The BIGGEST Posing Mistake Animators Do

[@jeandenishaas]

I frequently pose out my character down to the fingers on my first frame to establish the character. What are your ways of reminding yourself of the character's headspace?

[@TooningLife]

That's one major danger that 3D has over 2D animation. In 2D you are forced to "invent" each frame, in 3D you are already given the character and its proportions, so it's tempting to just do "half a job" posing it. I always do rough planning sketches as if I was animating in 2D, because that is when most of the work is done, you just have to pose it according to your drawing. I love your videos JD ! Especially the FNA's & Analysis ones :D

[@jeandenishaas]

Ty Animation Very good point! And thanks! Glad to hear that!

[@quilldaprice9898]

2:50 What a cute dog you have : )

[@jeandenishaas]

I can only agree. 😁

[@raremilindchitale]

First time I watched this video maybe it didn’t really sink in all that but while revisiting it I realised how much of it really happens. In fact I made the same mistake. You feel so powerful, almost like god, when you could control the rig and make it move to your wish. But once the high of that wears off then you realise that you are animating just the rig and not a character, a personality. You are not telling a story. I think initially almost everyone does this. This is really a great tip for FNA. Because by the time you realise it you have wasted so much of your valuable time towards being a good animator. So thank you.

[@jeandenishaas]

You’re welcome!

[@age3rcm]

jean, your channel is a blessing

[@jeandenishaas]

Too kind!

[@rodionanimations5071]

@@jeandenishaas and you are too good

[@jeandenishaas]

@@rodionanimations5071 ☺️

[@dukecityentertainment2096]

You are so right....you got me, am so guilty... This has improved my work...thanks alot

[@jeandenishaas]

That’s great!

[@freelance3dartist979]

Thanks a lot for this, the first pose is the trickiest for me! I guess its like the blank canvas, I've started working from the middle then going back as I wasn't sure how to set the mood at the beginning so this really helps.

[@jeandenishaas]

Glad it’s helpful!

[@cutenikechan]

amazing reminder! strong posing is so important ~

[@jeandenishaas]

CuteNikeChan Thanks! And yes!

[@ever6]

Ah this was useful I normally pose it based on what the vid ref was doing but of course I can it to get him into character while I'm roughing out my blocking. I'll keep your tip in mind it set off a lightbulb.

[@jeandenishaas]

Glad to hear that!

[@3dvfxanimator729]

I am at the blocking stage and suddenly KZbin gives me a notification about your new video. Which is totally awesome. by the way, I am using that same rig.

[@jeandenishaas]

Nice!

[@MaheshPagar]

Great tip JD, thanks! I have just realised if you are someone who makes a pencil test(even if super rough) or comes up with important poses on paper or in some software like Pencil or Krita; you don't run into this problem of rigid robotic pose!! Because you're always aiming for getting closer to the pose that you have in the test or paper.

[@jeandenishaas]

Mahesh Pagar You’re welcome! And absolutely!

[@CrazyTooonz]

Thank you, I have been able to improve my animation more than ever by following your many tips and tricks. Thank you sir.

[@jeandenishaas]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@enderperez-lopezanimations4103]

This is great J-D, I am eager to see the Poses FNA in Depth when uploaded.

[@jeandenishaas]

Thanks! All part of my long list. 😂

[@JustZino]

please do a hold pose moving

[@jeandenishaas]

On my long list. 😁

[@orangewhitegreen]

Great information 👍 Haven't heard this before. Thank you!

[@jeandenishaas]

You’re welcome! Glad it’s helpful!

[@donnewmancanada]

I love these FNA Fridays. I've learned so much from them, but there is truth to "ignorance is bliss". I've started watching Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 and love the story but it is clear the animators need to start watching your channel. From the poses lacking emotion, to lack of asymmetry, to limbs not having weight that carries into the torso. I can't NOT see it when watching shows now. None of it is helped by their art style which feels like a non-committal bridge between 2D and 3D and not pushing the boundaries of either. So... Thank you? As painful as it might be to watch animation now, you've helped me develop an eye for technical critique which will help me when working on my own animations. Maybe in a future FNA Friday you can teach us how to turn that off as well.

[@jeandenishaas]

Don Newman Ha! I guess you’re welcome? 😁

[@shadowscott4992]

I gave myself the assignment to make a character get up from the ground, and had originally tried from the tpose, and it just didn't feel right. I got frustrated and started to play around with ragdoll physics to entertain myself. When the character went splat on the ground, it made me think "that actually looks good." And I ended up making the character get up from that. Felt a lot more natural to animate from, in the way a blank paper can be hard to draw on for some. Guess my point is, it gave me some context for the character, more then just a arbortrary "get up" animation from nothing.

[@jeandenishaas]

Interesting! Context definitely helps!

[@carlosedubarreto]

Oh this makes so much sense.... Great tip

[@jeandenishaas]

Thank you and great to hear! (or... read!) 😁

[@SOM_-sy6pv]

really good tip! please if it's possible make series of videos animating a short body mechanics shot from blocking stage to polish, a high quality one(like pixar shots🙂); that would be cool

[@jeandenishaas]

Somayeh Naghizadeh That has been the plan for a while, it’s just all a matter of time. I’ve been posting some of my older shots though. The Pigeon one has a 2nd part that I’ll post soon.

[@BrianKouhi]

Loved it!

[@jeandenishaas]

Thank you! Appreciate it!

[@charlesicay]

Superb!!

[@jeandenishaas]

Thank you!!

[@caiotomazzoni]

I'm just starting to learn animation, and oh man, I can totally relate to this situation LOL. Thanks for the tips JD, you're a god amongst men.

[@jeandenishaas]

Too kind!!

[@vamsikrishna6636]

That's a great one... Thanks.. Can u take some of your student poses and push it further in the next video?? Please... 😊😊

[@jeandenishaas]

Students usually don’t send me their Maya files but I do have a Posing FNA planned!

[@beyzaerdugan8687]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@jeandenishaas]

You’re very welcome!

[@mexicanburrito2979]

Love these videos, Jean! Every Friday I feel like I understand more and get a little better!

[@jeandenishaas]

That’s so awesome to hear!!

[@vivianwang3144]

Hello, thank you so much for the review! I just downloaded the apollo rig and am having trouble with using the studio library. It doesnt seem to automatically load the poses or anything when I try to import the database, it says that the file is not recognized. Do you know how I can fix this? I am currently on Maya 2018!

[@jeandenishaas]

You’re welcome! I don’t know off the top of my head but make sure that a controller on the rig is selected before launching Studio Library.

[@vicuna4036]

hey man i love your videos they are really helpfull! i was wondering if you where dutch becouse of your name? i could be completeley wrong.

[@jeandenishaas]

Thanks a lot! Nope, my mom is French and my dad is Swiss. 😁

[@rmiskiman]

Great video and a great point! It’s a good way to just get started as well. Some times I get bogged down with getting into my shot. Out of curiosity, what camera do you use to shoot your videos?

[@jeandenishaas]

Thanks! I use a Sony a6500 with a Sigma 1.4 lens

[@LucianoChamblas]

nice videoooooooooooooo!!! great lesson

[@jeandenishaas]

Glad to hear that!!

[@jaiparvaiz4454]

Big Fan! I didn't know you have a KZbin channel.

[@jeandenishaas]

Thanks! 😁

[@jaiparvaiz4454]

@@jeandenishaas OMG, got reply from the master. Thank you!

[@jeandenishaas]

@@jaiparvaiz4454 Hahaha no master! But still thank you!

[@3DA1brandon]

So good

[@jeandenishaas]

😁

[@3DA1brandon]

@@jeandenishaas The content on your channel is excellent. Again, so good.

[@jeandenishaas]

@@3DA1brandon Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

[@blackthornsun9545]

Dog is perfect

[@jeandenishaas]

Oohhh 😁

[@kushalanimation5452]

thank you for the treasure

[@jeandenishaas]

Sure thing!

[@juicylemon4291]

v Never thought about this...Thx...so much

[@jeandenishaas]

You’re welcome? Thanks for watching!

[@charlyghb]

1:49 "halo theme sounds in the background"

[@jeandenishaas]

HAHAHA!

[@charlyghb]

@@jeandenishaas by the way very informative video, thank you

[@jeandenishaas]

@@charlyghb You’re very welcome!

[@Aaron_miraz]

Zootopia it's amazing.

[@jeandenishaas]

YES!

[@FriedFrogLegsAnimations]

Do you like coke and south park? My favorite thing to animate is somebody drinking soda

[@jeandenishaas]

Don’t really drink soda anymore and it’s been a while since I watched South Park.

[@adrianpetitjean4216]

The only time you should T pose is to intimidate your foes.

[@jeandenishaas]

🧐

[@mofooshah6252]

First ❤️

[@jeandenishaas]

Hello there!

[@mofooshah6252]

@@jeandenishaas Hello sir, thanks sharing pro tips and reviews.. it helps alot.