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Sorry, I'm not planning to make a full course out of this project but I do have a range of other courses on my website and more on the way!

@@intoanimation I seeeeee :((( I just love this kind of theme, looking for the up comingggggg

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll maybe cover my process in more detail in the future.

Glad you liked it! That's something I can possibly do in the future, thanks for the suggestion.

It gets easier the more you do it but, no, it's never truly easy!

Weird that it was blocked but thanks for commenting again, great to hear you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much, it’s awesome to hear that you’ve found my work inspiring! First of all, I may be stating the obvious but, if you’re looking to take your skills to the next level, the hardware you use isn’t the most important thing! That said, tools shouldn’t get in your way and if your computer is crashing all the time, you may be due for an upgrade! Personally, my core specs are an i7 13700KF with 32GB Ram and an Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti. The graphics card makes a massive difference when rendering but, if you’re mainly animating, you don’t necessarily need something that powerful. I’ve used far less powerful computers in the past and still managed to create decent animation but it’s certainly nice when you don’t have to struggle with slow playback or wait around for renders. Hope that helps!

@@intoanimation Thank you soo much

Thanks very much! It's awesome to hear that you found the video motivating and thanks for subscribing too!

Absolutely! Thanks very much!

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thanks very much! The whole process probably took around 20 hours, spread over a couple of weeks.

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Thanks, that's fantastic to hear! I already have a number of courses available on my website and there will be more tutorials and courses coming in the future. Is there anything specific you'd like to learn about?

@@intoanimation "I’ve already taken all your courses multiple times, and they’ve become my go-to reference for my own projects. I would love to see a course that dives into how you modeled this friendly bee character and animated the entire scene. But above all, I’m especially interested in the storytelling behind it. Your ability to bring characters to life through animation and story is something I’d love to learn more about!

Thanks, that's awesome to know! Animation and storytelling are topics I'll definitely be covering in detail.

Thanks! There are plenty more on the way, tutorials too! Anything specific you'd like to learn about?

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

Thanks very much! I started animating at 19, I'll let you do the maths!

@@intoanimation So 44? so we are somewhat in the same age group I'm 38 and just started using blender a few months ago. I used XSI back in 2008 for school and played a little in Maya but hated maya's interface and how hard it was to do simple things . so I stopped trying to animate in 3d and only focused on motion graphics and after effects and 2d animation. using blender these past few weeks I wish we had this option back in 2008 and all the innovation in making the whole process more user friendly.

@@msg360 Yes, your maths is spot on! Funnily enough, Blender was one of the first applications I used back in 1999 but it had a very different learning curve back then. I used XSI for many years until it was killed off and I had to switch to Maya for work. Maya has never been a friendly application for beginners so I can understand why you switched focus. These days, Blender is far more user friendly and a fantastic choice for anyone getting into 3D for the first time.

@@intoanimation Dude in 2008 I couldn’t even finish my 3D thesis in school , the whole process was too tedious . We needed like 15 school computers to render out a 2 minute animation and we had to wait out turn between students. Rigging was much more complicated and inverse kinematics was annoying. I ended up doing my thesis in flash and later found jobs doing motion graphic and after effects. A part of me wish I stuck with 3D . But I think the time was just not right idk. We mainly used XSI which was somewhat easier to use then Maya well at least on the interface at the time. I wish I knew about blender back then but I think it was in its infancy so many didn’t know about it. Kids these days don’t know how lucky they are. We now have Blender 4.2 and Unreal engine and Divi. All which are free and very powerful software. And these days computers are so powerful I can render out a 2 minute animation on a single graphics card in just an hour or so. Not to mention we can view our work in real time. What I learned in just one month in blender online tutorials was more then the 2 years I spent in animation school. So much information now with classes and RUclips and google. Which we didn’t have in 2008 where RUclips and social media was still young. But I’m thankful for RUclipsrs like you and to just be alive and take advantage of all of this innovation.

​@@msg360 Yes, it's amazing how far things have come over the years, and how much easier it is now to get started and make cool things. Often the biggest problem is just avoiding overwhelm with so much information out there now.

This is a very valid question and there's unfortunately no easy answer. AI is evolving at a rapid rate and it's impossible to know exactly what the impact will be. My personal feeling is that "high-end" 3D animation will still require skilled animators for the foreseeable future but "low-end" jobs are likely to be impacted far more quickly. If animation is something that you want to do, and you're willing to dedicate the time and effort to get really good at it, I absolutely think it's worth the effort. I share more of my thoughts in this article: www.intoanimation.com/articles/the-next-leap-forward-for-ai-animation

Thank you, that's awesome to hear!

Studios can be fun to work for but there's definitely so much satisfaction to be gained from creating something entirely by yourself. Good luck with your rigging, it can be a challenge sometimes, but a well set up rig makes animating so much easier!

@@intoanimation Indeed so! I designed my rig to help me deal with the Gimbal Lock problem and avoiding using the typical rotation gizmo as much as possible. Also, I added features to move the bones freely and even scale them individually. I'm eager to animate with it once it's ready, especially since previous revisions of the rig felt pretty good to use. I kept revising when I animated with it further.

@@e-mananimates2274 It's only once you start to put a rig through it's paces with some serious animation that you can truly know if you got it right. In a studio, it's common for rigs to receive continual updates throughout a production.

@@intoanimation No kidding! Sometimes, I might even have to add temporary additions for certain actions and/or transformations. Still, this is the life of an animator.

That's awesome! Great to hear that you found it inspiring and thanks for subscribing!

Lovely to hear, and thanks for the sub too!

That's fantastic to hear, thank you!

Great to hear that you found it useful! It's amazing how many little details can contribute to clear storytelling!

Thank you!

Fantastic! Thanks for the sub!

Thanks, glad you liked it. I have a few courses on my website with more on the way. I wasn't planning to base a course on this project but awesome to know you'd be interested. Is there anything specific you'd like to learn about?

@@intoanimation yes how to build a character from scratch, the same way you did with the bee, I know how to model a character but I’m not very strong on rigging yet.

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Thank you! Great to hear you found it motivating!

Thanks so much!

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

So happy to hear it!

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Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks again for the feedback, I'm really pleased to hear that the audio is sounding better now, and that you liked the final animation!

Thanks, I will indeed! There'll be more videos on the way soon!

Thanks very much! Hope you enjoy the book!

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Knowing how to draw is a great starting point. If you want to learn hand drawn animation, reading The Animator's Survival Kit is the perfect next step for you to take. It will guide you from the basics to a thorough understanding of animation mechanics.

@@intoanimation Thank you SO much for answering this. Also just to be sure by hand drawn you mean drawing from the beginning on each frame.Does it HAVE to be on paper to be hand drawn or can it be used in animation software? Sorry if this sounds silly😅

No problem at all. I use the term "hand drawn" to mean either drawn on paper or drawn frame-by-frame, digitally, within animation software. The process and principles used are identical. Obviously, the book will not give you any software specific knowledge but that's easy enough to pick up elsewhere.

@intoanimation That was very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

You're welcome!