How to animate walking? | Roblox Animation | Roblox Moon Animator

[@v-film-studio]

To those who are waiting for the second episode, the Q&A, and the event video, those videos are being worked on. This video was already in progress when I started those projects. I will keep everyone updated in the community tab EDIT: sorry about messing up the part about where the arm should be facing. I genuinely thought that is how it should be and due to this I apologize. I will heart every single comment that talks about this mistake as a way of saying sorry 😭

[@CanadianProud_]

Experienced animator here. One thing that would help is that Moon Animator has a reflect and stride feature. I am not animating in MA as much as I used to now (going to Blender actually), but reflect (alt + R) mirrors the entire animation, which would save a lot of time from animating the other half. Stride (M) splits the keyframe into two keyframes, which makes the animation a bit smoother. The distance the keyframes can split can be specified by the user (ctrl + M). This is very helpful for linear animations. When it comes to walk/running cycles, the arms move opposite of the legs (if the right leg is forward, the right arm is backwards, and vice versa with the left limbs). Have fun animating :)

[@v-film-studio]

@@CanadianProud_ Thank you for your advice. I have animated with moon for almost 4 years now and never knew this existed. Thank you for shedding some light on this

[@CanadianProud_]

@@v-film-studio You're welcome. This feature only came into MA 2 (og MA did not have such feature). Also my animation experience is closer to a little over one year worth of animating (I have been using MA for almost three years now) :D

[@annashaju]

so in the movie vid what do you mean piracy

[@Protoegen]

@@CanadianProud_ i dont think MA needs you to hold ctrl for stride, at least for me i dont have to hold ctrl

[@schrad_er]

Alternating the arms and legs make the animation much better

[@B-31961]

yea, because a human doesn't walk like its right arm is glued to its left arm or smth like that i just see a lot of people make this mistake even in the toolbox models

[@Shreder3.0]

​@@B-31961 ye,but ummmm... Dr.Livesey walked like that so-

[@B-31961]

this is a cartoon, so you cant really see where is the right and left leg that much if you try to walk like that irl, it would be a little uncomfortable

[@arandom_bwplayeralt]

@@B-31961 it makes a HUGE difference in animating

[@sircheese6473]

Erm actually ☝🤓 if you look closely, his arms are pressed to the side of his torso, and his torso is turning opposite to his legs. According to my calculations you're wrong ☝🤓

[@ErrorAnimationz]

Reject walking. Embrace teleporting.

[@balatbatph]

no

[@AccuatePandaTV]

no

[@picklesisnotgood]

no

[@AnUnlikelyOffcialChannel]

no

[@jadengamingofficial]

no

[@Raiden.04]

I have been begging. CRYING. TO ANIMATE THE LEGS AND THE ARMS THE OPPOSITE WAY GOD DAMMIT

[@RandomDev00]

bro fr said "because of the lack of basic human movement understanding" but did not acknowledge that if you walk and put your arms in the way as your legs, you will automatically make them go in the opposite way unstead, get up and try it.

[@itsrobert0076]

fr bro literally so many people mess that part up

[@ManFaceMan5]

bro its so easy to do a walking anim, ive done the legs and arms the opposite way its pretty easy

[@Raiden.04]

​​@@ManFaceMan5 i admit, walking animations are relatively easy. It is just this tutorial is probably gonna need to be renamed as "How to animate Robots walking"

[@callmecozmic]

@@Raiden.04 I just added super small head movement and made the arms move inward a little bit during the walk and it turned out way better

[@SoloisCriminal]

I was literally just looking for this yesterday, and every single person was just yapping and crap. Thanks for a real video.

[@xsixx]

Great tutorial

[@v-film-studio]

@@xsixx 🙏

[@InflatablezPlus]

MAKE MOON ANIMATOR FREEE SO BEGINNERS CAN MAKE ANIMATIONS

[@DeejayTM_]

@@InflatablezPlus Beginners CAN make animations though, there is a built in animator that everyone can use FOR FREE (I think it even supports IK, but I could be wrong). Also, moon animator was free for a very long time, by the way, and is still freely accessible to the people who got it before it was paid.

[@Capi_sigma_pro_coder]

@@InflatablezPlusshut up he needs to make money

[@InflatablezPlus]

@@DeejayTM_ that built in animator sucks ASS

[@FreqZY]

guys if you want a very good walking animation make the legs and arms opposite each other (meaning if your left leg is going up, your left arm is going backwards.) no offense to v-film-studio, this is still helpful though, It's just the posing that's wrong(You can also just use references in walking/running cycles, so I hope this helps.)

[@penguinlenguin1027]

That lifting leg part made my walking animation look so much better, thank you so much

[@squadrel9479]

Instead of reversing the position every step, I just copy the keyframes and then mirror using (ctrl + r) and then paste the keyframes somewhere else.

[@YouriNotYoori]

[@SL_RivviN]

I have not heard a Nerk song in so long (like 5 years since I've last played my summer car), the nostalgia trip hits too hard

[@Cardboard-Animations]

one thing to note is to make sure that when the one side of the arm goes forward, the leg on the opposite side does as well. Very good tutorial will use in the future

[@usecode_guest]

Mhm, if you make your arms move the same side as your legs in real life it just feels so robotic

[@TaruneExclusiveCat]

@@usecode_guest yeah ofc, no human does that so ofc itll look very robotic

[@Rekitor]

​@@TaruneExclusiveCat said ofc twice, bro was not having it

[@TaruneExclusiveCat]

@@Rekitor :3

[@𩘨]

This was probably the easiest tutorial to understand for me, you're so good at explaining thanks you so much !

[@Viceroyez]

When doing tutorials like these, I recommend adding a little part of what keys are you pressing, helps us to process it a bit better! 😊

[@Nesse5]

LETS GO WE FINALLY GOT A WALKING ANIMATION AFTER YEARS W also i needed this bc i avoid walking in my anims 0_0

[@Just_Ogo]

1) Make a part with grid texture, add this texture's offset to animation and move it with speed of the player Then sync legs with this grid, so player can actually walk on the ground 2) Move legs and arms on opposite sides (Left leg and right hand in front, right leg and left hand in back) 3) When running, move your limbs much further "Bend" your arms from behind and then move them forward as if rig is covering itself with its hand The same with legs 3) Make more keyframes, stop using easing on everything 4) Use Ctrl+R, Stretch and MANY other tools in tabs above How the hell this got 182k views

[@mrbananadude3998]

i litterally couldent even get a single good leg move and this guy explains it quickly n effectivly so

[@TheMeh-w3o]

This was Amazingly Helpfull and i used roblox's animation stuff thanks for the video

[@DomPlayzs]

seeing the arms and legs go the same way feels so wrong like when the right leg is ahead your left arm swings ahead NOT your right also how to you swap between the rotate & move controls i never knew that was an option so my characters have always walked in the same spot

[@creasedjordan1s]

r to swap

[@Jeg1guy]

ty for the walk animation i had no idea how to make them before i could even show you how bad they were but now they look good

[@mxdagamedev]

YOOOOOOOOOO, THIS IMPROVED ME UP LIKE 100 LEVELS UP!

[@Tessy013]

i just downloaded moon animator 4 days ago and now i learned alot with this video, i finally made my first walking animation, thanks !

[@pent6841]

when it finally comes to the best channel.. it goes HARRRDD

[@Unicorn0_0Cakes]

Your intro is so me. I am 100% invested before it even hits a minute. 🔥

[@Tobii14]

i just saw this and i'm just starting to get to know how to animation, this helped a lot as being a starter.

[@lugland]

Instead of repeating the walk for the opposite direction, you can click "ctrl + r" to mirror the animation. Then copy it, ctrl r again and paste the keyframes at your last ones.

[@Aehmre31er]

Thanks! This is very helpful!

[@Tinn1313_tp]

thank you so much for this becuase in the past i made the speed of the leg not matching the speed of the dummy so thank you much for this, this really help me

[@approved_slicingidiot]

lol, now i know why most games have their walking animation where both limbs on one side move into the same direction, you are pretty popular

[@snapanimation69]

Thanks! Without this tutorial, I would have made this walking cycle from scratch for my animation

[@lubivikse]

wow you really opened my eyes

[@officialuni1208]

bro i needed this walking and running are my opps in animating

[@GallantShielderMan]

HOLY DUCKING SHOOTING COW PAWS, THIS IS BEST DAY IN MY HELLA LIFE! I JUST DID SMOOTH ANIMATION! TYSM!1!1!1!1 YOUR THE ONLY MAN THATS W TUTORIAL I HAD FOR!

[@FlameChainz]

reject walking, embrace flying.

[@evodud]

Kinda copied

[@FlameChainz]

@@evodud i made a comment not a youtube video this isnt copying… and the guy who said it first didnt invent the phrase either.

[@evodud]

@@FlameChainz oh ok

[@OfficialVete]

a "little" smth smth i just wanna say. people naturaly walk with 1 arm foward and 1 leg backwards (note that my grammar is bad) also you can press ctrl + r to mirror it and you can copy the legs and arms of the mirrored version, unmirror and paste great animation your tutorials can be helpful and its great to see people teaching others to animate, we need more animators

[@Ultraboy160]

5:28 nice A u got there buddy

[@Chester_lol-k9e]

Thank you so much for this it helped and i have the best animations now!

[@electivesXiqwaz]

thank you so much this help way to much i have been so bad a animating and you help me a lot i just subbed keep up the great work and have a blessed day🙏

[@dirtmightbegood]

I made so many walk animations, but I never did 3:10 that help me a lot it's now much smoother

[@mccheemser2443]

New banger just dropped

[@SirFlufsAlot]

I love the attitude it’s funny

[@Hex_agonn]

Thanks to your video, i was able to make an animation for my Slow Boss, thanks again! *You have earned another Subscriber*

[@Ipad_cat]

I trained a bit with this and i really improved!!! THANK YOU 🗣️🔥

[@Swp_Katw]

How to make it so that when u have shift lock and press A or D it get side walking animation r6

[@emeraldaks]

Спасибо за видео, раньше я анимировал кое-как. Но теперь благодаря этому туториалу, я смогу сделать адекватную ходьбу.

[@RyanEXElol]

0:35 I had normal city skylines and I was addicted to it, I almost bought every DLC and played it a lot lol

[@v-film-studio]

@@RyanEXElol city skylines 2 is honestly a disappointment. Not touching it until it gets better

[@RyanEXElol]

@@v-film-studio I sadly bought it-

[@v-film-studio]

@@RyanEXElol same here. Worst purchase I ever made 😔

[@RyanEXElol]

@@v-film-studio it was like 50$ for a game which needs the most insane pc ever created.

[@v-film-studio]

@@RyanEXElol I have a powerful pc and yet the game manages to somehow crash. Honestly impressive

[@Niks_animations]

yo this made it all so easy and also i think you should try walking while both your left arm AND leg in front and the right leg and arm back and switch, it is harder then usual.

[@arealone_ong]

one tip with walking running etc, if you want it to be more realistic in the vid he says left arm will be the in the same position as the left leg but in reality people don't walk or run like that, some people may not realize but when you walk if your left leg is the one in front your left arm will be in the back like the right leg then the right arm will be in the front like the left leg, yes i know some people won't care about the walking but some will

[@TheSlaycookie]

tysm dude, ur ma idol 🙏🙏

[@boyjoynuk]

this song make so much nostalgia

[@tdsnoob3865]

Thank you man, i really needed this.

[@Sufiley]

first tutorial i wasnt lost in WOW

[@def_liam]

Hey there! Thank you for the tutorial! it really helped! I subscribed!

[@crazyproductions5710]

Where have you been all my life with my janky walking animations 😭😭😭

[@AnimateWithAce]

OMG, im getting a laptop so i can make roblox animations for my channel, and now i understand why ur so good! You dont even have to pose them for every frame? Can’t believe you can just put two completely different poses and let the game do it for u :

[@astolfoo8352]

wow this really helped me, especially the part where he didn't tell me how to even use moon animator.

[@MarkOcepek-r4p]

are you so disabled you need guides on how to open up moon animator and add the character?

[@VGTI2018]

Your animations have really improved

[@SquadTimmy]

I surely need this for my game 😭

[@NoobyScooby_pro]

Bro I watched ur video frame by frame and my animation do cool bro thanks bro it helpful

[@paperbagproduction_s]

the legs and arms move the opposite way then what you explain, if you get up and walk around your room or whatever you’ll see the alternate opposite of each other. if you do it the other way it looks much more natural 👍

[@Frost_Moon_Ice]

tysm bro i need this so much!

[@0nly_ava4ever]

im just now learning about how to do this cause im tryna make a game and this actually helped me alot and i js need to find a video abt how to import it into the game itself

[@MoreThenAcake_]

Finally a decent tutorial! thanks so much man!

[@FireCrystalYT]

it would have been nice if you told us how to move the body parts since idk how to do that on moon animator

[@aaaa2274-u6t]

First, there are the body parts shown on 2:05. Click on the body part you wanna animate for example if I wanna animate right arm, click on “Right Arm”, and a rotation/movement thing will show up. Also click on R to switch between them

[@Averagebloxy]

This helps a lot

[@zachthebossman]

YOUR THE BEST DUDE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@RandomDudeInTheInternet-bk9cu]

Gotta take notes for my GMOD animation that I am never gonna make!

[@ExtraOnROBLOX]

hope you wont get cancelled like other animators

[@Lucas120xd]

Finally i can make propper animations :D

[@TherealSkulki]

Holy shit this is so simple thank bro cuz im new to animating.

[@Tatsoya_Dev]

bro pls tell me how to publish it

[@Trabi3]

Good tutorial also i noticed the music i assume a My summer car fan?

[@Tortugas_Scissors]

Спасибо очень помог, видео прям имба👍

[@MarshalMist]

aye man Just saying I really loved the PawnShop losers, I can't wait for, Ep 2 to come out

[@K1tac]

i just make the camera zoom in and make the arms move around and the torso bounce around as they move forward

[@Greenworkstudio123]

0:32 i fell and accidently hit my monitor so i had to buy a new one

[@BloksterYT]

this helped a lot thanks!

[@Ben_Animates_Things]

thanks for the tutorials!

[@self-aware.npc.]

Get this man his Aderal

[@DorianWasHere]

1:52 who in HELL walks like that

[@orbita_xyz]

Me

[@ゼロアーク]

welcome to roblox

[@ojibwedoge]

"i feel as if i was standing my entire life and i just sat down"

[@magmaslasher7604]

The reason the running didn’t look like running had nothing to do with the speed of the animation. When you’re running, you lift both of your feet off of the ground in the middle of the movement. In your animation, the character always had at least one foot touching the ground, so it just looked like speed walking.

[@TBGhappy]

how did you get the moon editor

[@reaperreaer]

How do you move the character in the animation? I been going nuts trying to figure it out

[@AnimeFusion-pj4wg1rf8o]

nah why was the start so funny

[@pixelatedluisyt]

to move the character in a walk cycle just use cframe for your rig, this works better if the camera is moving with the character and also arms face the opposite way of the legs

[@boxitor9355]

bro has been playing wayyy too much my summer car

[@Coke-d_Up-Animations]

Bro Is making an tutorial of anything 😭🙏

[@v-film-studio]

@@Coke-d_Up-Animations I thought it was obvious when I remade the same basic animation tutorial 3 times in a row but okay 😭

[@Coke-d_Up-Animations]

@@v-film-studio lmao I forgot about that

[@sdasdasad4545]

how do u make it so it doesnt lead up to the animation and just goes straight to it

[@JTDiger]

Awsome tutorial I just started animating in r6!

[@Yoofer1]

Your my hero

[@pyxelvonegetive]

thanks bro if you reply to this comment thanks this video helped alot im trying to make a horror game but because of you im ok and animating thanks

[@Thebigmuscleman13]

Bro everytime I try to move the leg forward instead of roatating it it only has the rotate option I cant select move first than press the leg

[@A_guy_edits]

0:45 how did you animated like this

[@pineccone]

Awesome video!, can you show how did that ragdoll fall thingy animation on 0:33 ?

[@london10356]

I’m sure he just took his character, unanchored everything, Ran studio and recorded it falling into the things

[@v-film-studio]

@@london10356 that’s exactly what I did

[@pineccone]

oh thanks for explaining it!

[@mxdagamedev]

Its so freakin simple! I love ur videos, i love everything u do bro!!!! (not that im gay on smth)

[@GokuMarsh]

how do you put that as the defult animation

[@StupidMiners]

Bro I fr just got 5 ads before watching this video 😭

[@YTBollyzGm]

i know how to animate it but how do you make it actually move

[@JustJ22534]

theres one thing i suck at in animation. walking. with my *TEN MONTHS* OF EXPERIENCE ANIMATION

[@table-z5l]

what if i don'tt have lunar ? how can i make an animation like tthis?

[@Hejran210]

Okay we done the animation but how do I really move with that animation.