hamsters are my favorite animal 🐹❤

[@Voxen712]

Its so nice to see tutorials again pixi! A slight offset of wing motion for a more natural look is something Ill defenitely try to use now. Ive only seen offset animation in crowd shots but to use it on individual limbs is something completely new! Ill come back here for the reference clips for sure if I happen to make a flight cycle at some point, footage is great ^^

[@PixiGags]

Hello Voxen, I am glad you find this video helpful. Thank you for the appreciative message! :D

[@White_Moon1287]

Ooo never saw any tutorial for bats before! Glad to see this one and love the fact that the black&white video at the end was slowed down!

[@PixiGags]

I appreciate that SA! I agree, a bat tutorial was needed! :D

[@ToolkaRoolka]

Wow, animation is good, but adding a video reference was a very nice touch!

[@PixiGags]

Thanks Tiilka, I am glad you appreciate the video reference!

[@BluTwilight_Animation]

Looks awesome! This is really helpful, because I’m starting to work more on my flying animation, and experimenting with different flying species. The wings look great, especially because of the offset wing touch. The lil offset wing movement helps bring the animation all together, and makes it look more realistic!

[@PixiGags]

Glad it was helpful Blu!! Yes, even though it's only 1 frame the offset gives a nice touch!

[@_Ribel_]

I actually never thought to offset the wings! No wonder it always looked unnatural… tysm pixi! Ur tutorials are always so helpful!

[@PixiGags]

Hello Ribel! I am glad you find that part interesting, it's only by 1 frame, but it helps with loosing things up.

[@ElloryTheCelery]

This is helpful since I struggle with wings!

[@PixiGags]

They can be hard, but remembering they go down spread and bend on the way up helps!

[@karinhjort8456]

Very helpful tutorial … I love the offset wing motion … beautiful animation 🥰

[@PixiGags]

Thanks so much 😊

[@weird_art_kid]

As someone with a vampire OC I see this as an absolute win, thank you so much ❤

[@PixiGags]

Thanks Cringer, I am glad you like it!! ✨

[@eaglewolffox6275]

Wow. And it's cool! 🦇

[@PixiGags]

Thanks EW! :D

[@eaglewolffox6275]

@@PixiGags you're welcome

[@mikeymike8528]

Always Thankful ❤ i love the asymmetry movement!!

[@PixiGags]

I am glad to hear that Mike! :D

[@MrAlejo58]

Cool! I'm also a big fan of bat animations. They are great as secondary characters. And they loved to use them to connect scenes like curtains.

[@PixiGags]

Hello Alejo, I am glad you are a fan of bat animations! Yes, they can be quite interesting to use.

[@dark_sky3707]

This is soo good! I'll definitely try it soon. It really looks like a bat flying!!

[@PixiGags]

Thank you so much DS!! :D

[@Ethwing]

This is a nice stylistic flight cycle but if you’re looking for a more realistic one I’d recommend trying to find slow motion bat flying

[@PixiGags]

Hello Crystal! Yes, this is cartoony. There is some live action slow motion reference at the end of the video, did you see it?

[@Ethwing]

@@PixiGags oh no sorry

[@StarflameTwister]

and If you truly was working with balto it's awesome Luca but sadly there is 2 balto movie but they was the best ones for sure

[@PixiGags]

I am glad to hear that Storm, I worked on the first Balto movie!

[@Blaze-bj5pz]

Look at him gooooooooooo!!! This is SO cute imma try this now 🦇🦇🦇🖤

[@PixiGags]

Thank you Blaze, I am glad you like it! ⭐

[@ZipZap9]

Ill try this on achd

[@PixiGags]

Hello Zee, glad you will try this!! :D

[@ZipZap9]

Hm? Zee? Ohhhh i change my name lol, idk it did i think my bro played on my tablet, im gonna change it back

[@EmberWolfsArt]

DAAAAW that is the cutest thing ever!

[@PixiGags]

Glad you like it Ember!!

[@EmberWolfsArt]

@@PixiGags It is adorable. I love bats ^^. Animation stellar as always ^^.

[@User83646]

Your tutorials help Sm :0

[@PixiGags]

I am glad they do Dogie! :D

[@KIKURAsky]

Thank u so much! I love bats!

[@PixiGags]

My pleasure Sky!

[@ChaoticNoob-xm8gv]

Woah, these guys knows how to animate, thx for the tutorials my guy.❤ 😯

[@PixiGags]

You are welcome CN! :D

[@ChaoticNoob-xm8gv]

@@PixiGags you should make a tutorial on how to animate hair

[@PixiGags]

@@ChaoticNoob-xm8gv Are you asking for overlaps in general, facial hair or animal fur?

[@ChaoticNoob-xm8gv]

@@PixiGags hair on funny head.

[@ChaoticNoob-xm8gv]

@@PixiGags I tried making a hair cycle. I want to use lower fps, but Idk how to make a hair uhh animation.

[@someuser4166]

I've never really realized how similar bat's look to monkeys (the irl bat at the end)

[@PixiGags]

:D

[@Heliomation]

Woah! Smooth!! ^^ neatly!!

[@PixiGags]

Thank you Helio!! :D

[@alexthedaydreamer]

Lots of people think bats are ugly creatures. And I just look at the adorable face of a baby bat and I immediately question the insanity of those people! 😅

[@PixiGags]

They are so cute and their wings are a work of beauty! :D

[@Urasic]

Обычные летучие мыши: обычные, страшные и могут заразить бешенством😦 Летучие мыши Pixi: Мило улыбается, маленькая, прикольно машет крыльями😊

[@StarflameTwister]

Hi Pixi i wanted thank you for your pokemon animation what you made at tvp i found myself as pokemon animator too and i use tvp to make poke animations if you would like review one of them. Big thanks for showing tvp-10 you're the best.

[@PixiGags]

Hello Storm, you are so welcome! Is there any Pokemon animation in particular I shall look at?

[@StarflameTwister]

@@PixiGags Just look something like the Vaporeon as example i also do artworks it's would be good hear dome review from who knows the arts well

[@StarflameTwister]

@@PixiGags btw do you have discord it would be nice to talk with you in personal in voice chat

[@adrianzak]

jeee!! soooo cute!!! :)

[@PixiGags]

Hello Adrian, glad you like it!! :D

[@Starscreamfanboy]

bat go flap flap hehe

[@PixiGags]

:D

[@Starscreamfanboy]

@@PixiGags I JUST REALIZED MY SPELLING ERROR AAAA

[@WilczycaCzarownica]

When I first time make model in Blender I want to make a fying bat, but I didn't know how to animate flying bat at all.

[@PixiGags]

Hello Wil, I hope this video can help! :D

[@Abbydog10]

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