Rig and Animate ANYTHING in Blender

[@SparkyMK3]

Word of advice for newbies; before you set up the rig, go to the File section of User Preferences and turn on Auto Run Python Scripts! It will save you a LOT of time and grief in rigging--my hip bone rigs refused to work at all until I turned it on! It'll give you a lot more options in controlling a rig in Blender, too!

[@deefed7973]

Dude you're 16 years old and you're already able to pull this stuff off? You're going to have a good future buddy, good luck and keep at it! Thanks for the tutorial, very thorough/ subscribed

[@RemingtonCreative]

Thank you! I'm glad I could help you out! :)

[@h7opolo]

Thanks, you make it look super easy and fun.

[@dawnofender2355]

I'm not a teen yet and I'm learning this XD

[@yashsidhu8968]

Im just 11 and can model cars like audi r8, Koenigsegg one 1 and can animate but my family dont support me 😫

[@malucart]

Not that I want show off at all, but really, no matter the age, it will be just as "hard" (reality: it's only hard when you don't know how to do it).

[@GlassesnMouthplates]

"I'm only 16." What the hell have I been doing with my life all this time....

[@chronosschiron]

lol the shit kids do now when i was his age all we had was a vic 20 that was 4 years old by time i was 16 , i was animating but not like this.....8 bit graphics and only up n down sprite movement on a crappy res tv

[@iBot.]

Fortnite, Call of Duty, Counter Strike, GTA, School, homework, memorizing random facts for upcoming tests. Did I get at least 2 of them right???

[@RogueReaperOfficial]

iBot you know the way

[@iBot.]

​@@RogueReaperOfficial That's not actually how I spend my time. I think all those games that I mentioned are pretty pathetic mindless shooters. I was simply using my knowledge of what kids usually do to predict how he has been spending his time lately.

[@1zc5]

I am 13

[@domonkosszakaly4328]

you are 16 and your voice is like 3 times deeper than mine...could you do a tutorial about that?

[@fan9775]

Well, it's been a few years...

[@gorestfump8935]

hes about 20 now

[@piklan89]

@Neo's danger i mean, they aren't. it literally is his genes. I would personally remove the "bitch" part of the message, though.

[@elijahsmall5873]

Lol

[@noetie9948]

you're only 16? you sound so mature.

[@RemingtonCreative]

+noetie I do have a pretty deep voice.

[@agesike629]

God damn. When I was 16 I tired to learn this stuff. Did it in cinema 4d but blender is a mystery to me

[@landon7542]

May I have the link to the website you used to get the 3D model please?

[@RemingtonCreative]

+ItzSystem tf3dm.com

[@ellynocare4520]

How do you import a downloaded model from tf3dm into Blender? I'm having trouble with it.

[@hubbcap18]

This is one of the only LEGIT tutorials I've seen on KZbin so far. You show exactly what keys you are using. You show and explain a process one and then don't waste time showing yourself doing the same thing over and over till it's done (the hand bones). 5/5 would recommend.

[@hubbcap18]

Any chance you could do this again but for blender 2.8? Things are located in different places.

[@stevebrule1345]

You're 16? Damn. I've been messing with Blender on and off since I was 14 (20 now) and I'm not this good. Great work man!

[@TheRisingStorm316]

I'm 18 and I started Blender at 15 and I'm very happy with my results

[@moric4677]

im 17 and started using blender at 17

[@akdahtroofify]

You are good for 16. Great keep up the good work! I learned something thanks!!!

[@Kabodanki]

you can get good quickly when you invest time in something specific.

[@rightousmotherfupperblasph3849]

that is the fallacy. no greed and you will become so good at this you can see its application everywhere

[@novaria]

00:00 rigging 11:20 weight painting (14:14 breaking stormtrooper's neck) 15:31 cool tip on how to weight paint better (mesh displacement) 15:50 animation

[@kakaxz19]

that moment when you watched the whole video thinking that he was 30 years old but in the end he was 16 XD awesome video mate!

[@youagain7543]

So did I

[@Icenaryhr]

You are not alone Jesus he's my age and so much further ahead than I am....wonder what he can animate now

[@tehsupertoilet]

hears voice, then age, trying to picture a baby face on the voice. **I JUST CANT DO IT**

[@Darkest_matter]

@@tehsupertoilet i think he's got long hair, and probably some stubble

[@JaredOwen]

Awesome tutorial!

[@MRMeaws]

Hello

[@UltraVS]

can you do a tutorial on how to swap a model that already been rigged so that i can reuse the same animation and bones to a new model. thanks

[@NiteshKumar-dn4em]

Thats what I want to learn....I'm beginner :)

[@SaImanKayani]

Hello from the future!

[@toasty1465]

He’s 16 but he sounds like my professor lmao

[@InfoLegend]

What!!? Not possible... Only 16

[@idunnowhatmynameshouldbe2639]

Info Legends he’s probably 19 or 20 now

[@knucklesbyname]

Whaaat!!? Dudes a pro

[@white_tulip]

This video is ridiculously underrated. It pretty much covered all the basics.

[@jeffreychen6591]

Finally a reliable video to learn. Thank you soooo much

[@SilentMind]

before i even watch anything in this video at all, thank you. its people like you that keep the earth revolving, appreciate the knowledge

[@peepeestorm2178]

his hips move pretty dang well? i guess you could say his hips dont lie

[@crazyskullgamer7927]

he must be elvis the pelvis

[@jihoparkproduction5858]

i do have the version 2,78 but the automatic bones not working together ? may anyone help ?

[@mxsinister2227]

Glen Dorner xD

[@5141.3]

his hips

[@ADITYA-yh3kg]

It's so pleasing. The setuping and mastering softs amazing.

[@ThunderDraws]

can you rig and animate elections in blender as well?

[@spicymemeboi2646]

everything. i just animated a pistol

[@ThunderDraws]

/s

[@Alfenium]

/e

[@roryschmidt5776]

Thunder Draws I think you need the Russian edition of the software...

[@specjade8613]

yh just shine light with keyframes

[@JuicybB1]

hank you so much. I spent 3 hours on another video and I still couldn’t do it but I just stayed 30 minutes to do my first character rigging after watching your video. Appreciate it a lot

[@AngelCnderDreamer]

This is the most helpful rigging/animation that I have ever seen! Thank you!

[@asherward1589]

I never thought about weight painting it while it's posed so you get the right look. That's gonna make my life so much easier in the future. Thank you.

[@aburiv-eventhusiast6657]

Now I can finally make my own 3D Hentai

[@hyperboria]

please do

[@starxhilmie]

who doesnt ?

[@falconeclover3857]

。アブリ gotta make money somehow am I right?

[@Flare12234]

i wanna see

[@theshmethan7261]

Oh no

[@-TheFacelessGamer-]

This has to be one of the best tutorials on blender I have seen. I've seen ok tutorials, but some are either way to slow (which is understandable if it's for beginners), or way too fast without saying the keys they hit. I know a bit about blender. Not much on rigging, especially nothing on rigging the face, and I know nothing about the node editor stuff or cycle render. I love this software for that reason. Someone can learn a lot about blender and create cool things, but there is always more things to mess with and explore creating newer and cooler things. This software is the best because of how it's free and you can do whatever you want with it. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@malevolentthedragon]

“This bone here is like- it’s like an actual bone in your arm. And these balls-“

[@sirnesbit1285]

Wow. This is the best rigging tutorial I’ve seen yet! Every other tutorial ended up causing my meshes to implode, and I was getting frustrated. Yet here, you solved virtually every problem I was having! THANKS!!! :D

[@mr.falloutmcpe6496]

this is how God created us

[@starxhilmie]

i wish god made as a stormtropper

[@PhoenixTheGame]

Im confused ,Which software he used ?

[@blackburnabrrhmn5536]

-_-

[@lianawenger2160]

ha

[@simonorto432]

BlackHeart UNITY GAME PROJECT blender

[@themecapture7376]

It’s totally worth learning new skills cause then you get excited and confident to create

[@DerperDaDerpa]

great tutorial so far very straight forward, I have a nugget of useful info for the beginner that will save a lot of frustration, I had this problem a good number of times before I actually figured it out. HEY YOU! READ THIS!!>> If you change the SCALE of the/a BONE in "ObjectMode" (NOT EditMode), it will cause the rig to perform INCORRECTLY! If your rig and mesh seem to STRECH when you are in PoseMode trying to animate, this is the problem. I don't know how to fix it, maybe if you apply the scale to the rig with alt+S "Apply scale" in ObjectMode that may work but not sure. Just be careful with your Modes people! (So happy to know this now, truly.)

[@StuffedSFM]

Thanks for sharing! Got this problem hehe, re-building the rig now :)

[@terencegibbins3894]

Brilliant tutorial:) You have given me the encouragement I needed to go back and try to animate my original Blender Character model which I made 3 years ago:) I'm only just coming back to Blender, after a 3 years break, so your tutorial has helped me pick up from where I left off in 2017:) Wonderful work:)

[@dlgmusic629]

Hi!, so im having a bit of trouble i followed this tutorial and when i go to try and move my model it just moves the skeleton

[@colbysandaidensgamingchann6599]

just finished making my first track! thanks bro for all the help with learning soft soft. much love

[@EhxRv]

Nice tutorial bro. I need this because I'm now studied about animation using Blender *lol

[@lexoticstudios5669]

I literally expected to find an easy tutorial , found non online, came to your channel, and found the best one out there

[@Oxmond]

"I'm only 16" Say whaaaaat!?! This is a really, really nice tutorial! Well done! 👍🤓

[@michaelgreer7177]

This is the most to-the-point beginner rigging and animating tutorial I've seen so far. Thanks!

[@mahmoudshatnawi6122]

Thank you so much, you helped a lot ^_^

[@mahmoudshatnawi6122]

Do you still reply to comments from a 2016 video?

[@RemingtonCreative]

+Mahmoud Shatnawi Yep!

[@raptorprimal1077]

thanks man, I found it so useful, clear and well paced (unlike most rig tutorials I've seen on KZbin) that I've downloaded the video so I can watch it to help me animate rig stuff. Thanks man!

[@sparkforces6884]

can you make a 2019 update? ^,^

[@CC-fo7oh]

It should be mostly the same except for menu location

[@fin5494]

Mannn time really does fly, I was 15 watching this video hoping that one day I can begin animating and messing around with blender. Here I am 5 years later finally starting

[@sleepingpickle1261]

when i try to parent it does not work

[@vishnuprasath014]

yes, I'm facing the same problem :(

[@soupman907]

For some reason I can't select my mesh. Any help?

[@vidgrod695]

Did you get a better fix doesnt work for me at all

[@pcatgames6449]

The order is important. Select the mesh first and the armature second or else it won't work.

[@vidgrod695]

Pascal Cattarius you think I haven't done that?

[@josuesalinasfl]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@Glitch5970]

thank you +1sub

[@MALIN_Ki]

THANK GOD, your tutorial has made my mind blow

[@samyoungcog8765]

I have version 2.78 and when I go into pose mode to rotate the bones on the armature it rotates them without rotating the actual arm or leg on the armature, does anyone know how to fix this?

[@Great.Milenko]

check your modifier stack to make sure the armature modifier is active in the meshes properties?? if you mean it doesnt rotate the rest of the armature (ie , knee bones and ankle bones, when you move the hip, then make sure each bone is parented to the previous bone in the chain) make sure the mesh has weightpainting done meaning check that there are vertex groups for all of the bones that need to move "stuff", (this next one sounds dumb but its sometimes possible by accident);- make sure there is really only one armature there, and if you accidently duplicated it and then say, deleted the original, the armature modifier will not be able to find the armature its looking up check the armature modifier in the properties window shows the right armature object. If all else fails open your file in 2.79 and see if it works there, if it does work there then post on blenderartists and see if its a problem for others as you might have a bug.

[@samyoungcog8765]

AwesomeVindicator thanks so much

[@itsgonbtw3837]

Had the same problem

[@JordonRenn93]

Thank you as well

[@shivpatel5213]

Thank you so much. You have me so much more info on blender that most people have a hard time even thinking about. Thanks!!!

[@tim6210]

How can I import something in to Blender?

[@RemingtonCreative]

+T_P.TV Like, a 3D model?

[@tim6210]

Remington Graphics yes :)

[@RemingtonCreative]

+T_P.TV File>Import, then select the file type of the 3d model you're using.

[@tim6210]

Remington Graphics Ok, thanks alot :) Merry Xmas xD

[@animeboy93]

Had to add this to my favorites. Best video I've found on this topic by far. I'm also a huge Star Wars fan so that's a bonus. Thank You

[@RemingtonCreative]

+animeboy93 :)

[@molot_vepr_3089]

Dang, you're 16? Now 19, ya? Well, I gotta say, This helped me a lot! I'm only 14, so I'm somewhat next to you in the age group.

[@arisedezice6692]

AK-107 Russian BR Rifle im 12 xD

[@thealetree]

Great video dude. I wanted to see the basics of bone extrusion order, parenting, and then basic pose animation with keyframes, and this totally covered it. Also, the bit on weight painting was super super helpful. Thanks!

[@AchHadda]

man you are complicating your life you could use vertex groupe select the vertex you want them to follow the bone and hit assign easier ;) and more accurate

[@TheCrimson147]

can you explain more?

[@AchHadda]

***** Select the vertex in the edit mode then assign them to the bone from the properties menu

[@DerperDaDerpa]

Good point, TheCrimson147 you find what Ach Hadda was talking about? There should be a "weight" value option next to it (assign vertex to group with weight of x), 0=no influence 1=total Influence. I've not used it but its perfect for mechanical stuff.

[@aandre311]

it wont look good because there will bee no fades of weight paint. weight pain will give you a more natural look on your animations.

[@AchHadda]

aa311 well you make it manually

[@maculder6537]

After a while you can program actions. Running, jumping, punching and so on. That way you dont have to do specifics every time. After one show episode you will realize you can make games and can also tag the actions to a specific button. depends on what the controller looks like.

[@thomlaurent]

Really bad title since it's just an introduction to the rigging process :/ Also why don't you use the X mirror when creating symmetrical bones? (arms, legs)

[@WymanandBrad]

Thomas LAURENT I too wondered why he didn't use symmetry

[@cazat7005]

how tho

[@VynxeVainglory]

I know this is old, but just a detail: The stormtrooper model probably isn't the best to show this technique on, since his armor would inhibit his movement, namely in the beginning when you talk about how weird it would be to see a human spine only bend in one place; well, with only one part of the spine not being confined to armor, he would actually bend only there in that flexible spot! I'd say 2 joints max and just on the meshy part in between the plates.

[@hasbi1300]

16? my voice isn't as deep as yours damn

[@AnmolXP]

Wow very easy to understand tutorial. Thanks for the help.

[@elodies2615]

You sound like you're in your late 20s

[@HansBjorgman]

+UnknownGaming No shit. lol

[@jello788]

@@HansBjorgman it's a troll

[@erichuber2529]

Wow. I am 16 to! I understand your learning curve, as I am on it to, but you are better than me at this. great tutorial as always. Thank you!

[@typicaluser3884]

14:16 ooh My Neck is Broken _XOXO_

[@aCONSCiOUSxMiND]

Me - Stressed throughout the whole dang video! Also Me - Feeling so relieved that I cracked a smile along with a laugh @10:40

[@Vampiric_Kai]

no way I'm 16 as well

[@Educationalmoose]

wow

[@r1pperduck]

Thats insane

[@blackburnabrrhmn5536]

im 13 lol

[@ahmedsadaat857]

Get the Fuck out!

[@dylanwijaya1662]

you are now 18

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

As of the comments, you were 16 as making this video. Well what I can say, be happy about that you got such skills at that age. I am now 32 and learning Blender just of now, and I even only started with using computers in general when I was 19. Now you think into the future when you hit your 30s, you are gonna be a god damn pro. And it's worth a freaking lot, so keep expanding your skills! For the video: Your voice and way of talking is very clear and works well for that. The main issue with the whole video is, that it's only 720p, apparently shrunken down from a 1080p recording. Next time you need to upload a video from your native screen resolution, but since this video is almost 2 years old, you might already know that very well by yourself. =)

[@IanLetarte]

Its' all in the name: weight PAINt

[@SideWaysGaming1]

2018 and your video is still helping to teach people ;) cheers man!

[@joshuamurphy2476]

In T-Pose he looked like shirtless Kylo Ren at first. 11:25

[@ganeshk7221]

That isn't his final form yet!! xD

[@vasileschidu8172]

Geez, man you are the perfect teacher. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ellivers]

I'm so mad after I accidentally undoed everything >:(

[@Sovereignt7]

Ctrl shift z

[@nobodyshuime3066]

and im 9 and sound like a man when im a little girl

[@osmajnulive8075]

Lol

[@Gregtech]

*pulls out 2 uno +4 cards and one uno +2 card*

[@gabrielaturkie5665]

So I went into soft soft and tried to intuitively grasp the basic fundantals. And now listening back I feel like I'm one step ahead of Nice tutorialm.

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

Who’s using this to make random characters do Fortnite dances?

[@NoArtistAvailable]

If I understood correctly, if you just hit AutoNormalize in the Weightpaint-options - blender will reduce the weight of non-active bones, when you increase the weight of the active bone. (When you painted the part of the helmet the two separate balls were both 100% controlled by the head bone and also the neck bone - if you hit normalize it would lead to every part of the mesh to not being effected more than 100% if all influencing vertexgroups were added together thus leading to no unintended behaviour)

[@RemingtonCreative]

+NoArtistAvailable Interesting. Thanks for the tip!

[@williamslepourcelet837]

Too easy so clear. Humble and efficient . Thank you ....your aid works. Don't displace the s. Don't press g. Stop.

[@williamslepourcelet837]

I Ll try a noisy michael jackson for quake 3

[@williamslepourcelet837]

Don't duplicate the s. Arg

[@candygonemad]

If you are getting the bone heat weighting error, try selecting your entire character and going to the tools option on the sidebar and clicking remove doubles. This helped for me and hopefully it helps for you!

[@jasmingd]

great video! easy and chill and I liked the music. thanks!!

[@burgerbytes5127]

Again, thanks so much! I'm currently working on a game that will be for a dollar or 2, and all the money is going towards my 8-month-old dog's medical bills. I won't go into details, besides the operations failed and I didn't get a chance to say goodbye, but I couldn't find an animated model of a dog so I had to do it myself. This video really helped make progress in my project!

[@abhishekdeep2026]

thanks for making tutorials on rigging expecting tutorials in future

[@SolantisA]

@14:12 Is there an option to select vertices and assign them to a joint? Back in the day, around 2001, that was the only option if I recall correctly. It would be useful for stuff that can't bend and should move without deforming, like the stuff in the helmet that did not got weight painted by the script.

[@Snypr18]

Really good tutorial. Straight to the point, clear info, good pace. Wish all youtube tuts were like this.

[@giorgosmoutran7258]

Thank you really much. That helps A LOT. I will make sure to check all your vids!

[@pattiupsavs1348]

Excellent tutorial. Easy to follow and comprehend. Thanks!

[@aBL1NDnoob]

good stuff. I'll be saving this video for later reference. Still trying to find a way to resize specific parts of meshes for animations, though

[@minhkhoinguyen9328]

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

[@11monkeyking]

Thanks, man. One of the simplest concise video on rigging I have ever seen. Now feel comfortable adding this into my pipeline.

[@margaretocean322]

Good job. Very professional.

[@Corrosiv]

Nice tutorial, you made me have faith in blender again

[@RSpudieD]

So well produced and informative! I've never done this before and this honestly makes me want to try it sometime!

[@vansh1204]

How to rig vehicles like cars and helicopter ?

[@rufuscoppertop330]

Another excellent tute from someone generous with his time and knowledge. Many thanks.

[@tungstenwhale]

If you want to ensure symmetry of your armature, there is an option under the Options sidebar to enable "X-Axis Mirror." Hope that helps!

[@julianalb777]

Finally!! A good tutorial! Thank you very much! Subscribed!

[@sandywatson5806]

really useful for a beginner to get started. thanks

[@latasha66]

Very good. Obtaining the knowledge and conveying the knowledge are two very different things, and you seem to do both well. You should consider teaching as you seem to be able to break things down in a clear and concise manor.

[@RemingtonCreative]

+latasha66 Thank you! I find teaching very fun, so I just might :)

[@zemimsky]

Definetely useful!! I'm a sims4 player and i want to start making my own cc in 2018 :D Thank you for this :D

[@tsumplays4185]

This is real good. Clear explanation.

[@sammagham7989]

Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@tcubed8446]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks for taking the time

[@ksjempire1957]

YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY

[@bettysolis4827]

Garrett Evans Wow thank you Garrett, you've made my day!

[@derpyjerryanimations7527]

AMAZING TUTORIAL!

[@DarthUmbraevus]

Many thanks for the tutorial! Looking forward to putting the new data to use.