How to Create, Rig & Animate a Low Poly Rabbit

[@jeffreysimpson3109]

Grants literally the Bob Ross of 3d

[@mnmlst1]

It's amazing you are giving us such a high quality content for free, Grant. I bought most of your courses and hopefully I'm going to finish another one this month. Thank you so much!

[@grabbitt]

Awesome, thank you!

[@aeroseal24]

@@grabbitt Yes, such useful content! Thank you!

[@yourunclecarson8313]

I literally made a low poly rabbit a week ago and wanted to animate it and I can't believe that this video released at the perfect time. Thank you!

[@AngelCnderDreamer]

That's amazing timing!

[@ItsPBUH]

This channel reminds me more and more of a 3D Art Attack/ Bob Ross crossover the more I watch it. Top marks for quality and teaching style :D

[@grabbitt]

Thanks :)

[@mnmlst1]

This is so true! It's therapeutic to follow Grant's tutorials.

[@Tiki_Media]

Grant, thank you for creating such a high quality tutorial. I appreciate that you qualified your areas of focus to keep the video under 20 minutes, resulting in an informative, but not exhaustive tutorial. Truly high-level!

[@guksack]

Two days ago I built a low poly cat and thought "I wonder if Grant Abbitt has a tutorial on how to build/rig a cat?". And then this pops up, which is close enough. Thanks!

[@smc3453]

I was blown away I never friggin thought about making animal characters and then adding armature to it like this. you are inspiring. I want to make a game with all my pets :) I might start here.

[@smc3453]

at the end of the video I was smiling like an idiot, that was the cutest animated rabbit ever, look at it :) that was a perfect rabbit hop you sure you didnt do a spell in national geographic

[@grabbitt]

😀

[@oluowolabi6589]

Grant, recently migrated to blender. your videos have been my one-stop tutorial. In hours I mastered the basics and advanced tools to continue my current projects. Appreciate the channel

[@lynsorian]

Grant, your tutorials are always life saving.

[@NotTheHeroStudios]

Grant is slowly becoming one of my favorite blender educational channels. Gamedevtv in general has slowly become my favorite educational group for game development

[@grabbitt]

That's good to hear :)

[@NotTheHeroStudios]

@@grabbitt I own... Probably TOO many of your courses right now 😅 I still have 8-9 I haven't touched yet, just got done with low poly characters, and middle of environments, did the island / lighthouse, middle of T Rex... Just yeah, a lot. You're easy to follow, and it's flexible enough I get to force myself to learn. And Rick is also amazing, how unity courses are too knotch, coming from a c# development background, I've learned so much from him.

[@twinsword1083]

@grabbitt I respect u sir grabbit.I am from India few months before I also find this method but can't implement. after viewing ur video I realized I worked right path of creating this method and address. copying and pasting blender. i found micro level computer organization mechanism to create this method of creating easy modules for blender from an one picture sir huge respect for u sir@grabbitt. This idea I made it for my institute hackathon but our team is not completed on time so our project so my team is disqualified for that hackathon.before me you created working method .super sir

[@madm3rt989]

That twerking at 16:50 completely caught me off guard, I couldn't stop laughing. Thanks for these great tutorials! You helped me out a lot!

[@musigool]

Fantastic, thank you for the details and explanation of this important part of rigging the animal.

[@fireintheskyburningtrap701]

just spent the last 3 days modleing a mars rover ,3 years at blender now exellent tutor grant

[@tarmel55]

I kind of wish I found this video before I made my little bunny. I still like mine. I tagged Grant in my video because I am following one of his classes from gameDev.

[@zoozlezonegames]

I have bought your other courses on Udemy but I've been so busy with my game I have not started them yet. I plan to soon. In the mean time you are AWESOME for giving out such great content and assets! I need a rabbit for my next game - so perfect timing!

[@grabbitt]

I'd love to see the final results in game so let me know how it goes :)

[@zoozlezonegames]

@@grabbitt will do - but don't give up on me. Trying to get my first game launched right now - so will probably be at least 3 or more months - I PROMISE to stay in touch!

[@apsaranishendra1520]

Thank you Abitt for this tutorial and model you gave us, thank you so much !

[@axs203]

This is great Grant. The findal model is really excellent.Respect!

[@metacob]

Here's how to make the reference image unselectable (so you don't accidentally move them). In the outliner at the top right select the funnel icon, then enable the "selectable" restriction target. A new icon will appear next to each object (a pointer). Click that for both images.

[@sifu2u_now]

Thank you...Happy Chinese New year to you too.

[@hilthkess]

Nice little Abbitty Rabbity model. Thanks for the tutorial, Grant! Interesting approach to bind to a metarig directly instead of generating. I guess it makes sense for the low poly aesthetic, not needing as much control as a full detail character, and it takes a lot less explanation.

[@Rehan4613]

What a nice Rabbit by Grant Abbitt ♥

[@kennethkam9747]

thank you Grant!! happy Chinese New Year!!

[@jg3d]

Waiting for a render to be done.... what to do ?, aaah... New upload from Grant, perfect 🙂

[@ЮрийЩегольков-с5л]

Thank you Grant for such an interesting lesson! You are still my number one blender mentor!👍

[@WaterShowsProd]

Just came back from Chinatown. Incidentally, in Vietnam they designate this Year of The Cat instead of Rabbit. Not sure why, but nice that the cat got in through the armature.

[@Source-fj3hd]

Bro this is really good lol, nice work I subbed, and I’ve been following your tutorials I’m starting to learn a lot more

[@dinomight9148]

If you have the problem were it would not let you move the line on it face you have to do this . Remember where he going to have you do the mirror modifet before you connect them delete the inside faces so they do not over lap then it should work fine hope this helps

[@megansmusiccorner4666]

This is awesome and will definitely help me with creating my Guinea pig!

[@PinkeySuavo]

thanks for the tutorials, i've been trying to do some low poly modeling since some time but sometimes it's hard. I try to keep topology as minimal as possible and as neat as possible but it turns out to be so baad. I hope it's just trial and error and I'll get the "feel" at some point but now even 1:1 following turns out to be hard. The topology turns out to be not only awkward but also there's so much of it.

[@grabbitt]

Don't worry as it will come with practice and wont take too long :)

[@roccoaljofree5122]

Could you do a human anatomy tutorial with the skin modifier because it’s something I struggle with and their isn’t really any tutorial that tells you exactly how to make it look good

[@deepdoubts]

I want that Rabbit !!! I ll have a go at it between the Moular Vehicles part of your Course !!! Just Finished the Mech part of your Tut ...

[@kathleencox3858]

Thanks for sharing! Now I want to make this just because it is so adorable. 🙂

[@kenzietownsend6644]

I finished it with 300 faces. Weight painting became challenging. I'm assuming its because of the low face count. I'll mess with it but probably won't notice from a few feet away. :D

[@albytross8681]

I would love to know at what part of the modeling/rigging/texturing process do you generally apply the mirror modification?

[@grabbitt]

I didnt ever apply it until export

[@michaelmurray2595]

Great video, Grant. Thanks for more fantastic content on your channel :)

[@wolfsmith9342]

Thanks for the tutorial. 新年快乐！ (Happy new year ! )

[@pandurangansatish2973]

Awesome , thanks hope to try it out ❤

[@dooskaaspizza1500]

thank you so much bro love you even now it still works

[@Reaching1]

in 4.0 you cant select the bones like you do in 15:40 . The only way i found was to use the vertex groups to select the bone i want to weight paint. is there a more convenient way to do thins?

[@grabbitt]

See my recent video on weight painting

[@Reaching1]

nice, thanks a lot

[@BestMods168]

He's back :)

[@Mike-or2cv]

so pretty!

[@Ferenc-Racz]

Hi! I just thinking about blender and unity animations. So when you create a character you ca do the animations in blender and unity as well, although in unity you can program it and can add particle effects also to your game objects. My question is: What is the advantage and disadvantage regarding using blender or unity programmed animations? Which is the best / recommended? Thank you for the answer in advance.

[@grabbitt]

I actually don't know the answer to that as I don't know unity well enough

[@Ferenc-Racz]

@@grabbitt well. Thank you for the answer. At least you answred it :)

[@user-uk9er5vw4c]

beautiful

[@suvamitadey8860]

Thank you for all your tutorials.. Is there any website or place where I can get this type of side and front face character images to download?? Or I have to draw my own?? I want to practice this tutorial with any other character to test myself if I am learning properly..

[@grabbitt]

I usually draw my own but look up character sheets or turnarounds

[@TheTimeProphet]

Nice tutorial. I use the CAT System in 3ds max. Haven't used bones for a while though. Not sure if blender has the CAT system where you can resize your CAT bones to fill out the mesh and make skinning easier.

[@hoangbuii]

Thank you

[@danmusiceasy]

Nice! Could this rabbit be animated to jump into a box or knock over a box for example? Or would this require to create a new rigging?

[@grabbitt]

You can do this yes

[@DouglasStory1]

Hmmm....at about 14:27 you talk about the "x mirror button." I have played that section of the video about 20 times watching carefully, but I can't find that button to turn it on. Any help would be appreciated.

[@grabbitt]

Are you in the correct mode

[@firefly3735]

did you find the answer? cuz that video is so fast and I have no idea where that button is

[@Lunsterful]

This video is perfect. I know it'll probably take me a whole weekend, or more, to properly follow this, but I hope to have my first "from scratch" animated creature made soon, thanks to you.

[@Drustttt]

Question, what is the name of the command at 4:27 where you unfold the leg on the Y-axis

[@grabbitt]

I selected the verts and scaled them on the y axis 0

[@mr.lunatic3157]

that's cute .. imagine how it would look if there were low poly animals in real life 😅

[@red.shadow833]

Awesome ❤️

[@anna20976]

Thanks Grant for the video! :) Quick qn - how did you move/rotate the leg faces so they are facing me when in front view? 4:43

[@grabbitt]

sale y 0 if i remember correctly

[@yshlnhn]

Wow, Chinese Rabbit year. but this is not cut enough for most of Chinese people, also, thanks a lot for your wishes. Happy new year 🙂

[@AnnaGlin]

hey Grant did you ever get around to explaining the actions and exporting to Unity?

[@grabbitt]

not yet

[@joeighdotcom]

When downloading the project file, is there a way to see the different animations from the video as well?

[@grabbitt]

Yes check the action editor

[@Incenpilz]

What a grand Rabbit! Huuh? Not bad right?😅

[@weltyautomation]

Thanks Grant. Which course do you recommend for setting up multiple character actions?

[@grabbitt]

I'm currently working on one

[@weltyautomation]

This is the best I've found so far from about 2 years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fquUhaqsiLOmqKM There are a series of tutorials leading up to building that from scratch.

[@АндрейПетров-е8ц4у]

Thank You!

[@GODEDITS-W]

well done!

[@YrocFrick]

very cool

[@MartKart8]

I was wondering, when you rig and animate a poly object, do you use it, sometimes in other software, as I export them as FBX files, then import them into Unreal Engine, where I get them to do things?

[@grabbitt]

You have to save your animations as actions

[@kalyandasari7476]

Superb

[@kr_1050]

Excuse me what's the key shortcut of erasing the colors in color weight? Please

[@ake.studio]

Hi grant,ı love your handpiant videos and can you make more handpainted videos ?

[@grabbitt]

Will do 🙂

[@mhollis1989]

Question. I've gotten the almighty Donut down (able to do the whole process under an hour without tutorials or my notes thereof). My question is this. How well does this process adapt to a higher poly count?

[@grabbitt]

Very well. Just try and stick to quads and use a subdivision surface modifier

[@keroro32266]

新年快樂！🐰🧧🎉

[@danmusiceasy]

I finally managed to animate the rabbit. But when I import the .fbx file into a project, the rabbit appears with some long bones sticking out of its back which is very confusing. What are these and are they supposed to be there? When I open the .blend file, it does not look like that. How can I get it to appear normal? I'm very new to Blender.

[@grabbitt]

Fbx kind of converts the rig

[@danmusiceasy]

​@@grabbittI see. I guess I can just start the project by opening the .blend file but it would be nice to make it an asset that can be imported in any project.

[@grabbitt]

@@danmusiceasy just append from the blend file

[@danmusiceasy]

​@@grabbittWow, thanks a lot! I tried now and it worked! I had tried before but didn't know what to append, I discovered it was the Rabbit from the Object folder, which contains the armature as well.

[@apriannemanlangit]

This looks like the representation of Mammal in the game Cell to Singularity.

[@andronetaft8996]

If you are making 3d model for games, it would be much better to make 1 material and add colors in texture. It really matters in Unity 3d optimization.

[@grabbitt]

Yes but it makes the tutorial very long and wasn't the main point

[@LoriWolfcat]

I don’t get how you adjusted the other reference picture. And I don’t see other animal tutorials where you explain how to do it.

[@grabbitt]

Search lowpoly animal on my channel

[@kristianthaler6525]

Quick note: a rabbit's foot has no pads. For more rabbit facts, read Watership Down. If you like rabbit's, that book will be your jam.

[@Serch28]

thanks very much

[@ArifKhan-zb8kz]

Very good👍

[@peterrose1862]

Anyone have difficulty performing the edge slide (shortcut GG) ...3:49 . Hve tried several times, just won't do it ???? tks. ..btw. have slid the edge on the back legs, no trouble, but the edge on the back just won't do it.

[@grabbitt]

Remove doubles

[@peterrose1862]

@@grabbitt Thanks for your quick reply. Problem solved. 👍

[@simantakc2157]

I love your vedio

[@RondellKB]

I want to be able to do this too

[@HonsHon]

Weight painting doesn't work well for low-poly 3D models anymore for some reason. Anytime I paint weights, most of the bones have little effect on the model. Oh well, I'll just deal with the automatic weights which seem to work well. Great video though!

[@viaceslavkiptilov1203]

Wow!

[@joshuabidwell2614]

ctrl+Lclick is not working for me to select bones in weight paint. The rig is selected as well :/ Blender 4.0

[@grabbitt]

See my quick tips video playlist for solution

[@Fleur-vI]

I can´t seem to get a horizontal loopcut on my model. It only shows lines for a few vericle ones. (3:39).

[@grabbitt]

Probably got some doubles

[@Fleur-vI]

@@grabbitt ty for the quick reply. Do you maybe know how to fix it?

[@grabbitt]

i might have a video in my quick tips playlist i think

[@bloodrose2167]

my edge sliding tool doesn't work properly( it just moves edges idk why

[@grabbitt]

Not sure what's happened there

[@leetus112]

where can i find other perspective pictures like the rabbit background

[@grabbitt]

look up character references

[@mwparker1969]

Another awesome tutorial. I downloaded the files. I loaded the rabbit.blend file. I then imported the rabbit.fbx file. I am new and this is a rookie question, but how do I get it to play. I pressed play on the timeline in the lower window and I can see it moving through the frames, but I don't see the animation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@grabbitt]

Go into the action editor and select an action

[@mwparker1969]

@@grabbitt Excellent! Thank you. I can see the animations. When I use the action drop-down and select nose scratch, I can then play the nose scratch animation. However, the static rabbit mesh is still there superimposed over the animating nose scratch. Is there a way to view just the animated nose scratch? Sorry, I know I am missing something simple here. I just finished sculpting my Dinosaur in your Learn 3D Modeling for Beginners. I thought I would try to animate it. You made it seem so simple with the rabbit. I purchased your Animation & Rigging Course. Maybe I should not get ahead of myself. Thank you for your time.

[@grabbitt]

@@mwparker1969 it's tough for me to figure out what's happening in your version. The animation course should give you all you need to know if that helps

[@mwparker1969]

@@grabbitt Thank you for your time Mr. Abbitt. No worries. Lots to learn.

[@mwparker1969]

I used the Windows 11 Snipping tool and created a video. I posted it to my KZbin channel so you can see what is happening. I should have done this from the beginning. Sorry. Here is what I am talking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWLMqpyemtSHsK8

[@Xardas399]

i have rabbit so i need to do this now

[@karthik-vq2rj]

please make a video on how to export this rabbit to unity game and using animation in unity game engine

[@simonw.1223]

As I try to apply the Ik the whole model starts to turn around.

[@prakashleuva183]

super

[@barriemachin3716]

Got stuck at minor object in Blender 4 can't get the transform window shown here.

[@grabbitt]

See my beginner videos on these topics

[@kentrebeccadavis4631]

I did try get download but there email did not receive not work "Free Rabbit..." I don't understand why.

[@grabbitt]

Denf Mr your email and I'll send it out

[@toolzshed]

Niceeee 🤘🏽😊🔥

[@booots3857]

Where is the detailed hand painted stuff, i really like that one 😁

[@grabbitt]

Do you mean course or playlist?

[@booots3857]

KZbin video tutorials as usual 😁

[@grabbitt]

@@booots3857 check my playlist

[@foxidkwhattowrite8339]

i know this video is a year old but, where can i find a reference image like yours?

[@foxidkwhattowrite8339]

nvm, got it!

[@哲承鄭-n1z]

I want to learn thx

[@1MCfocus1]

It is time to hunt some wabbits! chia chia chia chia 👨‍🍳🐇

[@JurassicFriends]

I don't see the link to the rabbit blueprint

[@grabbitt]

Not sure I shared that only the finished rabbit.

[@gedijayakumar6827]

May I know which tool is used for this vedio??????

[@grabbitt]

Blender 3d

[@cybercat8819]

hey you said we could use this for our games, do you mean even payed games ?

[@grabbitt]

Yes, if you like. Let me know which game then I can feel happy to see my model getting used

[@makkacat7392]

@@grabbitt currently working on my first game, got no real skills on doing anything, and everything i know is self lerned and i the game will be free but will have a supporter edition wich will give the buyer a file with flack files to music ive made of the assets i might have.. i have started posting on twitter with things ive made and updates on the game.. started on it like 5 days ago.

[@cybercat8819]

@@grabbitt Wrot a lot of weird stuff read ove my last reply, mant more like ive never done a game and its gonna be free to play, and im gonna have a "supporter" edition witch i made like the duck and sword ive posted on twitter.. the model files for those things ive made in blender.. and some extra stuff..

[@EsmailAtta]

where is the reference image , i can not find it in the web

[@grabbitt]

Link in description