Character animation for impatient people - Blender Tutorial

Start animating NOW! I show where to find good rigs and characters, free motion capture options, the basics of posing and keyframing, recording natural motion with auto keying, using wiggle bones, and how to think about your workflow.
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Rigging for impatient people: • Rigging for impatient ...
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Blender Studio character rigs: studio.blender.org/characters/
Mixamo rig addon: substance3d.adobe.com/plugins...
Wiggle Bones 2: github.com/shteeve3d/blender-...
Mark Masters workflow video: • How To Animate Faster ...
Sir Wade Neistadt workflow video: • The 7 Workflows of Pro...
Other videos shown:
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• Animators React to Bad...
• How Pixar's Movement A...
• Animating LEGS (Walk C...
Motion capture shown:
mocap.cs.sfu.ca
actorcore.reallusion.com/moti...
github.com/BandaiNamcoResearc...
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GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
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Monitor: LG 25UM58-P 25.0" 2560x1080 60 Hz
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Audio Interface: Universal Audio Volt 2
00:00 - Finding Rigs
02:06 - Motion capture
02:59 - Posing and keyframing
05:16 - Dope sheet / graph editor
07:03 - Actions
07:34 - Autokeying
08:55 - Pose library
09:30 - Wiggle Bones
10:45 - Workflow

[@Janfon1]

You know what's weird? 3.4 had a Create Pose button in the side panel, but it got removed for seemingly no reason. It's insanely annoying and I hope it makes a return

[@JoeyCarlino]

Yep, I would've mentioned it if it was still there. That's why I showed some other ways

[@TheLuconic]

sometimes things bug out. So I am guessing they encountountered a problem that was going to corrupt their entire program or something and werent able to fix it in time. I say this because, for example, fortnite has a lot of stuff in it and many times during a season, they remove certain items for their ground breaking bugs. So, they had to remove it. All, in all, I just hope that they bring back easier options in blender and it stays there.

[@fluidfox1436]

I miss that button. A lot.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Weird move, because Blender has always been known for its super intuitive GUI that any newbie can just figure out on their own...

[@jaygooese4242]

That's pretty good 1:44

[@aegisgfx]

Literally went to a tech school for 2 years to learn how to make 3D models and animation, and I just learned more in 10 minutes than I did in that entire 2 years. Wow.

[@sebasgovel]

Man, this videos are actually top tier, I've seen almost all of the subjects you mentioned but never glued them together, this is a cohesive and complete video, thank you as always!

[@CatYah00]

How do you Use G in pose mode. i try pressing G in pose mode but it only rotates. I'm asking you because the owner probably won't answer

[@The_Blackfur]

@@CatYah00 G is supposed to grab what you've selected

[@PowPowPixie]

This video is so comprehensive, its like a survival guide for Blender animation. I've been animating in Blender for a few years now, but there are things in this video that just blew my mind. I actually feel like I leveled up my animation workflow skill tree just from watching this. Thank you for making this video, Joey.

[@CatYah00]

How do you Use G in pose mode. i try pressing G in pose mode but it only rotates. I'm asking you because the owner probably won't answer

[@paolaanimator]

I've went through University and I'm still learning about 3D character animation everyday. Your rigging and animation videos are so clear, to the point and very helpful!

[@CatYah00]

How do you Use G in pose mode. i try pressing G in pose mode but it only rotates. I'm asking you because the owner probably won't answer

[@pixiemations3585]

i have no plan on ever doing "impatient animation" but i'm still watching beacause this person is just so entertaining :3 i love it

[@BluecoreG]

11 months later, how are you 3D animations coming along?

[@StickMations]

Another solid tutorial! I really appreciate how easy it is to understand, Blender has SO MANY features that make it so powerful but pretty overwhelming at first but these guides really help us get the hang of it!

[@CatYah00]

How do you Use G in pose mode. i try pressing G in pose mode but it only rotates. I'm asking you because the owner probably won't answer

[@ironicanimations]

This is genuinely the best animation guide for newcomers of Blender and 3D animation in general I love this

[@nahnijotas3596]

Since I've found your channel, I've sped up my learning process amazingly fast. Of course I'm no professional by now, but being able to actualy do things in just 2 months of learning blender feels amazing.

[@AbnerTheOwl]

Everytime I see one of your videos, wether new or rewatching it, I get SO hyped to go back into blender. This is not an exception, I have a lowpoly model I want to finish, making it from 0 with custom rig basic rig, but this will help me a lot for an advanced rig! Also need to figure out the animated textures and stuff.

[@powersprouter]

This is such a great overview of a lot of things i am trying to learn right now, thank you. Practice is the key, no joke! Sigh.

[@musubi-bi]

Some really cool hot keys and shortcuts that I am now aware of, didn’t know you could drag video reference like that! I like how you laid out the different ways to approach animation, I’m going to have to watch this a couple times in the future, definitely a must watch

[@MDksa123]

hands down best anim tutorial, no stalling straight to the point

[@keelan270]

Your point about learning from other types of videos is absolutely true. I’m only recently moving from 3DsMAX to Blender but even when I was using Max I was still referencing a lot of Blender videos and adapting them to Max

[@Omobsterrrr]

always lovely to see when you upload!!! loved the video, really good advice for a beginner like me

[@Cgeta4]

The nice thing about videos for the impatient is that they are a quick breakdown of the basics. I learn the fundamental stuff and can get to start experimenting around quickly without constantly having to go back and forth between blender and the tutorial. I get more time to practice with the basics. Longer tutorials often make me think that some functions are only supposed to be used in one specific way, or in combination with other functions. What's good with shorter videos is that they focus on the necessary basic functions, telling you what they do and maybe giving examples for how they could be used, but giving you time to experiment around with them yourself. Once I get some practice in I'll encounter more specific problems for which I can then look up more specific tutorials

[@GWest]

Bruh dancing onna graveyard hell nah

[@nicreven]

i had an INCREDIBLE amount of fun animating for the first time today Can't thank you enough

[@EqualToBen]

Dude! All these resources are great I'm sooo grateful to you, this is so excellent

[@popfan21]

Thanks so much man, you helped a lot! Cheers to you and to every developer who made us play with these programs and make gaming characters come to our own lives! :D

[@misvin]

whenever i watch these videos i always find the most life altering tip ever. i didn’t know the breakdown tool existed. i never even look at that side of the screen.

[@Smeaf]

Joey has once again, delivered the goods! 📦

[@mjdevlog]

Saved this video for future uses. So much going on yet all of them are very useful!

[@Gab_09.]

started 3d animation not even a day ago and i didnt know hot to animate ty so much now the only thing i need to learn is to put a background into my model and how to do models my self instead of getting one online for free i can already do textures and all just now modeling your channel is the best tuturial channel i have seen tysm

[@zonanimz9990]

I’m getting my first computer in a few weeks and I’m really excited! I’ve been animating for a few years, but not enough to be a “good” animator, and it’s only 2D animation that I’ve done. I will definitely be revisiting this video for when I get the computer and can download Blender 😆 Thank you!!

[@comedyreliefguy5112]

How’s it going now?

[@film42tv]

Really useful and concise thanks. I’m just starting to work out blender’s animation tools and these tips would’ve taken ages to find anywhere else!

[@henrique_zsp]

This is a treasure for someone who has no idea about animation! I'm coming from audio but wanted to get more into making anim and games so that helped me a lot

[@cleverpoly]

That's some quality tips right there! And omg the tutorial is well crafted I mean it must've taken quite some time to make. I'm inspired 😁

[@greetings5640]

Omg. This is amazing. I am shocked how useful this was! After so long….my search is over!!! 🎉😭

[@vazak11]

Transformation point is life changing!

[@alfredorourke8715]

Thanks again your other videos showed me how to save poses as a library I just needed a way to put them together this is exactly what I needed for my game.

[@nathanfranck5822]

I feel like Im learning at the pace you put out videos. NLA editor is completely outside my awareness, the animation modifiers sound great, wiggle bones and live recording sounds like the kind of gmod energy Im missing! All great stuff!

[@JoeyCarlino]

The NLA editor is very powerful, but I have to play with it more before making a video about it

[@CatYah00]

How do you Use G in pose mode. i try pressing G in pose mode but it only rotates. I'm asking you because the owner probably won't answer

[@kikycolor9727]

thank you so much. i'm trying to learn to animate in blender after years of using maya, and the different interface was killing me. this explained basically all the commands that i had in maya (the pose library, motions trail etc) and that i just couldn't find in blender in less than 15 minutes. so i guess it's not only for impatient people but also for animators in crisis lol, good job!

[@danielfame2940]

Currently Learning Animation in Blender for a personal project i wanna complete in 2 weeks, your videos have been really helpful. Thank you Very Much.

[@Dexter_459]

Absolutely LOVING the content!!!!!!!!

[@Drakmour666]

I guess it's also worth mentioning the Cascadeur tool. It does absolutely fantastic things almost automatically.

[@darkmata1497]

Thank you so much for this. So concise and so full and so informative and so warm and empowering! x :) x

[@malcolmekajja780]

The timing of this video is amazing. Thx my guy

[@hannahmekke953]

This is one of the best video’s on character animation!

[@sgt.shaggy5065]

Bro is a god send. He just saved me from going through hours of tutorial videos.

[@8Yaron8]

8:51 The animation with Egman was made in SFM and Jitter was precisely used, the function of which allows the model’s bones to twitch chaotically.

[@ThomasSchannel]

Bruh I needed this like 3 days ago lol, I still need though haha. Thanks. All your vids condense useful tips gathered around into one video, very useful

[@turbo8628]

Will be coming back to these tutorials. Great job 👍

[@snovak1]

This is comprehensive! Great job! A bunch of points I never knew.

[@programmierenneu2241]

Wow, what a great turtorial! Did't expect that with this video name. ^^

[@alexmajorov2506]

short, clear, exactly what I need, the best tutorial

[@stormerbuzz352]

I had no idea about global and local axis til this video! Thank you!

[@ManOfLegs]

Very well put together. Thank you.

[@bachaun]

your character is so cool! i love the animations!

[@PriestessOfDada]

Really good blender refresher. Thank you.

[@pelakalion]

Thank you so much, i learned a lot of simple things that it's hard to find on videos.

[@islandgrovestudios]

I had no idea Mixamo had a rig addon! Thanks so much for that tip!

[@ProfeshorPotato]

Thank you for this super educational video! I really appreciate it!

[@cartoonhyperfixated]

I’ve never learned so much in one video, this is so helpful

[@Necrocidal]

Super useful, gonna save and rewatch this later

[@maiabuljeta5749]

Infinitely helpful. Thank you!

[@owenabucheri]

Nice one! 🙌

[@robloxanimationcreators]

Thanks for this really. I am beginner on blender and I want to use it to create movies but I didn't know where to begin.Thanks again!

[@noimagination9326]

Another free alternative to Miximos auto rig is Accurig and their is a free plug in tht converts the rig to Rigify and you can use rigify controls except for the face rig for now

[@philippelepilote7946]

I'm not really a newby in animation, but I learnt a lot of useful details here. Thank you !

[@mosworks2677]

I gave up 3D animation a long time ago due to how hard character animation is but, even though I stopped I still watch your character animation tutorials they are so simple and maybe I'll try going back again🥰

[@AltKaxREAL]

I plan to experiment with 3D animation in the near future, so this channel is gonna be a huuuge time saver for me!

[@juxtaposedlime2734]

The fact that I recognize some of the character models in this video is mind blowing

[@25kubalok]

My guy is emoting on the cementary 💀

[@dragonairafer5376]

Very good video, i understand much from this, thank you

[@gugu5285]

i am so impatient i have to comment before the video starts, but i know itll be great your channel has been teaching me a lot so thanks a bunch pal edit: now that ive watched it i gotta say this one is wonderfully funny too these are such a joy to watch

[@sinasinaie]

Awesome tips, thanks for sharing.

[@AkumaAi]

Holy foop! So packed, but not overwhelming ~ gives an overview to know it's doable! Tysm for making this!! New sub ~ I'll be devouring your channel vids shortly :3 Ty, ty

[@Eddierath]

I like this. Also if any one reading this who is an artist. Sadly it's a trade off if the goal is to reach a point where your own work satisfied you. even with a rigged character it requires a little skill development just to have decent character acting, that's if the goal is that sense of satisfaction with your work.... The funny thing about shortcuts is they are more impactful if you KNOW what the long cut is all about. The worst thing is taking the short cut at the incorrect section of work flow.

[@methek.official]

THANK YOU!!!!! WITHOUT YOU I WOULDE'NT EVEN KNOW WHY I COULDENT POSE MY RIG!!!! ITS POSE MODE!! THHHANNKK HYYOUUU1!!

[@amryassin8579]

just perfect 🤩

[@sakoo1845]

THANKYOU VERY MUCH ILY

[@uchihaavenger4464]

Bro this is way more helpful than other vids i watched

[@Mezzy..]

Thank you!!

[@Fer-ju4ls]

Thanks dude u help me a lot, i hope you make more videos like this!!! 👍

[@lastsonofktn]

Awesome right on time

[@buitruc123]

thanks you, your tutorials so helpful for me

[@SquareTales]

You seem to be really good at what you do. Thanks for this video. I am thinking about making a small project in unreal with low poly models and animations/models like in ps1 times. I suppose my skillset will be good enough for this. They never used complicated stuff like IK and so on. And to make the project feel like good old days its important to leave out technical advancements.

[@pukey82]

Thank you! Awesome tut!! :)

[@violettracey]

Thank you! This was very helpful!

[@SpencerMagnusson]

Learned some good tips here, thanks for sharing!!

[@GabrieldaSilvaMusic]

This video has a lot of useful information, props

[@zerokaboom5871]

Man that sheet is dope

[@EacProductions44]

Ok this is the funniest, most informative blender video I have ever seen. I was laughing so hard the whole time! Especially at 6:39 🤣🤣

[@t.vampiro4800]

I learned so much in this video! I am just trying to get into animation.

[@9b8ll]

This is so clutch. Thank you so much. Also auto rig pro is great for rigging fast. 🎉 😊

[@teentraveler1790]

This is great to learn about. Working smarter not harder. 😊

[@mlpmadness2911]

this video is very helpful! especially for me who is doing 3d animation next year, I think it will help me practice, and the video is really easy to follow. (although I am a little concerned about that cemetary in the background of the motion capture part, odd place to film a motion capture.)

[@ff-qf1th]

Incredible. Why doesn't this have millions of views

[@mntota]

YOU ARE AMAZING, THANKS FOR SHARING

[@koktszfung]

Great video

[@ZaynNaz]

First time seeing your channel, the video is really good, subscribing! 💪🏻

[@halfd0rk]

its insane how much useful info was covered in this one video, thank you Joey!

[@HyperCat392]

That sheet is dope

[@Unnikrishnanvh]

Thank you brother ,your video is very helpful and informative

[@SajeelYousafzai]

that is amazing bro

[@Qrown1145]

Love your videos honestly I learned more from you than the university I attended XD I would like to suggest on how to model character with hair and animate it Or rigging of cartoony eyes? Keep being you and don't let any negativity hinder your happiness!

Thanks for the shout-out to Blender Studio!

[@HyperAxoloto]

You rock !

[@fountgarde]

It was the “busson” for me. Subscribed

[@Zabijaktonda]

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