BEST Way To Animate In Scratch

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Hi everyone! I hope this tutorial helped you out animating your characters! :D

[@michaelchen3086]

Woooohooooo

[@nakulojha1366]

thanks its very helpful🔥🔥🔥

[@Geezi24]

It did for sure! Next u could make a animaiting/drawing tutorial!

[@cringeman828]

yea

[@naturelist]

Right what I needed!

[@nathanruhstofer830]

You know.... I've always followed tutorials but never understood why they put the blocks here or there, but you explained how it worked and I was finally able to understand! Thanks a lot!!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're very welcome, glad I could help. :D

[@BestBoi8]

For anyone who wants the time until the frame swaps to be consistent (not switching to walk anim1 and instantly switching to walk anim2) You can reset the _costume variable when your "if moving" variable updates (this worked for me but idk if it works perfectly in the tutorials exact code since mine is slightly different)

[@jeffreygordon7194]

Great job on this. These short explanation videos that focus on a single key concept really stand out among scratch tutorials on KZbin.

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Geezi24]

Congrats on 9k dude! You definetly deserve it! 💯💯

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Thank you!!!!!

[@hermanzainal2782]

AH HEM. its 10 k now :D

[@JoshuaDixon-n9x]

TYSM! I always wanted to learn how to animate a character in a game and now thanks to you I can.

[@JaydenGaming459]

you are the best video tutorial creator I have ever seen because you teach hardcore stuff and it only takes minutes too finish

[@IceBit0]

Bro has no idea how much he helped me. I got 23rd place in a game jam for kids (scratch only) , everyone's animations were choppy but mine weren't thanks to this guy :)

[@geodelire]

Honestly you deserve 100k subs btw i was here when you had 3k

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Thank you so much!!!

[@JustMe...12354]

I should've looked up a video about this sooner, It would've saved me SOOOO much time. THANK YOU!!!

[@Rory432]

Nice! I’m definitely going to show this to the guys down at my animation club!

[@lightning_rift]

this tutorial is actually the best animation i've ever seen. im doing this on a laptop and there's NO LAG.

[@gravesilk322]

How r u so underrated??? Your tutorials are so easy to follow and you are rlly funny aswell!!!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Aww, ty!!! :D

[@minhkhoiphungtran6759]

Thanks man i was actually struggling on the loop problem and once i'm about to quit i came by ur video. Keep it up!

[@jdnnle6]

Thank you so much for this! I was trying to make a script that makes the animation play at different speeds, and this is exactly what I was looking for!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You are very welcome!!!

[@danstevers]

i love your tutorials😄

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Thank you Dan Stevers! :D

[@KIUJOONYIMoe]

Thank you so much for this video!!!You help me to complete a animation on scratch

[@Wallee580]

Hello Owen! Can't wait to you reach 10K subs :p

[@nikolangot]

who is owen?

[@Wallee580]

@@nikolangot Owen is ShiftClickLearn's actual name, you don't think his birth certificate has his channels name on it do you? :p

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Hiya! I can't either!

[@MilcahMuema]

yup

[@N64Mario]

That's an interesting trick to use that kind of script for animating sprites, and it works for most cases. However, there are some cases when you want to animate a sprite with their own frame time value. For example, frame 1 may want to last 4 frames, frame 2 may want to last for 1 frame, and frame 3 may want to last for 8 frames. With the mod trick here, you don't have that kind of freedom because every frame is connected to a single value of the _costume variable there. Nevertheless, this a great tutorial Nice job!! :)

[@jeffreygordon7194]

In that case you could just duplicate the frames. That's usually what I do. This is pretty common to see in sprite sheets in commercial arcade games.

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Good point, thanks! :D

[@Crazybros0]

thank you so much!! ive been trying to make good animations for my new game but have always had problems with the delays. now i can have good animations :D

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Glad I could help!

[@Crazybros0]

@@ShiftClickLearn (:

[@bennie1079]

Is it really not possible to import a premade video directly into the code? Like some sort of "play animation" or "play video" that just plays the video you importeted? Does everything HAVE to be frame by frame?

[@matuchuru]

yep 3 months later

[@olympiannerd]

This was exactly what i needed thank you!!!

[@bigman8085]

Thank you so much for this tutorial

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You are so welcome!

[@kostasismename9493]

you can use the round block to fit the entire animation in 1 single line (also you can use timer instead of a variable, which reduces file size by not alot but i thought i'd say that)

[@Nightgames_YT_949]

You wanna know what im planning on?

[@kostasismename9493]

@@Nightgames_YT_949 ...sure

[@Nightgames_YT_949]

@@kostasismename9493 Im planning on to make a Fanmade Murder drone movie.With good ending.

[@bameyigeorge6886]

Thank you for this video you saved my life with scratch

[@paperjoe]

Thanks! I was trying for 1 week to do this by myself and i couldn't do it. Subscribed!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're welcome! Glad it helped! :D

[@eliteMASTER3142]

How do i make it reset the animation? For example when i want a jump animation, i want it to reset to the first frame every time i jump because it just keeps looping the animation even when i dont put an input

[@shirigayamahiro6273]

Thanks a lot. Im saved from depression wasted a lot of hours trying to find a way to do this. Scratch really have a confusing way to animate costume when you are a beginner. I can't use things like while, released, and some operators. Many in youtube just using 2 costume way which they just use like in The video where its not a fricking chance where I have like 20 frames for running, 30 frames for jumping and etc, it will waste a lot of space and time,even if we disregard that its also not looking smoothly. So yeah thanks a lot

[@kylierodriguez7617]

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHH I NEEDED THISSS

[@shirou636]

how do i add a i downloaded to my soft soft so i can resetup it?

[@moosvfx]

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're welcome

[@patotatoman455]

It's a great video, and it had helped me a lot. However, I have a question. I'm doing a fighting game, and for animations like Idle and walking this is very useful, however, when i'm trying to do a punch, how do you make that an animation runs just 1 time without using waits? Is it possible, or it's just better to use the old method (with waits and stuff)

[@LostDeveloper871]

just have the total costumes to be 1 and speed to 0.

[@stickinthemudstudios]

@@LostDeveloper871 Please elaborate.

[@VibeswZP]

Loved this, helped a lot with my game.

[@Titi-tf5uy]

I tried this and the idle worked amazing! but the walking doesn't seem to work. When i press d or a only one of the costumes play and not the entire walk cycle. Do you know how to fix this?

[@Nayrlol6855]

For people with the scratch addons addon i sugegs you do change costume to say broadcast 1 change costume to say broadcast 2 then right click anywhere click clean up blocks+

[@ShiftClickLearn]

:D

[@JustPlay817]

So cool!

[@shahinma221]

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[@brsquadscratchr]

ShiftClickLearn is a legend

[@tolonmalabekov2684]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL TUTORIALS !!!!!!!!!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

THAAAAANKS !!!! LOL

[@SIG7Pro]

Nice! I might use this one day!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Awesome! :D

[@AnArcadeMan]

Hey ShiftClick can you do a tutorial on how to make the google Scoville game. and i loved the viedo

[@ShiftClickLearn]

I haven't played that game. I will have to check it out!

[@odohjn]

incredibly helpful, you deserve a sub!

[@johandraws3166]

Thank you SO MUCH, I needed this

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're so welcome! :D

[@ntahlah2755]

now how do you make the animation?

[@SputerTheHorse]

I usually use “When space clicked next costume” and there’s usually one sprite and I consider the costumes as “Frames” (My animations are usually simple and I copy and paste from other sprites)

[@KONOMIITSUKA]

im having a problem where the idle plays during the walk animation, anyway to fix that?

[@captainblues1]

That's genius, mate!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Thanks a lot!

[@RecraftedS]

Thank You! This is So Useful!!! :D

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're welcome Recrafted! Glad I could help! :D

[@cakesrus3852]

Awesome this is way to cool !!!

[@paranthesisism]

hey so, i'm having a bit of trouble. what's going on is that i want an animation that lasts for 3 frames, then goes to an idle animation for 1 second the problem is that i can't find a way to make it work any help appreciated thank you

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Hmm, try making a time that constantly ticks down. Then once it equals a certain value, reset it. Ex: when green flag clicked { set timer to 33; } forever { if (timer > 30) { play the animation that lasts for 3 frames } else { play the one that last for 1 second. } change timer by -1 if (timer < 1) { set timer to 33 } } I don't know if this will work for sure, but it should. Basically each frame it will check if the timer var is equal to 30, 31, or 32, and if it is, switch costume to the 3 frame animation. Other wise, it will play the 1 second animation 30 times. (Scratch runs at 30fps so it should run the forever loop 30 times a second.) Then once the timer reaches 0, it will start over.

[@paranthesisism]

@@ShiftClickLearn did that, the thing is completely static now.

[@javascript7817]

Really cool! Sometimes math can save a ton of headaches!

[@Mari0Kid1234]

That’s a reason I love math :)

[@JointFury]

Apart from when math causes headaches lol

[@groundsurvivalstudygracieg4034]

I think I just recognized your voice. Are you the guy who just walked in and sat down to attend college lectures without even being a student? If so, you're the one who let me know about Harvard's CS50 course being free online and that's how I ended up here. .... :O

[@pinewaresoftware4247]

thank you thats the third time i needed this video

[@youyoutian-jr2bx]

You stopped posting a while ago but if in luck if there’s anyone seeing this my character keeps flipping upside down when they move to the left, I’ve made sure every thing is correct but it just keeps flipping how do I fix this

[@thepers0nwh0asked]

pretty late to the party but thank you sooo soo much im making a top view tower defense game and this really helped thank you!

[@Nathan_no1]

tysm, i remebered i had to use a mod block but not sure where you help me so much

[@therealgookie]

If im trying to make a full on animation, is there any way to recreate tweens and frame transitions?

[@corndogthehedgehog277]

Thanks at the first part of the vid when i did all of your code it was laggy but when i finished not anymore!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

No problem!

[@davidakenji4746]

i used your video on hitboxes and tried to combine it with this one but the programs don’t seem to be working properly because i’m getting no animation at all. what would be the problem?

[@FLoriN2]

Nice script, thanks!

[@silverseyeris]

I'm trying to do the animation for up and down currently, but the up animation for some reason does both the left and right animation aswell how do i fix this?

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Well, it's really hard to tell without seeing the code... Did you put the right conditions in the if loops that check what animation should play?

[@silverseyeris]

@@ShiftClickLearn yup!

[@silverseyeris]

i even double checked

[@Rora2]

How do i do this if i set up my movement and collisions with your other tutorial for collisions?

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You would make a platformer, then just add this animation code in a loop. (A forever loop or a when I receive loop.)

[@rlawrence678]

I'll use these tips

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Awesome

[@akjstuff6980]

@ShiftClickLearn hey is there a way to play different animations like a jump into a idle if there is can you respond

[@Noc.3ds]

You are the Best! Thank you so much! 🙌

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're very welcome, thanks! :D

[@anamoyeee]

Nice video!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Thanks!!

[@LiamGames662]

Think you for the animation skill im gonna put you in the credits btw

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're welcome!! :D

[@We_can_change_the_world]

Thanks you're the best you just gained a follower

[@acyssfx]

Hi, nice trick. I am very new to Scratch, quick question. Will the variable eventually reach it's max value? Like in c#, an INTEGER has a max value of 32k or something. What are the variables treated as in scratch? I assume some kind of float or double if they use decimal points. Is there a max/min value of variables?

[@arjundas2434]

This guy is a legend

[@ImKarmaHQ]

I used this to make a custom block that does the switching and stuff and stuff.

[@theorangecat1244]

thank you!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're welcome!

[@HollowM0th]

Is rain world-like procedural animation possible in scratch? I’ve been trying to make it and I have a green lizard’s body and head but whenever I try to make the head turn at a higher speed than the body, it gets disconnected. It still disconnects if it suddenly has to change direction. The back and front of the body can move at different speeds and be fine though.

[@tommax1626]

Hey there, i want to create clones with many animations playing at once, how much can scratch handle before being slowed down? ?

[@ShrekCOVEY]

Thank you for this! I need to animate a cartoon for my class.

[@JoseMathiasEchavezCastaño]

Thanks for the video :D

[@splatzer8240]

Question: For the idle animation, how to you make the frame for example, go to 1-5 than go backwards, if that makes sense.

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Hmm, try repeating the amount of costumes in the animation, change the _costume var by a positive number, then repeating the amount of costumes in the animation again, changing it by a negative number. Ex: repeat 5 { change _costume by 0.5 } repeat 5 { change _costume by -0.5 } I think this will work. :D

[@splatzer8240]

@@ShiftClickLearn Its okay I found another way! But thanks for your help, sounds more effective than back a dupe of the costumeXD.

[@jorgeanthoniohuertavazquez714]

yo bro, really thankya. Big respect

[@aidenakpan3213]

how would I do this with more complicated animations?

[@jacksonvandenheever8241]

for some reason the costume value SHOOTS into the ten-thousands in a second even though i have the exact code as u?! please help, is it the softwares issue?

[@kaytchouate1342]

thanks you don not know how much i wanted to do this :)

[@terkq]

ShiftClickLearn, may you try making a word search scratch video ? I saw Scratch has lots of project about wordle and more... Hope my idea is helpful for you

[@ShiftClickLearn]

That's a really good idea

[@LeftyGamez666]

Hey! Really great tutorial, right now I'm trying to make a top down rpg game and for it to work I need to move upwards and downwards with a walking cycle too. You think you can help me?

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You'd need to play the correct animation depending on the velocity! Something like this: if (velocityX > 0) { right animation } else if (velocityX < 0) { left animation } else if (velocityY > 0) { up animation } etc.

[@LeftyGamez666]

@@ShiftClickLearn It worked! Thanks bro!

[@AlexisTorresLozada]

What are all the variables for because I am confuse

[@Geezi24]

Hey ShiftClickLearn could you make a scrolling backround or someting simmilar to that tutorial? i have trouble figuring out how to make a scrolling backround if the charecter follows the mousepointer! (#hope -u-get-to-10k!!!!!!!!)

[@ShiftClickLearn]

That is a great idea! I'll remember that one!

[@Sushi37]

How can you make it so you can use W and S?

[@Sables666]

How do I make it so when it exits the screen it comes back through the other side

[@midnightman3918]

make it so if the x position of your sprite is greater than 500 or -500 then set the x position to the opposite side :3

[@bernardlemay8563]

Really cool! Thanks! Doesn't it mean that the animation speed is dependent on the computer speed though?

[@ShiftClickLearn]

Ooh, that's a good point! Scratch SHOULD stay at 30fps, but it could drop below. You might need to implement a delta time system!

[@bernardlemay8563]

@@ShiftClickLearn and just like that, you've got a new subscriber. Thanks for replying to me!

[@ShiftClickLearn]

@@bernardlemay8563 You are very welcome! Thanks for subbing! :D

[@Hamgotnew]

i spend 20 mins trying to fix it and i just had to this video!!

[@HaleyRicks-o6e]

So there’s one way if you want to make this more hard, you just do one forever block and get the go to next costume block put it inside the forever block. And then your done ✅ but for beginners look at this video instead but for serious pros who want animations to look good do the code I said.

[@CMichaelNeely]

I love animations.

[@ShiftClickLearn]

:D

[@kushiboyplayz1831]

Can you also make a video on how to draw each frame of a character for scratch animations?

[@kushiboyplayz1831]

because i have trouble with that

[@Dolliestxo]

tysm this works so well but one thing i need is a running animation 😭😭

[@hafizsabiqulhaq6041]

This is helped me. Thanks

[@mixrockbonnie1073]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial, the only problem is that on the 4 keys (arrrow keys) one's animation doesn't work

[@GREYanimationofficial]

unlike you said it doesn’t work it just repeats all of my costumes to a pose of just a few pls help me

[@mint20000]

weird my sprite only does the running animation and doesnt switch to idle even i have the if statement

[@mint20000]

idk what to do ive checked atleast 20 times now and it doesnt work

[@mint20000]

nvm figured it out

[@DaviSampaiochagas-fx9dq]

How?

[@mint20000]

@@DaviSampaiochagas-fx9dq messed up something in the big green part of code

[@j786friend]

Thanks for the help.

[@lilypie5420]

when u reach 100k subs, will u remember me?

[@annaritacapellupo5797]

working fine thank you

[@ShiftClickLearn]

You're welcome!