I animated this in 18 days... in Blender

I will breakdown my thought process for my Endless Engine submission, which took 18 days to complete!
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softwares used
Blender 3.4.1 • www.blender.org/download/
Davinci Resolve 18 (Colour Grade) • www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Notion (Planning) • www.notion.so/
Procreate App (iPad)
products used in the video
Gobos Light Textures • www.blendermarket.com/product...
Botaniq • www.blendermarket.com/product...
Traffiq • www.blendermarket.com/product...
Quixel Bridge • quixel.com/bridge
Sanctus Library • www.blendermarket.com/product...
Photographer 4 • chafouin.gumroad.com/l/HPrCY
Quad Remesher • exoside.com/quadremesher/quad...
Poly Haven • polyhaven.com/ (Textures, HDRI, 3D Assets)
Poliigon • www.poliigon.com/
Textures.Com • www.textures.com/
sources
@pwnisher • • How NOT to submit to t...
​@AtmosWalks • • Walking Away from Tour...
Anime CG Lab • animecglab.com/en/4-categorie...
HeavenDefender • www.deviantart.com/heavendefe...
00:00 Intro
00:42 Before Day 01 • Planning
01:49 Day 01 • Sketch & Blockout
02:52 Day 02 • Previz
03:45 Day 03 • Character Block Outs
07:14 Day 04 • Refine Coffee Delivery Boy 01
08:01 Day 05 • Refine Coffee Delivery Boy 02
09:49 Day 06 • Texture Coffee Delivery Boy
11:35 Day 07 • Rig & Hair Coffee Delivery Boy
13:47 Day 08 • Refine & Texture Caffeine Addict
14:28 Day 09 • Hair Caffeine Addict
15:08 Day 10 & 11 • Model Vehicle
16:39 Day 12 & 13 • Texture Vehicle
17:54 Day 14 • Rig Vehicle
20:35 Day 15 & 16 • Animation & Hair Dynamics
26:07 Day 17 • Environment
27:41 Day 18 • Lighting & Colour Grade
32:03 thanks for watching :)

[@tinynocky]

The character files are available on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/tinynocky FAQ Q1 • What addons/softwares did you use? A1 • all addons/softwares I used are in the description Q2 • Computer specs? A2 • Laptop with RTX 3070, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD Q3 • Eevee or Cycles? A3 • Cycles Q4 • How many hours did you spend per day? A4 • On average about 10 hours? had to spend some extra time figuring out new tools & techniques! Q5 • Where's the final result? A5 • 0:02 or 32:26 Q6 • Where can I see your entry? A6 • kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYXRp2abi9iig5I Q7 • Render Settings? A7 • 3840 x 1620, Noise Threshold 0.01, Samples 350, OpenEXR Multilayer Light Paths: Total: 12 (6) Diffuse: 3 Glossy: 3 Transmission: 12 (6) Volume: 0 Transparent: 12 (5) (brackets = would have used these values instead) Q8 • Song name? A8 • All songs used, except for the intro, are from Maplestory 0:42 kzbin.info/www/bejne/epm4lYKFbrqBrbs 1:49 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYK1oq1neZiLo5o 2:52 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWPCfnSmodt7m7M 3:45 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXHY4B_o7-Li7c 7:14 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYbYkqqhj7djqZI 8:01 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6ebgoKYpbFle7s 9:49 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4q3pnd8qNuNhLc 27:41 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGevenl4i82CmLM if I see anymore questions I'll list it here!

[@RexDE]

Why did you bake the maps? Just to preview in eevee or am i missing something?

[@tinynocky]

​@@RexDE I baked the maps only for the vehicle, because that specific material uses Ambient Occlusion as a cavity map to spawn dirt within cavities! so any objects like the floor, buildings passing by, animated characters, might potentially cast their unwanted AO onto the bike, spawning a disco of dancing dirt🕺

[@RexDE]

@@tinynocky OK thanks, I didnt know other objects would also influence the ambient occlusion. But now I understand 😀

[@indorirdx1135]

Great work man

[@Wetbread127]

@@user-ic3os6px3jIt had to be 5 seconds. Did you even watch the video?

[@leviparam]

Now I know why you need a team on animating a whole movie. Edit: Anyway, I'm doing BASIC animation for a popular novel, you can check if you want.😁 Not sure if it's called animation 🤔

[@wallacesousuke1433]

Pretty sad to know that, would love to learn Blender and create my own animations but that's too much hassle for such little return

[@doug12244]

@@wallacesousuke1433 being discouraged will only delay you further. You'd be surprised at how quickly ideas come together when you're working on them, especially when there are so many assets available for you to use already. Pick something you want to focus on and use assets to fill in non-focus areas. Obviously you can't use assets without permission for professional projects, but for personal projects and to get a grasp on animation, it's fine.

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@doug12244 sadly I'm kinda too old for that, and there would be little financial return from learning Blender since there isn't a large demand for 3D animators in my country, and internationally, I'd competing with thousands of people with more experience and talent lol main reason I would want to learn it was to create my own games but being a solo dev is hellish difficulty and again, I wish I was a decade or so younger, for now I'll teach myself graphic design

[@penonpaper3132]

@@wallacesousuke1433 I saw a video of AI quickly modeling a 3D chair with complex textures so animation skills will only become easier to do with time. A scene that would've taken hours to model will be reduced to only a couple of minutes.

[@cheerswilliam1973]

@@penonpaper3132 yo drop a video link for the enthusiasts lol

[@tobiasmuller4840]

The video title is misleading. You didn't animate this. You did the whole damn scene from scratch and even documented the whole process! Love your understatement and the efforts you put in every single pipeline step.

[@doyouknowwatermelon8892]

so real

[@damonlloyd6025]

You almost got a dislike in the first half lol

[@charlesthomas5956]

Had me in the first quarter of the comment.

[@tracyfortune3297]

My daughter went to uni for gaming arts design (mainly for the art) and the things she was able to do was just amazing. She's now a graphics designer in a printing business, but watching this made me remember how talented some people, like you, truly are. Bravo!

[@junevvaldez5959]

SHE COULD HAVE BEEN START HER OWN BUSINESS... MAKE MORE MONEY

[@charlesthomas5956]

​@@junevvaldez5959Why are you so mad over someone not making more money?

[@Epictes]

I was insanely suprised by the talent and dedication, The top 100 was just amazing

[@adc_15]

where can we see the rest?

[@ponganimates]

18 days?! You’re so talented at animation! 😭

[@sb-di3of]

18 days for 6 seconds of footage isnt exactly efficient lmfao

[@mightythearmiddilo]

@@sb-di3of You really don’t know the difficulty of animation do you?

[@poor_youtuber1390]

@@sb-di3of how long should they take then?

[@user-nr5xp6yd8z]

@@poor_youtuber1390 18 days for an entire scene with animation and almost everything modeled from scatch is fast as fuck, believe me. This kid "s b" clearly doesn't know what he is talking about

[@bobimarker1]

@@sb-di3of lol

[@RangoJalex]

Cool to see other people workflows. This is like 100x more professional than my workflow 😂

[@Crazyhulk4]

No Replys on a ytber with over 1M subs let me fix that

[@HhhjajzZhsyhsususjsu]

Xd

[@kiefsOnlinegames]

Wow its rango jalex love ur videos man

[@CircusSeek]

How only 3 REPLIES????? 4 now.

[@CircusSeek]

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[@_DRMR_]

This was really an awesome breakdown of all the different techniques involved with making a really engaging, but still relatively simple, scene and animation. I can easily see a whole team taking on these different aspects separately, but you really integrated this whole process well for this project!

[@AnimatorBlender]

That was really a worthy goal! The animation is beautiful!

[@3dmonkeybizz]

This breakdown indicates clearly the difference between average and great. It is those 100 little boring tweaks that make such an amazing difference. When I started I was arrogant enough to just say, "Hey, nobody will even see it so why do it?" My results were so fake it was painful. Well done to you. This is truly some very beautiful work indeed, and thanks for sharing too!

[@silferbuu86]

I think that goes to show with almost every creative project. Nowadays, what's makes you different from ai quality?

[@johnnyc.5979]

It probably helps to be OCD as well.

[@stache_obj]

God i feel like i just learned 50 different new things. That was some goldmine of information. Really appreciate it. Fkn love the final render. I cannot believe that didn't make the top 100. But as a Blender youtuber, what really really impressed me was the editing man. How long did that take Coz it feels like that must've taken more than 18 days to compile together, no 😂?

[@tinynocky]

ow thank you that means a lot! oof yes the edit took longer than the actual project itself HAHA, a little over a month

[@youtubeuser206]

@@tinynocky do u make money doing this stuffs?

[@NightVisionOfficial]

Indeed Mustached Default Cube, Indeed!

[@sirRustyiron]

@@youtubeuser206 I mean even if he didn't, it is an amazing lil project to add to his already insane portfolio if any lucrative future animating opportunities present itself

[@brendontshumagolide]

@@tinynocky Hi, where did you learn to edit so well??

[@pedrocardenas5565]

that maple story sound in the background is so relaxing

[@TintoGamesCo]

The process feels like a fever dream... who would know so much goes into such little time! Awesome run down!

[@KeshArt]

Damn, this is impressive! Ive jist started learning blender and hope to get here someday.

[@FRONTIER659]

Goodluck kesh

[@AshadedLightASL]

It's actually just not jist

[@AshadedLightASL]

It's actually just not jist

[@DVFHAFYT]

@@AshadedLightASL I is next to U, did you figure out what happened detective?..

[@kirbaby]

you should make some sort of series like this- this is amazing. so talented, id love to watch it!

[@edinamyao5356]

I don't know what to say, I've never felt more overwhelmed as an aspiring artist, this js just awesome and the fact that you did all of this alone ... damn it's so cool, cant believe it didn't make the Top 10!!

[@Streakgamerofficial]

Bruh 😮‍💨 Working 18 days for 10 sec clip is hell.

[@JB7studio]

Shut up

[@user-lp3qj8en1g]

Your work is awesome! Such a workload in only 18 days - your are definitely a speedy animator!

[@Av-uv6xu]

xD

[@siewheilou399]

And must have a minisized Supercomputer.

[@callwinter]

This was so cool to follow!! your sculpturing is great!! love the characters, super professional!

[@cybermad64]

That 18 days for all the modeling, texture, rigging, scene, lighting... That actually lightning fast!

[@Justin-uc8sc]

Excuse me?

[@kellygrass]

this is insane!! your process is sooo interesting to watch and I love your style, keep it up!

[@ardova]

MapleStory Music made this video three times more enjoyable.

[@sleepbelts]

i thought i had maplestory open when watching this

[@lerikhkl]

Oh wow this is a great behind the scenes for everyone from like intermediate to super advanced blender users!! Extremely well edited! Probably the best blender video I've ever watched honestly

[@brunozhao7895]

such a beautiful clip showing the birth process of this great short video, so much fun and so much learnings from it!

[@StevenPtasinski]

Thank you! Making this is no easy task. This will help so many in creating 3d animations. I personally learned so much and will be rewatching to study and up my 3d game. Wonderful work! 😊

[@makasii]

that video is a freaking massive amount of work!!!! holly molly! Not only the animation and 3D skills are impressive, but the video editing is sooooo on point and well done! respect!

[@AylinAlien]

Your art style is so cute!❤️You're so talented!!

[@EironKyle]

I'm currently in the process of learning blender. The amount of tutorials out there is honestly overwhelming, way more than what I experienced when I was still learning to edit videos. I know the donut tutorial is out there for beginners, but this video helped me out a lot on knowing what are the other things I can expect to make on blender. Thanks a lot for this!

[@racingindie2168]

Thanks so much for doing this, your submission was super awesome and definitely deserved to be in the top 100!

[@lkityan02]

the process planning is mindblowing to me :0 its so optimized with such great structure

[@CreativeVenus]

This is good. The way you are telling the story of your concept is really nice. Something to learn from here. Going good. keep it up. :)

[@brussells]

Love this! I’m new to Blender so it’s great to see what can be done, but also how to do things. Great how you talk through your thought processes and decisioning. Will definitely be re-watching, and checking out your other content.

[@Jullkenberg]

Wow I'm amazed by the amount of hard work you put into editing. How you are able to show us the whole breakdown in a so interactive and good looking way without losing it's formative purpose. I really love your videos! Thank you for sharing all of this as you do! It's really valuable!

[@tinynocky]

thank you so much this means a lot!!

[@midnightmediareview]

This process is extremely incredible! You killed it!

[@David61795]

Wow, outstanding project and dedication to your craft. Thank you for making this look easy even though it would not be. Having dabbled in blender a few times I am inspired to try learning more techniques. Good luck in your endeavors moving forward. Subscribed 👏

[@alexanderbraun3728]

This is one of the best workflow videos i saw and truly does a great job of demonstrating every step. Learned alot.

[@ProX212]

Wow, your 3D animation is absolutely stunning! The amount of time and effort that you put into creating this 5-second masterpiece is truly impressive. I can see why it took you 18 days to perfect every detail. Your talent and dedication are truly remarkable, and I'm so glad to have subscribed to your channel. Your work is inspiring and always leaves me in awe. Keep up the amazing work, and I can't wait to see what you create next!

[@its_kirub]

You definitely needed to be in the top 100 man! Regardless, you've made a beautiful piece of work and an amazing video documenting the process. I'll take notes from you on how to make my next project breakdown video.

[@red-music-mix]

This is f****** amazing! ❤ So creative, I have no words. You got me so inspired, I want to learn 3D now. Wish you all the best!

[@user-nm9lv7hd9l]

Your work is truly awe inspiring !!

[@user-ms5fd9rm6c]

You've done an awesome job with this animation. Would love to see the entire movie :)!

[@totallytom_4542]

Not done with the video yet but I'm so impressed how you managed to do this in 18 days.. :⁠0

[@sb-di3of]

18 days for 6 seconds of footage = 60 years for a 2 hour movie. do the math. this guy is slow as shit

[@ElvisAustin15]

Dude, this is absolutely incredible! And it was filled with tons of great info! You have really mastered this stylized workflow. Super inspiring!

[@rneira88]

I learnt so much with this breakdown. Thanks for sharing, your skills are amazing and the way you share and go through your process is invaluable. We tend to focus so much on the end result but the process and thinking behind it is even better. Cheers!

[@Gore-Labs]

The most valuable part of this video for me was the hair shader. I personally work with a lot of fluffy characters, but I don’t like to make my pc sound like a jet, so that principled hair in eevee trick is an absolute lifesaver for me.

[@FuckMargaretThatchher]

The fact that you did all these things yourself for which Disney has more than 6 different dedicated departments for, shows that this is hard and under appreciated talent/work!

[@ParallelNewsNetwork]

And tomorrow AI does it with one button

[@Flying-Pictures]

I like how this video has more views than the challenge it was created for.

[@mariberker3442]

Amazing work! Thank you for sharing the process, it’s very helpful and inspiring!

[@kfish6347]

Been looking forward to this video for a while, and it certainly didn’t disappoint! I’ve learned so much from your videos 🤩

[@anishk5572]

After watching every minute of this video, I seriously wonder how you didn't make it up the ranks, there is ton of work here even in such small scene, I dont know much about the character modelling, but the color grading , I understand the details you put into this, but i am not sure if people or even the judges would have noticed such details, that was a lot of work, seriously crazy , hats off to you , keep making more.

[@Qual_]

While this is really great work and I wish I would have 1/10 of the talent shown here, i'll be honest the top 100 was truely amazing and anyone in the top 100 could be hired in the best studios.

[@Thebassjunk]

Extremely helpful video, and honestly I think your piece deserved a place in the top 100.

[@AlphaYellow]

Real artistry shown in here. Keep up the good work!

[@aldiyarmoldazhanov3843]

This is a pure piece of art. Keep it up !

[@RaulCasquet]

Amazing work, really inspiring! Thank you for sharing your BTS and thought process

[@herbertattema9890]

Liquid gold, truly appreciate the effort you put in this video. Amazing job!

[@mohit3dart]

Your insights and editing skills are amazing. I've learned so much from your content! Keep up the fantastic work! ✨

[@tinynocky]

thank you so much mohit that means a lot! :')

[@hessebl]

I love the maplestory music in these videos, it’s my go-to study music. I’m learning blender right now and your art style is fantastic!

[@FreshApplePie]

which song was it? i knew it was maple but the one near the start of the video, it's driving me crazy that i cant remember it

[@hessebl]

@@FreshApplePie Ereve: raindrop garden at the start, the subsequent songs are maple too like henesys hunting ground

[@lulcake3357]

Gosh the maple OST is so nostalgic 😢

[@Nulify-jc4fs]

Bro I love this type of stuff. Please do more in depth breakdowns, its AMAZING!

[@corujariousa]

Amazing work in such a short time... No doubt you have a lot of knowledge/experience with the tools and talent as well. Congratulations!

[@RayBanda]

When are you making a whole course? Your artstyle is simple, cute, good looking and your workflow is so tidy and not hard to grasp... but what's really special is how you explain things, you're chill and easy to understand. Hope something is on the works, and if not then keep doing what you're doing since your work is amazing.

[@brandonmanus]

If youre reading this, and you know of anyone interested in Blender, Behind the scenes, or even movie making, send them this. im a novice animator and just watching this is so inspiring. amazing breakdown, amazing vid, everything. i think this vid here is worth more than you winning tbh

[@StephaniePaquette]

Thank you for this amazing work and tutorial. I love so much your artstyle. I hope you will continue to share this kind of tutorial.

[@calebhorton3689]

Great video! Seeing your entire process makes me feel what I want to create is actually doable.

[@loveheartxrose]

This is incredible! Animating is extremely difficult, and this has encouraged me to animate myself! :D

[@danialsoozani]

I truly enjoyed the video and love your style and tips you gave! I think now that you have everything done you can use them for an extended version. tbh kinda 5 seconds seemed a bit short for all of these efforts. You have everything ready to animate part 2 :)

[@VDArtworks]

This breakdown highlights the distinction between average and great. The 100 small but significant adjustments make a remarkable difference. Initially, I underestimated their importance, but now I realize their impact on authenticity. Your work is truly beautiful, and thank you for sharing it. Well done!

[@joradom]

Great job, and good balance between tips, explanations and telling how it was done.

[@Lexyvil]

My god, haven't heard Maple Story music in about 20 years. This hit back killing snails and slimes West of Henesys. Amazing job on the short animation by the way.

[@vlasdv]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your process! ❤

[@lofihammy]

your workflow is so clean 🌟

[@Rengine_3D]

This video inspired me to start learning blender one year ago. Still learning, and still so amazed by this master piece! Thank you! 😍

[@AlAA-jc5ve]

Wow! 🤩 18 days! with this amazing animated! You are talented!

[@tutplanet1733]

The quality of your work is remarkable, considering the amount of work required in a mere eighteen days. You are certainly an agile animator!

[@prokarestudio]

This is amazing! 🙌🏻 thank you for showing us how you did that!

[@moonwise26]

oh my god! this is so great! the atention to detail is crazy, mad respect!!

[@roxygidz3428]

Dude this is pure talent and passion you earned a sub.

[@VIDEOSANDREEL]

Great for a animator to achieve this in 18 days. Congratulations 😊

[@biblibop]

This is awesome! More breakdowns please!!! I am teaching myself Blender and I learned soooo much from this!!! Thank you!

[@dougieladd]

This is so good. Well done!

[@simonmueck]

bro that looks amazing. and sooo much effort for the video! Hats off! Cheers Simon :)

[@dhruv3920]

it really works. ive got other softwares but there is nothing as simple and easy to use as this one. thank you bro! subscribed and liked this.

[@BlackCirclestudios]

you are a great teacher so clear and simply i've NEVER created anything in blender but watching you i think i can do it! great job sir!

[@DPIFinance]

Which software is your favorite for animation?😊

[@WeiyiPeng]

Thanks for sharing this! It is so helpful seeing a whole workflow in Blender to get the basic idea.

[@pitm8783]

This is truly inspiring me the moment I saw your video because I also have to work on my 3D animation project at school in only 2 months (not an expert in Blender to be honest, just more than a beginner TvT). Thanks for this wonderful process and I learnt a lot!

[@algodius]

You are an amazing artist I hope to learn more from you !

[@zoltikz]

WOW! This is amazing work, trust me i would just make a car in 18 days and then quit but you're so talented! Keep it up👍

[@ICcreators22]

no one is shows this much of details like you.. Thank you So much😍😍

[@duytran-us6pz]

it is so incredible that you can make this amazing animation just in 18 days

[@greetings5640]

I have been die hard struggling learning blender! This video helped a ton! I really want to make my own animation as well

[@JamesSmith-uc8nt]

I was confused how this did not make it into the top 100 until I actually saw the top 100 and realized this guy did alot in 18 days and great for him but the other competitors did unbelievable work. Wish I had the quarter of talent and skill as these guys

[@sadiebug344]

Hey where can I find the top 100?

[@sadiebug344]

What do I look up?

[@MineSweeper-bg8un]

I found this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3qnnYiVqLCnpZI&ab_channel=pwnisher @@sadiebug344

[@pazsaieg1705]

where can I see the top 100?

[@Digital_is_silly]

@@sadiebug344Endless engines top 100

[@ug674]

That was amazing description of how you managed your whole process.

[@RPS_FFRK]

Awesome! Simple and cute design, impressive detailings! I've been wanting to learn 3d rendering for some time..

[@froglow7475]

Am not even an animator but watching this because you're awesome and this is great work❤

[@3d.bysarah]

✨it’s CHUNKY✨ - Amazing breakdown, so many useful tips in one video. I specially loved the lighting part! ☀️

[@tinynocky]

thank you so much, so glad you liked it sarah!

[@Mimii_oof]

I love how they showed how they made it while explaining to us on how we can do it as well!

[@user-wg6lp9xy8x]

That was really a worthy goal! The animation is beautiful!. This process is extremely incredible! You killed it!.

[@rpanda_old]

i give up. i will never be able to reach this level of talent. you just showed me the tremendous amount of effort it takes to build something like this. mad respect .

[@appleboyapostrophe]

dont give up man

[@DrWoofOfficial]

if he thought like you bro we’d not see his animation

[@clawcakes2]

@@DrWoofOfficial SO AGREE SO HARD. if this guy gave up, we'd never have this awesome animation! you'll never know what you make if you never go for it!

[@morbuskobold4233]

Just dont give up! I can only speak for myself. 2 Years back i could hardly navigate Blender. Now i can somewhat model a static scene. Maybe in 5 Years im able to animate it.

[@GriffinK10]

giving up is sometimes a good thing. It just depends on if you're enjoying yourself or not.

[@MarkusDWolf27]

your voice is so relaxing, im just learning and your videos are a huge help to me.

[@dimatr7593]

so informative, and looks great which definitely inspires to try and apply some of the techniques. thanks!

[@mateuscaetano380]

Man I CANT BELIEVE your sub didn't make into the Top 100, it looks AMAZING! I love your style and watching your creation process is inspiring. Keep trying, I wanna see more of your stuff in the Create with Clint challenges, and here on YT too of course!

[@ch-yq5yn]

Well he's basically competing with the world so I'd imagine there is a lot of top talent out there.

[@mateuscaetano380]

​@@ch-yq5yn For sure, it was a wild competition, but as someone who made part of the challenge, I can say with confidence his work is on par with the Top 100. In fact, a lot of great subs didn't make into the Top 100, it's sad, but as Clint said it's difficult to choose only 100.