When I say "in 2D it's really easy to animate arms", I just mean in terms of technical issues. There's tons of drawing skills and animation principles in animating 2D characters -- but much of those skills apply to 3D as well, while the technical aspects of animating arms in 3D that I describe in the video don't apply to traditional 2D. I've been a 2D animator my whole life so I know how hard it is! I could have phrased it better, but hopefully you can look past it. Also, FK and IK mean "forward kinematics" and "inverse kinematics." The full names doesn't really matter to animators, but I wanted to mention it here as I should have at least shown the full definitions somewhere in the video. Sorry! -25k views and almost 6.5k subs so far!!- WELP that's gonna get progressively more and more outdated, so why don't I just say a big THANK YOU. It's difficult to describe what a week I've had -- I've been reading every comment and It's super encouraging to know that I'm helping people not only learn animation but, to non-animators, understand and appreciate it. Part of my motivation from the start was to reach people who love animation but have never animated and wanted to understand it better, and it's mindblowing how many comments I've received that fit exactly that. The next few videos will explore some different things (I want to bounce between art, animation, rigging, etc.), but I do plan on doing the next in this "body" series eventually, likely seasonally. Also, the example girl's name is Gimberly! She's inspired by 80's fitness instructors. EDIT: Giving more visibility to my notes above. Also, did you know that editing a comment unpins it? I sure didn't!!
Great job and I wish you all the best! 🥳 The only thing that bothered me throughout the video is that the girl (Gimberly, heh) has a Red on her Left side and a Blue on the Right side. Although I started to study animation and rigging only recently, I'm already used to the fact that usually these colors are reversed for the limbs (Left = Blue, Right = Red, Main body = Yellow). Even when I shoot live video references with myself for our animators, I use this logic (I also use fitness bracelets in these colors 😅). I understand that each team has its own color coding, but is there something behind this decision? Did you do it on purpose or just make it “as usual”?
@@Fortirus Thanks! Good point, I actually don't think I ever realized that. I usually build my rigs with blue/green controls actually, since that's the mGear default in Maya. So I don't tend to associate red/blue with specific sides myself, just a sense of keeping them separated. But I think I remember wanting to have them match the most common association, I do see the "left blue, right red" a lot. If I had to guess how that happened, when I was designing her, I tend to mirror my artwork often and sometimes the mirrored version becomes the "default" to me. So I imagine I probably designed it with the "correct" colors in mind, but eventually ended up with them mirrored. Since I'm still super early in these videos and I'm going to update Gimberly's rigs anyways, I think I might mirror them and her look in this video will end up an anomaly. Thank you for the suggestion!
this video is absolute proof that you don't need a large amount of subscribers to get views, if you put effort into an interesting video idea, you will almost definitely get some recognition
@@doodley3d oh, thanks for the ansver! Yeah, I also saw the blue/green and green/red coding a few times. It's funny that although I have never done character design or rigging (with the exception of Control Rig in UE5, but this is different story), for some reason the first thing I thought was that at some stage her design/model was just a mirrored - looks like I was right 😆 And about "fixing" her - I don’t think that it would bother anyone else, and even if so, then you can simply say that this is her feature and character quirk 😏
This comment is so wholesome, you deserve every view and a ton more! What you have made is very helpful even for someone like me who's not trying to focus on animations. Quality content, thank you for this!
Wow what an incredibly high quality tutorial and well produced video. As someone who is clearly unbiased, I think everyone should like, comment, and subscribe to boost it into the algorithm
What I like about both of your models is that they feel like they have their own character. You could have just made basic figures and call it a day but you took the time to make both of them emote in a way that make them feel like... people instead of dolls.
YES! Thank you! I thought about creating more robotic or mannequin like figures but personality and emotions affect animation so much, it didn't feel quite right.
i'm a 2d animator, but this video helps a lot with understanding arm movement, even for 2d animators! this video is incredible and high quality, easy to understand! you've earned yourself a new sub :D
What an excellent tutorial my man!! I love how dense it was, all killer no filler and a good enough length to not gloss over important aspects. Looks like this took a ton of work but this is easily one of my favorite videos for studying 3D animation, and I know I’ll be coming back again for references before too long.
Gimberly is very cool! She's really expressive and the red/blue design is sweet. Looking forward to more tutorials with her, and I'm not an animator lol
i think this is probably the simplest and most intuitive guide ive seen on anything 3d, like, ever. as someone starting out with 3d software (currently using blender) this has made posing and animating a HELL of a lot scarier and easier to wrap my head around more intuitive and beginner friendly guides like yours are definitely the one thing 3d tools need the most as of now!
This has an insane amount of effort and its also just... SO NATURAL. Its like youre teaching a class youve taught s thousand times and still love. Unbiased, unfettered, and yet to be topped. This is awesome
You really be out here animating the part of Gimberly’s body for the tutorial but also going the extra mile and animating every other facet of her being with not just making it all natural and make sense for the action you’re focusing on but with so much extra flair and personality. I can’t wait for the episode(s) on faces or whatnot so we can hear what kind of voice you manage to get for her! Lip sync is something that always sticks out to me with animation, as the act of talking is one of the most essential yet one of the most potentially boring things to look at, and seeing animators make talking NOT boring is just… *chef’s kiss* So I can’t wait for that, but even without that she’s so… good! And just a flex of your own skill, as well as how powerful the things you’re explaining can be. Your own avatar is also cute as all heck, I LOVE characters that talk THROUGH their facial hair like that.
Excellent tutorial on the concepts. Easy to understand and yet goes into a fair bit of depth into how FK and IK differ. As it's far too easy to discard FK in rigs once people know what IK is. Also blended with high quality 3D animation which is both smooth and pleasing to the eye, assisting in visualizing the concepts. Good work. Approved.
I saw this on Reddit on had to watch the whole thing, I love the designs of both the girl exemplar and your avatar, and the whole vibe of the video. I am definitely subscribing and am looking forward to what you have in store
This is an excellent tutorial that I could recommend to everyone who wants to learn 3D animation. I started switching to 3D animation recently (by knowing the basics and having animation experience for years) And I think the FK/IK types were something I was missing, since almost all models I animated yet were on a FK basis, it’s more easier to know that I can switch between the two modes. Thank You 😊
As someone who went to school for this stuff in the past, its super refreshing to be able to return and re-learn concepts I missed or might not have gotten a full grasp of before. The content was easy to follow along with and contains really really valuable information for people out there looking to get a start on learning the basic concepts of 3d animations with characters. Thank you, I will be sure to follow and try to keep up!
This is the most helpful, well produced, and visually stimulating tutorial I have seen on the internet. I have trouble watching art tutorials because they usually have a static screen or few examples so I get bored but this kept my attention the whole time. You truly are an amazing creator. Also your model is stunning!
Excellent demonstrations. Instead of only pointing out examples in professional productions, you had a model to animate your points. She was very well animated, and an adorable character, to boot.
🚨Banger Alert!🚨 It's always a pleasure when youtube finally recommends a high quality video that absolutely deserve more attention. I always wanted to experiment and learn more about 3d for my own stuff so I'm 100% onboard for the rest of the series!
Bro this is incredibly impressive! I’m always saying it’s important to learn both 2D and 3D but with how people are making the tutorial videos. It’s not always easy to understand the rules to follow. This made me have a relaxing learning experience to want to approach character animation in 3D. Thank you! The spark has ignited again 🔥.
David!! This video is so freaking good! I can only imagine how meticulous it’d be to do all of that graphic design animation in tandem with the 3D animation. So freaking good 🙌
there are some artists and animators who want to do an epic 3D animation that the movies come out and believed that everyone already found a better tutorial and I think many are already learning very good video
I love how this is good not just for animators looking for help (along with programmers who have to create software for animators to use) but also in helping laypeople to get even more appreciation for animated media. You don’t have to have a practical use for it in your life or any experience or prior knowledge at all with any of the tools or processes involved in animation to enjoy, understand, and appreciate this video. It helps that it all feels alive and unique. Gimberly gives off the feel of a posable mannequin (with clear references to aspects of 3D computer animation) while also feeling alive and human with emotions and personality. And then your avatar looks like a simple doodle but still also feels like even more (and, if it wasn’t for my personal experience with coding and my love of 3D anime that looks 2D with the thick borders and mostly flat shading, I wouldn’t have even realized that it’s actually a 3D model, which adds depth that people can feel without even recognizing it), and it’s great at conveying emotions even with minimal parts to work with. And both are adorable!
This is a great tutorial! How do you only have 1k views on this? I'm definitely sticking around to see more it's funny cause I'm a self taught 3d animator, and it took me years to figure these things out in my own work. Had I seen this video, I would have learned all of it in 11 minutes. Using an FK Arm in world space is something I've never tried before, but now I'm gonna be doing that all the time. Thank you for this!
Thanks! It's a brand new video and I didn't post a lot before this one, so these things take time. It's cool to hear your story, I'm also self taught and part of my motivation is to try to think back to when I was first learning and make the tutorials I wanted back then. Thank you again, I hope you enjoy what I have coming next!
I'm planning on learning animation, and I feel very happy I discovered this channel. I really love the simplicity, presentation and style in which which you teach, like I'm watching a kids show teaching to animate. It helps nail down the 80/20 rule of this. Thanks for making this. I'll be subbed to see more if you make any.
As someone who use to play around with MMD and is interested in getting more into 3D animation, I never understood the meaning of IK or FK but this video was such a huge help. Really hope you do more of these in the future!
I'm not an animator and probably will never be one, but your videos are so incredibly satisfying. The animation and its pure emotion/expressiveness, the tone of your voice, the art styles.. it's all perfect. To me, you might as well be a master of your craft. Also, I feel like you could've mentioned what FK and IK means. FK is "forward kinematics" and IK is "Inverse kinematics", two very common mathematic principles in robotics that make it easy to determine what position(and at what velocity) a joint is at
"Well, this has to be one of the best tutorials for 3d animation i've seen in a bit, surprised I haven't seen him before. Let's see what else this guy's talked about." *checks channel* 💀 cant wait to see more videos from you lol
I'm a 3D animation student and this video is extremely helpful! I like how it explains the topic in a concise way with simple and easy to understand visuals. I look forward to more of your videos on animation in the future!
3:53 i keep coming back to this video just for this moment. As a person who listens to ag very often, this was so random the first time I've seen it that it got inhraned into my mind
One of the most interesting things to me is that in this video doodley’s voice acting isn’t very good, but it’s one of my favorite videos of his, including his later titles. The visual demonstrations work wonders in representing everything he says in such a way that makes it incredibly easy to understand. I love the idea of using animation to teach…….. animation (or anything at all) Also, when I first watched the video, it was super interesting compared to every other animation video on the market. Doodley treads this line DIRECTLY in the middle of tutorial and video essay that makes me feel empowered to try animation more that either of the former EVER could, breaking down every animation you’ve ever seen into small robust understandable chunks. Keep up the amazing work Doodley! You’re an inspiration to us all!
The fact that I don’t even animate and I wanted to watch this entire video from start to finish it’s truly a feat. Well done man. I hope you felt like all the work making this video was worth it because I really learned a lot today thanks to you :) makes me appreciate the art so much more.
This is absolutely brilliant. I can't believe you only have 6k subs, this is amazing. Even though I have never 3d animated in my life, I could understand the explanations and the video was interesting the whole way through!! I love the model girl you decided to use to explain the examples, I can see the amount of time and care put into this whole thing. Wonderful job :)
Holy shit this is outta nowhere! After the video I went to go check out your backlog and there isn't any! I can't wait to see what you do next this was great :D
I'm not an animator, and don't particularly plan on ever being one - but your video is absolutely phenomenal even without that drive. You've made something informative, unique, and entertaining and it feels so special, the effort you put in really shines through. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
Good news - the algorithm is working! This was SUCH a great video, I've watched it probably three times already just for the animation alone, there's so much passion poured into every movement. I can't wait for your next videos!
Watched this two minutes before I needed to run to class thinking "it'll be fine I'll pause it in time". I in fact, did not pause it in time, and realized this video was way more engaging to me than I thought it would be especially since I found out it was about 3D animation which I don't do. Finishing this video now like way after class, Its pretty neat seeing how some of the things I'm seeing or hearing help with my idea of 2D animation as well. This is amazing, everything is so smooth, bouncy and so pleasing to watch and see, subscribed.
2:46 this was the brain thing, btw i actually used sfm before and had problems controlling it, but after seeing this even if its nothing related to sfm, some how it can really help for things with the animation, i don't think there is an FK or IK button but still you can activate it and deactivate it in different ways Edit: ima dumbass, its a TYPE of way to animate "FK,IK" for example you can activate a rig for a character and their hand would most likely reperesent IK, their hand locks in place during the animation.
Now THIS is how you do a tutorial. Fun and engaging to watch, for both animators and non-animators wanting to watch something new for information or just interested in the topic. Well done, comrade.
I FREAKING LOVE THIS VIDEO AAAAA Seriously though, you, Jayfoo and Melanie (+ kamone) really nailed it with this well explained video. I really enjoyed how simple and effective this tutorial on arms. It goes into detail while also giving that detail a reason to be there. This helped learn a bit more about animating arms. I’m looking forward to your next video on the series. Also, your character (OC I guess?) Gimberly is awesome. She’s cool.
I was struggle with translating emotion into an animation especially when it comes to emotions I don’t react with personally, and knowing how and where the bones should move is such a huge step forward. it was such an awesome video I’m going to watch the rest of your stuff.
It makes me unbearably mad finding a high quality and unique content creator or artist who has not nearly as much recognition they deserve, i hope you grow :)
The quality you achieved in this video is incredible. Its adorable to see the 3d character reacting to the 2d narrator. Your voice is entertaining and soothing. The music is pleasant. Your script has a nice balance of humor and serious.
As someone who uses a node-based 2D animation app, this tutorial was surprisingly helpful, especially with that reactions part! Also, I love the character you use to make these examples animated! It incorporates the cardinal directions’ colors in a 3D program, the gray and… darker gray missing textures, I love it a lot!
HOLY CRAP! I never even done 3d rigging of any kind outside of maybe animating 2d puppets on a 3d plane in after effects, but the amount of detail in this tutorial without all the fluff and the flow of the information is so incredibly high quality, I had to give you a sub. Thanks for making such great content!
I wish more tutorials were this good and detailed. This was so incredibly easy to watch, and genuinely enjoyable. Everything felt straight to the point and easy to follow. I also love how bouncy your style looks.
This is the best informative video I think that I've ever seen. I'm writing extra comments to boost the algorithm. This should become the standard for RUclips tutorials. Thank You Sooo Much. I so happy to see someone so skilled and passionate finding success on their first tutorial. I wish you even greater success, for your sake and for all the people who we befit from your content.
I'm going to need to consume... Many much more basic tutorials on how to even use software like this before this is immediately useful to me. But I feel I grok things better now. Thank you.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, it's dense in the way that leaves you full yet itching for more. Had a small bit of constructive criticism if you don't mind. Super appreciate the fact the captions are fully typed out. Helps a lot with my screwy attention span, and shows the care put into making the video. Though they are in such a position to cover up the in-video captioning, like at 6:36, 7:33. And while it is admittedly a mild annoyance in the grand scheme of this excellent exploration of animation it's something I wanted to mention as it's a little thing that would be appreciated. Best of luck to you and keep up the good work, it certainly shines through. Very much looking forward to more.
Yes, good point! You are absolutely right, there's a lot of places where I forgot about "title safe" margins and it bothers me too. I'll definitely keep it in mind for next time. Thank you for the kind words!
Not only is your explanation very simple and detailed to understand. The way you present it to give examples is very amazing. Keep it up man can’t wait to see what you have in store next!
I’m not even (or want to be) a 3D animator, this is just so fun to watch. It feels so much like just a cartoon. But I know for a fact I will NEVER forget what and IK and FK are.
Inverse Kinematics is also used for gorilla tag fan game player models, since your pushing your arms down to move around the game, the wrists/hands will pull out the elbows and the shoulders will follow along with it, i used this video to make my player model have pretty good IK! This was actually informational! Thank you for explaining it on how it works!
When I say "in 2D it's really easy to animate arms", I just mean in terms of technical issues. There's tons of drawing skills and animation principles in animating 2D characters -- but much of those skills apply to 3D as well, while the technical aspects of animating arms in 3D that I describe in the video don't apply to traditional 2D. I've been a 2D animator my whole life so I know how hard it is! I could have phrased it better, but hopefully you can look past it.
Also, FK and IK mean "forward kinematics" and "inverse kinematics." The full names doesn't really matter to animators, but I wanted to mention it here as I should have at least shown the full definitions somewhere in the video. Sorry!
-25k views and almost 6.5k subs so far!!- WELP that's gonna get progressively more and more outdated, so why don't I just say a big THANK YOU. It's difficult to describe what a week I've had -- I've been reading every comment and It's super encouraging to know that I'm helping people not only learn animation but, to non-animators, understand and appreciate it. Part of my motivation from the start was to reach people who love animation but have never animated and wanted to understand it better, and it's mindblowing how many comments I've received that fit exactly that.
The next few videos will explore some different things (I want to bounce between art, animation, rigging, etc.), but I do plan on doing the next in this "body" series eventually, likely seasonally.
Also, the example girl's name is Gimberly! She's inspired by 80's fitness instructors.
EDIT: Giving more visibility to my notes above. Also, did you know that editing a comment unpins it? I sure didn't!!
Great job and I wish you all the best! 🥳
The only thing that bothered me throughout the video is that the girl (Gimberly, heh) has a Red on her Left side and a Blue on the Right side. Although I started to study animation and rigging only recently, I'm already used to the fact that usually these colors are reversed for the limbs (Left = Blue, Right = Red, Main body = Yellow). Even when I shoot live video references with myself for our animators, I use this logic (I also use fitness bracelets in these colors 😅).
I understand that each team has its own color coding, but is there something behind this decision? Did you do it on purpose or just make it “as usual”?
@@Fortirus Thanks! Good point, I actually don't think I ever realized that. I usually build my rigs with blue/green controls actually, since that's the mGear default in Maya. So I don't tend to associate red/blue with specific sides myself, just a sense of keeping them separated. But I think I remember wanting to have them match the most common association, I do see the "left blue, right red" a lot.
If I had to guess how that happened, when I was designing her, I tend to mirror my artwork often and sometimes the mirrored version becomes the "default" to me. So I imagine I probably designed it with the "correct" colors in mind, but eventually ended up with them mirrored. Since I'm still super early in these videos and I'm going to update Gimberly's rigs anyways, I think I might mirror them and her look in this video will end up an anomaly. Thank you for the suggestion!
this video is absolute proof that you don't need a large amount of subscribers to get views, if you put effort into an interesting video idea, you will almost definitely get some recognition
@@doodley3d oh, thanks for the ansver! Yeah, I also saw the blue/green and green/red coding a few times.
It's funny that although I have never done character design or rigging (with the exception of Control Rig in UE5, but this is different story), for some reason the first thing I thought was that at some stage her design/model was just a mirrored - looks like I was right 😆
And about "fixing" her - I don’t think that it would bother anyone else, and even if so, then you can simply say that this is her feature and character quirk 😏
This comment is so wholesome, you deserve every view and a ton more! What you have made is very helpful even for someone like me who's not trying to focus on animations. Quality content, thank you for this!
Wow what an incredibly high quality tutorial and well produced video. As someone who is clearly unbiased, I think everyone should like, comment, and subscribe to boost it into the algorithm
i know right
Could you post the music made for this video somewhere?
it's really relaxing
@@nozumo3964 Doodley and I actually talked about getting a soundtrack album out recently. Stay tuned for that!
are you okay with others using your music in streams.Wether on yt or twitch?
@@sos3365 I'm pretty chill about people using my music in general, as long as I'm credited and linked
RUclips: "Are you an animator?"
Me: "no"
RUclips: "do you wanna learn about animating arms?"
Me: "heck yea!"
Heck yea
I want to be animator but im suck at it
This is so relatable
Same here!!!!!
Hell yeah
I don't even animate, but this video's presentation was so captivating that I couldn't look away for even a second. Absolutely stunning!
Same
Me too
I agree I love the girl character showing the tutorial off for what you can do also I wonder what's her name? 🤔
Me too and I am cute 😍
@@zippy8250 glimbly
What I like about both of your models is that they feel like they have their own character. You could have just made basic figures and call it a day but you took the time to make both of them emote in a way that make them feel like... people instead of dolls.
YES! Thank you! I thought about creating more robotic or mannequin like figures but personality and emotions affect animation so much, it didn't feel quite right.
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This guy has everything checked out:
Marketable characters ✅
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scrunkly goober characters
Memes. Always the memes xD
I love your 3D example animation girl!!! her design is lovely and so easy to read for education purposes.. absolutely wonderful
"Education purposes..."
Absolutely! **insert emoji**
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@@Timeshlft No!
@@Timeshlft bro 🗿
@@Timeshlft bro what the fu
i'm a 2d animator, but this video helps a lot with understanding arm movement, even for 2d animators! this video is incredible and high quality, easy to understand! you've earned yourself a new sub :D
Hi KD!
What an excellent tutorial my man!! I love how dense it was, all killer no filler and a good enough length to not gloss over important aspects. Looks like this took a ton of work but this is easily one of my favorite videos for studying 3D animation, and I know I’ll be coming back again for references before too long.
Gimberly is very cool! She's really expressive and the red/blue design is sweet. Looking forward to more tutorials with her, and I'm not an animator lol
And cute
It genuinely feels like a cartoon but its also just incredibly informitive
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I second that 🤨
i think this is probably the simplest and most intuitive guide ive seen on anything 3d, like, ever. as someone starting out with 3d software (currently using blender) this has made posing and animating a HELL of a lot scarier and easier to wrap my head around
more intuitive and beginner friendly guides like yours are definitely the one thing 3d tools need the most as of now!
7:40 I like the implication that because this clip is included as an example that means that Robbie is canonically an animated character
This has an insane amount of effort and its also just... SO NATURAL. Its like youre teaching a class youve taught s thousand times and still love. Unbiased, unfettered, and yet to be topped. This is awesome
9:13 Gimberly being scared of elbows will be forever canon
Gimberly is so expressive in this animation! What a cutie. Well done on this animation though, it's really helped me out.
You really be out here animating the part of Gimberly’s body for the tutorial but also going the extra mile and animating every other facet of her being with not just making it all natural and make sense for the action you’re focusing on but with so much extra flair and personality.
I can’t wait for the episode(s) on faces or whatnot so we can hear what kind of voice you manage to get for her! Lip sync is something that always sticks out to me with animation, as the act of talking is one of the most essential yet one of the most potentially boring things to look at, and seeing animators make talking NOT boring is just… *chef’s kiss*
So I can’t wait for that, but even without that she’s so… good! And just a flex of your own skill, as well as how powerful the things you’re explaining can be.
Your own avatar is also cute as all heck, I LOVE characters that talk THROUGH their facial hair like that.
Wow, terrific video! Love how informative this is while still being super accessible and clear. Plus it's got super cute character designs thrown in!
9:55 i've experienced funny bone pain enough in middle school that this image hurts me just by looking at it
two???
@@potumus2143 ye
@@potumus2143 ENA???
@@chalkbored ye
doppelganger??
Excellent tutorial on the concepts. Easy to understand and yet goes into a fair bit of depth into how FK and IK differ. As it's far too easy to discard FK in rigs once people know what IK is. Also blended with high quality 3D animation which is both smooth and pleasing to the eye, assisting in visualizing the concepts.
Good work. Approved.
3:40 Thought i was about to get flipped off.
*raise arm*
*raise elbow*
*rotat e wrist*
*middle finger*
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now gimberly as a stickman flipped you off
"YOU SHHHHHHUT UP"
I rewached it and felt same
I saw this on Reddit on had to watch the whole thing, I love the designs of both the girl exemplar and your avatar, and the whole vibe of the video. I am definitely subscribing and am looking forward to what you have in store
This is an excellent tutorial that I could recommend to everyone who wants to learn 3D animation.
I started switching to 3D animation recently (by knowing the basics and having animation experience for years)
And I think the FK/IK types were something I was missing, since almost all models I animated yet were on a FK basis, it’s more easier to know that I can switch between the two modes.
Thank You 😊
I love your animation characters design. She has so much personality and expression!
8:26 THE WORLD?!
ZA WARUDO
DUNYAAAAAAA
@@doodley3d when I read you comment, I was wheezing. (Of laughter)
ZA WARUDO
(3:35) "I'm finnae go phookin' Sco'ish on ye-"
As someone who went to school for this stuff in the past, its super refreshing to be able to return and re-learn concepts I missed or might not have gotten a full grasp of before. The content was easy to follow along with and contains really really valuable information for people out there looking to get a start on learning the basic concepts of 3d animations with characters. Thank you, I will be sure to follow and try to keep up!
Gimberly trying to free her IK-constrained hand at 1:14 has some horrifying implications
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This is the most helpful, well produced, and visually stimulating tutorial I have seen on the internet. I have trouble watching art tutorials because they usually have a static screen or few examples so I get bored but this kept my attention the whole time. You truly are an amazing creator. Also your model is stunning!
Excellent demonstrations. Instead of only pointing out examples in professional productions, you had a model to animate your points. She was very well animated, and an adorable character, to boot.
9:12 jumpscare
Gimberley reacted like me
Clear, concise info with very deliberate and well thought out editing. Wish there was more content like this out there. Looking forward to more.
🚨Banger Alert!🚨 It's always a pleasure when youtube finally recommends a high quality video that absolutely deserve more attention. I always wanted to experiment and learn more about 3d for my own stuff so I'm 100% onboard for the rest of the series!
Amazing video! Her little coordinate frame hair clip is chef’s kiss.
I love the sync at 3:53! not sure if it was intentional but little things like these makes videos fun :)
great video!
Totally not intentional but I did notice that in editing too, and it always makes me smile. Glad you noticed too! Thank you!
Bro this is incredibly impressive! I’m always saying it’s important to learn both 2D and 3D but with how people are making the tutorial videos. It’s not always easy to understand the rules to follow. This made me have a relaxing learning experience to want to approach character animation in 3D. Thank you! The spark has ignited again 🔥.
8:13 i love how she reacts
I think you meant 9:13
David!! This video is so freaking good! I can only imagine how meticulous it’d be to do all of that graphic design animation in tandem with the 3D animation. So freaking good 🙌
This channel deserves more love wow
there are some artists and animators who want to do an epic 3D animation that the movies come out and believed that everyone already found a better tutorial and I think many are already learning very good video
I love how this is good not just for animators looking for help (along with programmers who have to create software for animators to use) but also in helping laypeople to get even more appreciation for animated media. You don’t have to have a practical use for it in your life or any experience or prior knowledge at all with any of the tools or processes involved in animation to enjoy, understand, and appreciate this video.
It helps that it all feels alive and unique. Gimberly gives off the feel of a posable mannequin (with clear references to aspects of 3D computer animation) while also feeling alive and human with emotions and personality. And then your avatar looks like a simple doodle but still also feels like even more (and, if it wasn’t for my personal experience with coding and my love of 3D anime that looks 2D with the thick borders and mostly flat shading, I wouldn’t have even realized that it’s actually a 3D model, which adds depth that people can feel without even recognizing it), and it’s great at conveying emotions even with minimal parts to work with. And both are adorable!
This is a great tutorial! How do you only have 1k views on this? I'm definitely sticking around to see more
it's funny cause I'm a self taught 3d animator, and it took me years to figure these things out in my own work. Had I seen this video, I would have learned all of it in 11 minutes. Using an FK Arm in world space is something I've never tried before, but now I'm gonna be doing that all the time. Thank you for this!
Thanks! It's a brand new video and I didn't post a lot before this one, so these things take time. It's cool to hear your story, I'm also self taught and part of my motivation is to try to think back to when I was first learning and make the tutorials I wanted back then. Thank you again, I hope you enjoy what I have coming next!
Oh fancy seeing you here
hi anomi
1:21 *OBJECTION!*
*OBJECTION!*
*HOLD IT!*
ahhh this video is so good, i've been anticipating for a while! 💯 editing, and 💯 music choice (so props to jayfoo!!)
I'm planning on learning animation, and I feel very happy I discovered this channel. I really love the simplicity, presentation and style in which which you teach, like I'm watching a kids show teaching to animate. It helps nail down the 80/20 rule of this.
Thanks for making this. I'll be subbed to see more if you make any.
As someone who use to play around with MMD and is interested in getting more into 3D animation, I never understood the meaning of IK or FK but this video was such a huge help. Really hope you do more of these in the future!
I'm not an animator and probably will never be one, but your videos are so incredibly satisfying. The animation and its pure emotion/expressiveness, the tone of your voice, the art styles.. it's all perfect. To me, you might as well be a master of your craft.
Also, I feel like you could've mentioned what FK and IK means. FK is "forward kinematics" and IK is "Inverse kinematics", two very common mathematic principles in robotics that make it easy to determine what position(and at what velocity) a joint is at
"Well, this has to be one of the best tutorials for 3d animation i've seen in a bit, surprised I haven't seen him before. Let's see what else this guy's talked about."
*checks channel*
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cant wait to see more videos from you lol
it do be like that LMAO. Thank you!!
@@doodley3d no problem! this video alone earned a sub from me
I'm a 3D animation student and this video is extremely helpful! I like how it explains the topic in a concise way with simple and easy to understand visuals. I look forward to more of your videos on animation in the future!
10:40 which cheek 🤨
*vine boom*
*Insert the rock meme with even more vine booms*
*_vine boom intestines_*
3:53 i keep coming back to this video just for this moment. As a person who listens to ag very often, this was so random the first time I've seen it that it got inhraned into my mind
My guy! Your content’s not only educational and good for learning animation but it feels nice just to watch! Lovin’ these vids!
One of the most interesting things to me is that in this video doodley’s voice acting isn’t very good, but it’s one of my favorite videos of his, including his later titles.
The visual demonstrations work wonders in representing everything he says in such a way that makes it incredibly easy to understand.
I love the idea of using animation to teach…….. animation (or anything at all)
Also, when I first watched the video, it was super interesting compared to every other animation video on the market. Doodley treads this line DIRECTLY in the middle of tutorial and video essay that makes me feel empowered to try animation more that either of the former EVER could, breaking down every animation you’ve ever seen into small robust understandable chunks.
Keep up the amazing work Doodley! You’re an inspiration to us all!
I normally don't comment on videos, but this was incredibly informative and entertaining! Excited for the future of the series!
The fact that I don’t even animate and I wanted to watch this entire video from start to finish it’s truly a feat. Well done man. I hope you felt like all the work making this video was worth it because I really learned a lot today thanks to you :) makes me appreciate the art so much more.
This is absolutely brilliant. I can't believe you only have 6k subs, this is amazing. Even though I have never 3d animated in my life, I could understand the explanations and the video was interesting the whole way through!! I love the model girl you decided to use to explain the examples, I can see the amount of time and care put into this whole thing. Wonderful job :)
2k later
The way you show and present everything in such a simple but clear way is amazing, keep making awesome stuff
0:53 Gimberly is way too happy about being able to punch the air
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Holy shit this is outta nowhere! After the video I went to go check out your backlog and there isn't any!
I can't wait to see what you do next this was great :D
6:14 *casually breaks her own bones*
6:24
Gimberly's face tho. Its like she knows she *casually broke her own bones*
I'm not an animator, and don't particularly plan on ever being one - but your video is absolutely phenomenal even without that drive. You've made something informative, unique, and entertaining and it feels so special, the effort you put in really shines through.
I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!
Amazing video! Super excited for the rest of the series
Good news - the algorithm is working! This was SUCH a great video, I've watched it probably three times already just for the animation alone, there's so much passion poured into every movement. I can't wait for your next videos!
This video alone has so much effort and passion put into it. I hope you'll have a strength to pull another ones!
All the support in the past week has filled me with IMMENSE STRENGTH, so I'm very motivated!! Thank you for the kind words!
Man! I had never heard of any of the terms mentioned in this video beforehand but you were able to explain them so well without overexplaining them!
9:22 Skill isuee
O NO
Watched this two minutes before I needed to run to class thinking "it'll be fine I'll pause it in time". I in fact, did not pause it in time, and realized this video was way more engaging to me than I thought it would be especially since I found out it was about 3D animation which I don't do. Finishing this video now like way after class, Its pretty neat seeing how some of the things I'm seeing or hearing help with my idea of 2D animation as well. This is amazing, everything is so smooth, bouncy and so pleasing to watch and see, subscribed.
2:46 this was the brain thing, btw i actually used sfm before and had problems controlling it, but after seeing this even if its nothing related to sfm, some how it can really help for things with the animation, i don't think there is an FK or IK button but still you can activate it and deactivate it in different ways
Edit: ima dumbass, its a TYPE of way to animate "FK,IK" for example you can activate a rig for a character and their hand would most likely reperesent IK, their hand locks in place during the animation.
Now THIS is how you do a tutorial. Fun and engaging to watch, for both animators and non-animators wanting to watch something new for information or just interested in the topic. Well done, comrade.
I FREAKING LOVE THIS VIDEO AAAAA
Seriously though, you, Jayfoo and Melanie (+ kamone) really nailed it with this well explained video. I really enjoyed how simple and effective this tutorial on arms. It goes into detail while also giving that detail a reason to be there. This helped learn a bit more about animating arms. I’m looking forward to your next video on the series.
Also, your character (OC I guess?) Gimberly is awesome. She’s cool.
I was struggle with translating emotion into an animation especially when it comes to emotions I don’t react with personally, and knowing how and where the bones should move is such a huge step forward. it was such an awesome video I’m going to watch the rest of your stuff.
Not even an animator, but this is some high quality content coming from such an underrated channel.
The quality in this is insane
Nicely visualized and easy to follow along. Great examples too! Thank you for this gem of a class :D
It makes me unbearably mad finding a high quality and unique content creator or artist who has not nearly as much recognition they deserve, i hope you grow :)
9:34 “Ya like jazz?”
The quality you achieved in this video is incredible. Its adorable to see the 3d character reacting to the 2d narrator. Your voice is entertaining and soothing. The music is pleasant. Your script has a nice balance of humor and serious.
As someone who uses a node-based 2D animation app, this tutorial was surprisingly helpful, especially with that reactions part! Also, I love the character you use to make these examples animated! It incorporates the cardinal directions’ colors in a 3D program, the gray and… darker gray missing textures, I love it a lot!
I think I found the most underrated youtube channel on the entire youtube.
HOLY CRAP! I never even done 3d rigging of any kind outside of maybe animating 2d puppets on a 3d plane in after effects, but the amount of detail in this tutorial without all the fluff and the flow of the information is so incredibly high quality, I had to give you a sub. Thanks for making such great content!
I wish more tutorials were this good and detailed. This was so incredibly easy to watch, and genuinely enjoyable. Everything felt straight to the point and easy to follow. I also love how bouncy your style looks.
THE FRAME.
THAT'S THE FRAME
1:58
engagement comment. im not even an animator but this has been such a fun, compelling video
1:34 the face gets me everytime
This is the best informative video I think that I've ever seen. I'm writing extra comments to boost the algorithm. This should become the standard for RUclips tutorials. Thank You Sooo Much. I so happy to see someone so skilled and passionate finding success on their first tutorial. I wish you even greater success, for your sake and for all the people who we befit from your content.
Thanks for the kind words and I appreciate the comments! I hope to make many more, everyone has been super motivating.
I really like the emotions your character shows. Especially at 6:15.
You just changed my entire perspective of how to approach the complexities of 3D animation with just one video.
Doodley's style is so good it looks like 2D :O
I'm going to need to consume... Many much more basic tutorials on how to even use software like this before this is immediately useful to me. But I feel I grok things better now. Thank you.
AMOGUS IN HER EYES
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TAKE NO MORE, MAN. GET OUT OF ME HEAD. GET OUT OF ME HEAD!!!!!!!!
Please stop 😭
O shit u right
Very good ressource.
9:02 Gimberly's hand noclips through her waist
OH MAH GAAAAAAWD
IS SHE OKAY
@@hexchexsaygexhexagonyes
@@TheWorldsLargestOven she already *casually nocilps* in 9:22
*october 2022: the legend started to make animation tricks and tutorials instead of publishing some random animated shorts*
*the rest is history*
Those are not "random animated shorts" 😢
Its his work
3:42 Gimberly eyebrow raise!
Thoroughly enjoyed this, it's dense in the way that leaves you full yet itching for more. Had a small bit of constructive criticism if you don't mind. Super appreciate the fact the captions are fully typed out. Helps a lot with my screwy attention span, and shows the care put into making the video. Though they are in such a position to cover up the in-video captioning, like at 6:36, 7:33. And while it is admittedly a mild annoyance in the grand scheme of this excellent exploration of animation it's something I wanted to mention as it's a little thing that would be appreciated.
Best of luck to you and keep up the good work, it certainly shines through. Very much looking forward to more.
Yes, good point! You are absolutely right, there's a lot of places where I forgot about "title safe" margins and it bothers me too. I'll definitely keep it in mind for next time. Thank you for the kind words!
This is so lovely and clear!!! Thank you for this 🙏
Not only is your explanation very simple and detailed to understand. The way you present it to give examples is very amazing. Keep it up man can’t wait to see what you have in store next!
I’m not even (or want to be) a 3D animator, this is just so fun to watch. It feels so much like just a cartoon. But I know for a fact I will NEVER forget what and IK and FK are.
Inverse Kinematics is also used for gorilla tag fan game player models, since your pushing your arms down to move around the game, the wrists/hands will pull out the elbows and the shoulders will follow along with it, i used this video to make my player model have pretty good IK! This was actually informational! Thank you for explaining it on how it works!
Why am I simping to this test character
You know, you caught in 4k
Your assistant is CUTE, good job with the video! Even if I didn't care for this topic, I'd enjoy watching this!