How Pixar Animates EVERYTHING

I am in love with animation, and funnily enough, the majority of animation is created inside of the Graph editor!
In this Blender Tutorial, we will be covering the basics of the graph editor, how to use it, and a few tricks you probably didn't know.
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[@Smeaf]

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[@binyaminbass]

This video didn't help me. I found it to be all very basic. But I still watched it all, hoping there would be something useful. Oh well. I'm not mad, bro. 😁

[@carlosfernandez3565]

My compliments to the chef 😗👌

[@sammillia5004]

I'm relatively new to Blender and have always tried to time movements with differen keyframes and it hast been an absolute pain. This helped so much! Thank you!

[@Smeaf]

@@sammillia5004 Awesome!

[@TwinkleB12]

Someone finally talking about graph editor... Loved it ❤️

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

How Pixar animates everything. Oh hey, here's the basics of the graph editor

[@username7790]

Yea this was a really clickbaity title

[@SammySamSams]

Actual clickbait :

[@pedromiranda1524]

@@username7790 Wanting a masterclass on animation on 7 minutes? Lmao

I just dissliked it. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@MaxTheStupidGuy]

I mean... He did show how Pixar animates, using the graph editor. It's not really clickbait, and you still learned something.

[@TheApoke]

This is how everyone in the animation industry works. Not just pixar

[@xrayz3207]

smae shit bruv

[@uhhh6892]

🤓

[@mwright80]

yes, he's demystifying the process for those who aren't aware of it

[@cannonsword1]

yeah but that title is good at capturing attention, definitely caught yours

[@bigchungus4744]

Yes, that changes nothing 👍

[@Bisho_edits]

the amount of effort to make these tutorials funny and entertaining, you are an absolute Legend!!!!

[@Smeaf]

I appreciate that so much!

[@MonsieurSwag]

if i were to critic these i'll say they are CONFUSING

[@MonsieurSwag]

I was drunk (dont do drugs kids)

[@svrvphimprod]

@@MonsieurSwag That explains why they were confusing

[@xrayz3207]

its all meme and maths

[@Dingle.Donger]

This is perfect. The tiny handful of times I've animated something I struggled with trying to isolate just one axis or having the curve handles auto clamp. Great video.

[@Smeaf]

Thank you so much!

[@oldnicholas6399]

the music selection is a rollercoaster of nostalgia

[@HeyPat.]

Your channel is going to grow fast. You make great content, and it’s engaging.

[@Smeaf]

Thanks! It already has grown beyond my wildest expectations

[@SZMIDEL]

I remember the first time I saw the graph editor I thought I peeked into the apocalypse...I immediately closed it and trembled in fear. Now I cant wait to jump into it and finesse the micro movements of everything on the screen Any chance you could dive into a breakdown of how to animate or translate the blender timeline to beats per minutes...like animating a character dancing to a song... i cant wrap my head around how to translate the main beat/tempo of a song onto the frames per minute...

[@Smeaf]

That's a great example, one we have all experienced. Yeah that sounds like fun!

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Remember you can type Python expressions into fields. So for example if “bpm” is beats per minute and “t” is duration in seconds, then you can calculate each from the other as bpm = 60 / t t = 60 / bpm

[@painperdu6740]

The voice, the edit, the mood, this video is fire ! Keep up the good work !

[@loverrlee]

I couldn’t agree more. I have always loved animation. I would love to be an animator someday, but after 33 years I’ve still felt my skills just aren’t up to par. Maybe by the time I’m 50 I’ll have made one 2 minute animation I love. Thanks for the tips! 💗

[@johnnyvishnevskiy8090]

So you've been animating for 33 years and you aren't working for the biggest animation companies in the world? Do you realize how ridiculous that is?

[@oticatokmagico]

Tell me you're just kidding

[@casefileofdutrae]

AWESOME video, but i defiantly think we call all agree the soundtrack was the highlight of this video.

[@Andrew-lg2wq]

this is a great introduction to the graph editor, I think all novice and beginners animators should learn how to read this. However I would caution against being too reliant on being stuck in the graph editor. I struggled many years with my animation because I was too concentrated on the graph editor and keeping my curves nice and clean, guess what? This doesn't translation into animation animation sometimes. The cons to spending time in graph editor during a big production: - too much time is handled on cleaning curves, you neglect what your viewport might be doing - What happens when there's two or more character interactions with rotations. Sometimes clean curves could mean your characters interaction won't be solid and often times feel like it's slipping or sliding - Not great for mocap - Good luck cleaning a hundred curves on complex rigs with 1000+ frames of animation within one week plus feedback from the animation supervisor

[@MationsDam]

Very useful stuff right here, as an animator with 2 years of experience, I honestly love how I can immediately look at the graph/curve editor and say *"holy sh!t, I understand what i am looking at even if I've never seen this before"* , blender is honestly pretty complicated to get use to, I mostly have been using roblox to animate but I have been slowly using and adapting to blender, plus I have alot more to learn, this video was (again) very useful for any beginner, especially me myself, I mostly just stick to the sine or quad easing styles since they are very good for making your animations smooth, but I do think a lot that key mapping has something to do with making a good animation too, overall I am trying this once I get my laptop back since it broke and haven't animated for like a month now :'/

[@pieterlouw9073]

Great editing! I love that you used the Trauma Center soundtrack in the background.

[@jakebaine]

Bro the sneaky Legend of Zelda Wind Waker music in the background gave me a shot of nostalgia.

[@dreamsprayanimation]

This is very good information but your thumbnails can be a little misleading. While animating a basic cube to go from left to right may be easy. Animating a fully rigged character involves needing to control the curves for every keyframe of every axis many of which are moving at the same time but have different timing or spacing and also have independent axises to account for. It is most definitely not "So Easy" even for a professional team who have been doing it for years.

[@MIKKSDH]

Good to see that royalty free shlatt sponsored music put to use already

[@Smeaf]

It's honestly too good not to use

[@KaizenTutorials]

As always; great content Smeaf!

[@Smeaf]

Thanks man!

[@Peas3D]

I am now going "smeaf mode" on my graph editor.

[@Smeaf]

Go crazy!

[@Awesomemay]

this is such a cool video! i love pixar and i really hope to work there someday

[@shadearray]

Ah the Terraria Music - 3:56 Brings back memories

[@pjordude]

the music choice is actually genius

[@DamianMathew]

Damn that editing though 😂 Love it!

[@Smeaf]

Thanks Damien!

[@s3ntry948]

Shift + H - Hide Others But This Selection Alt + H - Unhide All T - Interpolation Menu

[@TarrDan]

After so many Curve editor tutorials I've seen, I'm confident to say that this is the best of them all. I can't believe I finally understand this tool after all these time. Time to actually put it to use after avoiding it throughout my 4 years of blender. thank you

[@Smeaf]

What a lovely comment, thank you! 🙏🔥

[@Mooffomatic]

he speaks so calmly yet the extra bits added in give huge YTP energy. very interesting style xD and good video! i learned something!

[@Smeaf]

I LOVE YTP

[@obscurity_films]

This was great, I've always fumbled my way through the graph editor, so now I actually have an idea of what I'm doing.

[@Smeaf]

Awesome! It's just the basics to get people a bit more comfy with the graph editor

[@sana.m]

You have a skill share add course and it's awesome

[@Smeaf]

Yes I do! I'm glad you got value out of that one!

[@dude3d]

Im glad i voted for graph editor 😊

[@Smeaf]

I hope it helped! It's kinda hard to keep peoples attention with such a bland topic, but hopefully you got something out of it!

[@dude3d]

@@Smeaf Yea mate! I got a better understanding of the graph editor for the first time thanks to you! And i expect something advanced of the same topic. Best wishes 👏

[@musashioakia3272]

pretty cool

[@leafbug7282]

amazing.

[@aliensoup2420]

It's not how Pixar animates everything, it's how everybody animates everything. But I get it, you want beginners to understand this is how the big boys do it.

[@hiltonex]

I have ADHD and I can only watch your videos cuz you are the only one who got my attention! keep up, you are AWESOME

[@Smeaf]

All I need now is some subway surfer clips

[@hiltonex]

+slime and smash videos ofc

[@rocketgroot4311]

*my mind is spiraling!! 😵‍💫😵‍💫*

[@colinfrederick2603]

Obligatory plea that you use more informative titles on the specific technique being taught instead of clickbait. Like the great Default Cube, your excellent videos are very difficult to re-find when applying these techniques 😬🥰🧐

[@YungDachi7]

This channel deserves more!

[@oculusturtle]

Yo fr when I first became fascinated by 3d animation and rendering I first watch Pixars actually website how they did it videos. It's absolutely stunning the work and time and importance of teamwork involved

[@zLiang_Anim]

if only pixar hire me for knowing the graph editor.. i highly doubt it.

[@SPapian]

Graph editors and the manipulation of your animations is an Fundamental (with a cap F 😂) thing, to first train and then develop your skills as a future animator. No need of being afraid of pulling a few tangents here n there to create Your unique approach to your animations. It actually got me a long way as an current animator. Thnx for your vids man!

[@the.editing.knight]

Bro You are Soo good at keeping yt retention rate

[@Verycarefree]

Smeaf youre a legend m8

[@wavetro]

stellar as always. youtube should just cut to the chase and give you your golden play button now

[@Smeaf]

Thanks man! I've still got a loooong way to go!

[@doodledoocg]

i was waiting for this all day, it is finaly here yay

[@Smeaf]

Thank you Pongo! I hope ya enjoy

[@sammillia5004]

Not the Dragon Roost Island Music! *cries in nostalgia*

[@user-dw6rz5rm2m]

0:38 "HEY VSAU-"

[@yoshiadme]

Thank you! Going back to basic explanations and concepts help up so much. It was awesome OwO

[@Smeaf]

Glad it helped! I think it's important to brush up on the basics every once and a while

[@harvey.c]

getting some real finzar vibes here. nice editing

[@nisagomez4366]

Thanks for the hot keys refresher. Started using Blender @ 2.28. Just now getting back into it.

[@raulgalets]

your videos are too funny. props to the editor. also very educational

[@Smeaf]

Thanks!

[@legacytheme8471]

I love Pixar and animation too. Have a good day!

[@anotherjacob]

bro the editing is insane! you've got yourself a new sub!

[@evesning]

i love your videos so much smeaf, you dont even know. my game dev student heart thanks you

[@Smeaf]

No no, thank YOU!

[@felipebenites000]

him: talking Me paying more attention to the Terraria music: 🥳

[@MooseGBT]

Wow im so excited to learn about secret Pixar techn- oh its just a first semester animation lesson

[@hannahl4108]

Absolutely awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

[@BLOCK_MASTER]

Katsudō Shashin is the first animation from 1906

[@leongachuiri3626]

Good one for a click bate title... Pretty smart you got me

[@mazza420]

ayy i noticed the lud and schaltt music in there, great video btw very insightful!

[@Johnpranu]

I got a clear vision now tnx bro

[@stormolflak]

Thank you

[@killychan]

this is such a good reference since there are so many options for different curves, i have a tough time grasping what shape makes what result.

[@itsneonblackcat]

ANIMATE!!!! make me happy

[@nickcarvajal]

Yooo your video editor is sick

[@adamradvinsky540]

YOOOOO THE LUD AND SCHLATT MUSIC LES GO

[@yablock7346]

Did you know that Frozen was animated in Maya, and did you know that Peppa Pig was animated in the same program as Bluey?

[@GeorgeKayesi]

Great video presentation!

[@renanmonteirobarbosa8129]

They use RENDERMAN not Blender, and other tools. Graph editor is a foundational tool but it evolved so much.

[@AnityEx]

Good back to basics, thanks

[@sweetlitlbumblb]

i wasn't even here for a tutorial i just wanted to know how pixar animated everything

[@LKDesign]

If this wasn't so clickbaity it would actually be good.

[@boxylag]

0:13 this guy looks like mrbeast

Awesome content, man! I just found you and I am already a big fan! Thanks!

[@Smeaf]

Thanks so much!

[@nicehere]

Dude, that’s hilarious! And very informative at the same time. Really like it ❤

[@bonkersTwoThousand]

bro stop making me inspired to do 3d animation 😭😭 but fr tho i appreciate it alot homie

[@RadioT9197]

Flatline power XD

[@Stnkybo]

Gotta say that is some entertaining editing!

[@Smeaf]

Thank you Pizza Shapes Originals!

[@LargePoopShart]

wait this is cool

[@Smeaf]

Wait, thank you

[@rigoabell4863]

This dude did not just use the v sauce theme song. I will find him and make him repay

[@Smeaf]

Don't worry, I checked the receipt, it was free!

[@en2336]

Keep up the great work! thank you for the clear and helpful tutorials, please ignore the rude non-constructive comments

[@Smeaf]

Thank you so much 🙏 I’m doing my best to block out the hate comments!

[@Starrytchi]

@@Smeaf - as you should 🤩

[@phenglardoung4640]

thanks bro

[@filipemecenas]

Great Edit , sound + memes

[@henrymunnich1648]

holy smokes the sound design is 10/10

[@Nekotico]

dudes teling us that 5 years ago he didn knew that graph editor exist....mindblowing

[@BearDaBear]

You look like if MrBeast and Jacksepticeye had a child 💀

[@gari0nyx645]

Nice one man! Keep up the mahi!

[@Warbandit100]

Thanks for the vid, i know this stuff but dunno how to explain It to my friends, i'll share your vids with them so i don't have to come up with explanations myself.

[@JohnTorresYT]

Tutorial on thumbnails pls?

[@Smeaf]

How so?

[@bootoons]

Definitely not how Pixar animates lol, but good tutorial for beginners!

[@youp_zondag]

Incredibly helpfull! :) Great video

[@Smeaf]

Thanks so much!

[@ardaboyroo]

Even though I don't do much with blender your videos are still enjoying to watch

[@Smeaf]

Yo, thank you!

[@ToySeeker]

SHIFT + F6!!!

[@Jaspa64]

I just discovered this guy and he literally almost looks like me. Beast (not a insult)

[@hongquiao]

Thank You! I've been desperatelly looking for a tutorial on the graph editor that isn't 30 min long...

[@Smeaf]

Glad I could help! It's nice to go back to the basics every now and then

[@RickBomhof]

I started as a editor, but now really would love to learn 3D animation. I wonder how far i can get.

[@kingdanett4043]

Wait is this the Lud and Shlatt Music Emporium Nintendo song?

[@Smeaf]

But ofcourse

[@lamebirb4038]

thanks for the tutorial, i really needed this

[@VirtualGobllim47]

I find it so funny that my physicist brain looks at those graphs (knowing pretty much nothing of animation) and think, well that makes sense

[@Nicknasty420]

Terraria theme song going bonkerrrzzzz🔥🔥

[@salmonsushi47]

terraria music loved it.

[@blersiann]

i can tell your editor loves finzar