How to Start Animating Your Characters : 4 Principles

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Have you ever wanted to try your hand at Character Animation? Today we want to show you 4 Animation principles and how you can use them to get started animating, in this video BAM Animation wants to show you Eases, Overshooting, Squash and Stretch and Anticipation, Plus a bunch of tips for traditional animation! We used Adobe Animate and ToonBoom Harmony to animate this Dancing cat!
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  • @havenburley2606
    @havenburley26062 жыл бұрын

    IT'S FINALLY HERE!! thank you so much for using my drawing, it's so cool to see what you did with it!!! The video is amazing, all your hard work is really inspiring

  • @jmaster2855

    @jmaster2855

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on getting featured! This would be like, the coolest way to ever to get advice and critique, while also getting a great homage to your original submission.

  • @procrastinatingcartoonstm5130

    @procrastinatingcartoonstm5130

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @RiyaKumari-nx3wy

    @RiyaKumari-nx3wy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Loved your drawing dude

  • @caroline6218

    @caroline6218

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s always really cool to see how Bam interprets a character design for animation.

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    No problem! we loved your drawing!

  • @anarkyster
    @anarkyster2 жыл бұрын

    The fact that you managed to squeeze in 3 months worth of animation basics training into a 16 minute video is the real magic here.

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! but really I just make the clips faster in premiere, then I can add more in!

  • @snehitsiva6713

    @snehitsiva6713

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BaMAnimation bro which app is this

  • @yoannesleonardi6799

    @yoannesleonardi6799

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@snehitsiva6713 i think they're using adobe animate/flash?

  • @Toyslasher

    @Toyslasher

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I've been into art school for like 4 months and these guys taught me better.

  • @HereItsFlamezer

    @HereItsFlamezer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yoannesleonardi6799 at The begining they used Flash but at some point they changed software to Toon Boom Harmony

  • @elfrog9054
    @elfrog90542 жыл бұрын

    Hot tip: draw the extremes and breakdowns and leave blank frames between them to get a sense of movement. Don’t do the inbetweening. Clean the extremes and breakdowns then do the inbetweening with clean lines. It saves so much time and stops animation from being choppy if you’re not very good at cleaning.

  • @flipflopanimations

    @flipflopanimations

    2 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the tip

  • @flipflopanimations

    @flipflopanimations

    2 жыл бұрын

    please pin this one

  • @kyum1nq

    @kyum1nq

    2 жыл бұрын

    i do this :o it does save me a lot of time

  • @abby4684

    @abby4684

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ty this is a good idea

  • @valentinaespinoza8526

    @valentinaespinoza8526

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excuse me, with "cleaning" the extremes and breakdowns, do you mean making a lineart that looks smooth and in a single line rather than a sketch? And if it's the case, how can you draw the inbetweening with the clean lines from the start? I think I would do messy lines first like a sketch

  • @baizhuwaitingroom7057
    @baizhuwaitingroom70572 жыл бұрын

    I studied animation and no one had EVER mentioned copying and pasting parts directly from the model sheets onto your animation draft to make staying on model easier. This is honestly such a game-changer tutors should be legally obliged to talk about it lol

  • @peph9750

    @peph9750

    4 ай бұрын

    Because it's not a good habit, you should draw each frame independently and rely less on copy pasting.

  • @baizhuwaitingroom7057

    @baizhuwaitingroom7057

    4 ай бұрын

    @@peph9750 i think it all depends on the circumstances

  • @ell4450

    @ell4450

    3 ай бұрын

    ⁠​⁠​⁠@@peph9750 Idk what kind of school the ogc went to, but using copy and paste in animation was taught to me on year one. There’s a quote my teacher uses “It’s a tool just as anything else in animation is.” And “It depends on the animator if they can make it work, not on the tool”. With your point you should never depend on ANY tool in animation not just copy and paste. I could say “Keyframes are a bad habit” because so much animation depends on it, but I don’t, because saying something in animation is a “bad habit” when it’s working, and looks good is the stupidest thing I’ve heard for a while. And if someone can’t animate without a specific technique or a tool: Never blame a technique, but always blame the user.

  • @BigTexasTony
    @BigTexasTony2 жыл бұрын

    0:49 Start 1:27 The Four Principles 1:30 Easing 1:58 Constant Speed 3:42 Squash and Stretch 4:12 Anticipation 6:44 Model Sheet 7:16 Stick Figure: Animation Tips 9:44 Tracing the model sheet 13:01 Key poses, breakdowns, Inbetweens, and clean up 13:34 One question/Coloring 14:56 End

  • @_._.-

    @_._.-

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thnks

  • @ZirahPastel

    @ZirahPastel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude

  • @spooky_sag3498

    @spooky_sag3498

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks man

  • @Mariaheartsxcarl677

    @Mariaheartsxcarl677

    Жыл бұрын

    👑👑

  • @FortniteIsCood

    @FortniteIsCood

    10 күн бұрын

    What animating software do you use? I’m trying to get started into animating.

  • @LimakPan
    @LimakPan2 жыл бұрын

    We waited a year for a new episode because they had to make a few seconds-long loop of a cat dancing. Welcome to animation.

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeah pretty much this! also spent a ton of times on those live streams as well!

  • @RatifiedWeirdo

    @RatifiedWeirdo

    Жыл бұрын

    BRO. Oh god, I wanna be an animator someday

  • @rePET2d
    @rePET2d2 жыл бұрын

    this is problably the best educational animation channel on KZread. I love to see a video notification from you guys!

  • @Beiniki

    @Beiniki

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, well, who would guess that you watched american animation channels! That's cool to learn

  • @rePET2d

    @rePET2d

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Beiniki 😎

  • @duaardo7049

    @duaardo7049

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oxi o pet por aqui KKKKKK

  • @palomaroggeri8680

    @palomaroggeri8680

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well look at that! Glad to see you here!

  • @mormasso7820

    @mormasso7820

    2 жыл бұрын

    óia quem ta aqui

  • @Itskuma2u
    @Itskuma2u29 күн бұрын

    You do NOT understand how much this helped me, I’ve always wanted to learn but I couldn’t. Now, I can animate anything! Thank you guys so much, I love this channel! 🔥♥️

  • @JavaDoodles
    @JavaDoodles Жыл бұрын

    so good!!! i learned so much!!!

  • @melon_water

    @melon_water

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @tacopower3578

    @tacopower3578

    Жыл бұрын

    Omg I know you :O

  • @NovaTheScreechingDragon

    @NovaTheScreechingDragon

    11 ай бұрын

    Yooo davajoodles

  • @dead_inside_always

    @dead_inside_always

    10 ай бұрын

    Yoooo it's JavaDoodles

  • @allansarion7118

    @allansarion7118

    Ай бұрын

    Hallo!!

  • @jessejayjones
    @jessejayjones2 жыл бұрын

    I love that you only go over 4 principles to make it easier to digest. Really well presented video for anyone wanting to understand animation!

  • @sondash

    @sondash

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi

  • @nightpop_studios

    @nightpop_studios

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ya, he was actually my life saver because i've been trying to make the perfect first video for like ever, this will definitely help me until then!

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I love your videos as well! they helped me learn Harmony!

  • @princessthyemis

    @princessthyemis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah!!!!

  • @Nostril-hairs

    @Nostril-hairs

    10 ай бұрын

    @@BaMAnimation WAIT WHAT

  • @RedBloodAura
    @RedBloodAura4 ай бұрын

    I watched this video for the third time. I was both partially procrastinating and busy for a year. I forced myself to sit down today and Im really making a breakthrough with my animation skills. Thank you so much!

  • @DGMachine013
    @DGMachine0132 жыл бұрын

    im so glad you didnt sugarcoat the animation process, especially showing at 15:19 theres a lot more personal practice that goes into it. thanks for creating these videos in your free time BaM!

  • @RaphaelMYT
    @RaphaelMYT2 жыл бұрын

    Student animator here and I just want to say how reassuring it is to know that even veteran animators take time with clean ups. I've been feeling crappy about my clean up process cause I felt I was really REALLY slow at it ;-;

  • @dreameaterarts2946

    @dreameaterarts2946

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can i ask do you do online school or in person?

  • @RaphaelMYT

    @RaphaelMYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dreameaterarts2946 I go to a physical school :)

  • @FlockofSmeagles

    @FlockofSmeagles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey do you know of any good discords for animation?

  • @user-gl7zf3in9h
    @user-gl7zf3in9h2 жыл бұрын

    You have no idea how much I missed this channel

  • @KamranJawaid

    @KamranJawaid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here...and this premiere is too good to miss

  • @shnitsel

    @shnitsel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me toooooooo

  • @yanchan7958

    @yanchan7958

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same🧍‍♀️

  • @AnnabelleMay.
    @AnnabelleMay.11 ай бұрын

    One of the only videos on the internet that is entertaining AND teaches you something, without it being boring and confusing

  • @Jack_Wolfe
    @Jack_Wolfe Жыл бұрын

    9:43 this is VERY handy to know. I never thought of tracing the character sheet for parts of the character.

  • @linttastic
    @linttastic2 жыл бұрын

    Honestly this gotta be the best art youtube channel. They actually TEACH and break down fundamentals rather than taking the "this is how I do it" approach most use. I've taken a lot of art classes and consumed a lot of content in the form of tutorials and what not, but man these guys are so gifted at simplifying things! Also, uh yeah they're hella funny and cool too

  • @curthbertndlovu3299

    @curthbertndlovu3299

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah!!

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    thanks! allthough honestly it really is just "how I do it" but try to make it as informative as possible!

  • @solarpunch333
    @solarpunch3332 жыл бұрын

    I think the best tip for animation is 'if it looks/feels right, then it most likely is right'

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    this is pretty much how I animate, but its not a terribly interesting topic for a video so...

  • @toast1069
    @toast1069 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like tracing the model is a good thing, even in art. It helps get the proportions right, and eventually you won't need them because of how many times you've drawn that character.

  • @whatushahufh
    @whatushahufh2 жыл бұрын

    I was pretty confused about why my animations looked choppy before watching this video. I realised it was because I didn't follow the 12 rules of animation lol- Right now I'm trying to improve my animating skills by starting over again with the ball. Thank you so much for being such an inspiration!

  • @jjcymbolic
    @jjcymbolic2 жыл бұрын

    Here's to remembering the first animation class where I created the classic bouncy ball animation and thought, "I'm going to make as many frames as possible to make this as smooth as possible." Pressed play and watched my ball snail down the screen... my professor didn't stop me. He wanted me to learn on my own, and then gave me extra time to complete the assignment, as he clearly predicted the inevitable failure. And gosh, I appreciate it. Learning through misstep keeps the lessons in my brain.

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    a good professor!

  • @NarwahlGaming

    @NarwahlGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    Teacher: "Your assignment is two months late." Julie: "I'm so sorry. I'll be done next week." Teacher: "This was a three day course..." 😂😂

  • @jjcymbolic

    @jjcymbolic

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@NarwahlGaming Hahaha! Sounds about right.

  • @monetharris27

    @monetharris27

    2 жыл бұрын

    !!!

  • @JoyceW-Art
    @JoyceW-Art2 жыл бұрын

    Tracing the character sheet is such a useful tip that I've never thought of before! But it's so useful to keep the forms consistent!!! Great video!

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    trace trace TRACE!

  • @spongwhastap

    @spongwhastap

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BaMAnimation trace trace TRACE! lol

  • @teentraveler1790
    @teentraveler17902 жыл бұрын

    0:21 Lol, I already love you guys.

  • @theminidoodler
    @theminidoodler10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for taking in the time to explain these concepts for us!! Animation takes time, but it feels so good when you're done:)

  • @astraregulus2672
    @astraregulus26722 жыл бұрын

    This is perfect timing. I'm actually trying to create my first animation :D It's 20 seconds long, and it's a glorified lip-sync/emotion/body language test, all in a single shot, but I want to finish it!

  • @AgressieveAymen

    @AgressieveAymen

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well i wish you good luck on it!

  • @solarpunch333

    @solarpunch333

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ahh cool!!! I hope you complete it!!

  • @nairocamilo

    @nairocamilo

    2 жыл бұрын

    The most complex ball bounce

  • @sloppynyuszi

    @sloppynyuszi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lip syncing and acting is hard. I strongly recommend starting out with little 2-3 second gifs. Just get used to doing drawing 2 key poses and some inbetweens. 20 seconds sounds short, but it’s a lot of work.

  • @astraregulus2672

    @astraregulus2672

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sloppynyuszi I know, and I'm starting to realize that as I go along. And actually, I did make some small animations before, but I didn't mention those because I never finished most of them. The only one I did finish was a bouncing ball. The 20s thing is just something I push myself to do because I want to challenge myself when it comes to longer things, and learn the kind of pitfalls I fall into when animating a longer sequence. For example, while the first few seconds of rough key frames were pretty consistent, I noticed that I tend to make the character's head smaller as I go on, so I know to look out for that in the future! It's more of a learning experience I strive for, as of now.

  • @Amaankhan-qj9rk
    @Amaankhan-qj9rk2 жыл бұрын

    After so long it has been like a year and 8 months since last proper episode, I am just soo happy

  • @himeko_nya6812
    @himeko_nya68122 жыл бұрын

    Honestly the first time I watched this I didn’t understand anything and immediately just tried to animate a character move, of course I failed, lost my interest and didn’t practice for like two months, now that school is almost ending though I had a lot more time practicing drawing and animation, came back here and finally starting to slowly understand and realizing how amazing you guys are, we had a class that also talked about the fundamentals of animation but honestly it wasn’t interesting and I didn’t really learn anything until I saw this vid again. You guys made this really interesting and fun to watch, amazing work! 👏👏👏✨✨✨✨

  • @nonononothere
    @nonononothere2 жыл бұрын

    I've been looking for some practical tips for just some minor animating stuff (for like advancing my illustrations to pretty gifs without them looking stiff) and you actually delivered some VERY useful points here! The onion layering, drawing different body parts on different layers (oooofffffff cannot stress enough how useful it is) and stick figure drawings for starting It is honestly a good starting point for me, thank you so much!!

  • @clivehandforth3531
    @clivehandforth35312 жыл бұрын

    It's so reassuring to know it takes other people this long to animate

  • @SwordFurb
    @SwordFurb2 жыл бұрын

    As someone who once was absolutely clueless and lost while doing animation, these tips are seriously helpful as a newbie (who may never even touched animation ever, I'd say) :' ) When I started getting back into animation in 2017, I was basically lost and kept questioning "how does one even animateeeee?!?!", but once I looked into some animation techniques as well as found out about the 12 principles of animation, it helped me sooo much into getting started with animation and helped me get a better understanding of how it all works/is put together, just a matter of practice from now and developing/learning more techniques (one key change for me was shifting away from pose-to-pose to straight ahead for each body part), and now I'm even amazed I can call myself a decent animator, got people and friends to say my animations look like Kekeflipnote's stuff, and getting 1st place for an advertisement contest (where I decided to animate the full thing for fun lol), and I don't animate regularly either (don't do that though, gotta keep going :o) so that's quite an achievement :' ) oh PS: smear frames are the best things ever to make

  • @ValeraDX

    @ValeraDX

    Жыл бұрын

    I am not a decent animator BUT I LOVE SMEAR FRAMES!!!

  • @SwordFurb

    @SwordFurb

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ValeraDX It's a lot of fun to draw em :' )

  • @therealstarplatinum
    @therealstarplatinumАй бұрын

    as a person who has been animating for 5 years and now finally decided to watch a video about how to do so more effectivly this helps a lot!

  • @lc1138
    @lc11383 ай бұрын

    This is very very humbling. Thank you folks for the insight ! I'll never look at any animation with bored eyes ever.

  • @i_teleported_bread7404
    @i_teleported_bread74042 жыл бұрын

    9:48 I love how you can tell what site they're referencing just by the layout and the colour scheme.

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    almost made me log in to my old account!

  • @XanderFlicks
    @XanderFlicks2 жыл бұрын

    This is an incredible video for beginning animators, and a great reminder for myself stick to these basic principles! Definitely pinning this for future reference 👀

  • @benuttan1784

    @benuttan1784

    2 жыл бұрын

    Okey

  • @tronicgo8873

    @tronicgo8873

    Жыл бұрын

    nice ben vids bro

  • @Ashh_0o
    @Ashh_0o2 жыл бұрын

    Do not attempt any form of animation until you do a ball bounce. Oh gosh I think I messed up oops well I'm just going to compare with my living island meme I didn't do anything but when I posted my tests I did the sketch and a ball bounce so progress!

  • @projecthiro
    @projecthiro Жыл бұрын

    This video is an absolute necessity for beginner animators🙏🏽 Big help!

  • @ItchyDetergent
    @ItchyDetergent2 жыл бұрын

    Yo, something I find really important and often overlooked is layout. Having even just a simple one-point perspective grid when animating gives you a point of impact and helps you stay consistent.

  • @VulpineDesign
    @VulpineDesign2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! I was thinking of starting animation but actually had no idea how to get started, this is going to be aawesome :D

  • @MANGLORIOUS

    @MANGLORIOUS

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve got a two channels I want to recommend. Pixi-Gags has a lot of tutorials that are short and easy to understand And Alan Becker Tutorials has a bunch of videos on the basics of using flash, and a vid on the 12 principles of animation

  • @VulpineDesign

    @VulpineDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MANGLORIOUS Wow, thanks for that, I really need it · .3

  • @zoekix
    @zoekix Жыл бұрын

    I just started animating with smear frames and this really helped. Thx! My way of practicing animation is posting it as videos so my subscribers can tell me anything about the animation. Then there I am at home, imagining some more animations and stuff, also practicing my imaginative movement off my couch. I jump off it bc its bouncy enough for a jump movement :D But this video can actually help me in what my animation looks like. I was already practicing smear frames on my newest animation that i'm still making. I can't wait for y'all to see it! 58 frames on the animation so far, using 6fps lets my eyes develop to what I'm seeing. I might practice better fps soon, and yeah. I was also trying to do anticipation for my smear frames too. My smear frames usually have a little anticipation and mostly just squash and stretch animation, sometimes I use actual smear frames.

  • @thebulletkin8393
    @thebulletkin8393 Жыл бұрын

    The film wolfwalkers has inspired me to learn animation and improve my drawing, I'm rather inexperienced but very keen on learning a similar art style. It'll be a long journey but a fun one :)

  • @shubhamgaikwad4182
    @shubhamgaikwad41822 жыл бұрын

    The only pro of finding this channel late was not waiting for this video for as long as other people here. Btw, A complete animation guide? LETSSSS GOOOOOO!!!

  • @TonyTylerDraws
    @TonyTylerDraws2 жыл бұрын

    I had a class at Santa Barbara City College by a former Disney animator. Learning to animate this way, i.e. traditionally, is very useful even when you move on to CG or rigged animation. Look at Into The Spider-verse. It’s a CG film but it looks like a 2D one because it has all of these principles in it

  • @j.29210

    @j.29210

    2 жыл бұрын

    And "TMvTM" is also an example.

  • @stefanalexanderlungu1503

    @stefanalexanderlungu1503

    Жыл бұрын

    The Bad Guys as well

  • @avilesfilms
    @avilesfilms5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for teaching me, now that I learned the skills, I'm starting an indie animation series :)

  • @gooseguts
    @gooseguts10 ай бұрын

    Honestly, im gonna say thank you for this. I took ball bouncing for granted, and always thought it was something "stupid" and, I guess I shouldn't have let my ego take hold of actual skill, because this really helped out

  • @scallopy7546
    @scallopy75462 жыл бұрын

    You guys have no idea how excited I get whenever I see you've uploaded a new video. Whenever I've tried to do frame by frame animations I'd get discouraged by the fact it takes too long, and I always thought I was too slow. Knowing that you guys, professional animators took MONTHS to do this loop makes me realize this is just how hard animation actually is.

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    It takes a really long time. there were times when it was so overwhelming I had to put it down for a month or so. but I just kept coming back to it until it was done.

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.02 жыл бұрын

    The cat with 3D glasses is vibing around like a pro dancer he is and he's loving it.

  • @Mekkinsen
    @Mekkinsen7 ай бұрын

    Don’t underestimate the value of this, I’ve taken several years of traditional animation classes, and the beginning is practically just this with much more practice and analysis of how to do /this/ better.

  • @Scaopin
    @Scaopin2 жыл бұрын

    Every year you wait your drawing to pop up since 2019 👁️👄👁️

  • @general_o1
    @general_o12 жыл бұрын

    this video couldn’t have come at a better time. i’m a highschool student looking to get back at animation again, but i forgot my old methods and my attempts have just been so overwhelming- i just didn’t know where to start. this video is genuinely so helpful. thank you guys for squeezing a ton of knowledge into a free-to-watch 16 minute video, it means so much

  • @jxa_
    @jxa_2 жыл бұрын

    The most satisfying feeling is when you get a smooth movement after perfecting it 😌

  • @mohammedbologi5388

    @mohammedbologi5388

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah

  • @LilithVanderstormeOfficial
    @LilithVanderstormeOfficialКүн бұрын

    This is fantastic, thank you♥

  • @sillygoofyguyy
    @sillygoofyguyy10 ай бұрын

    this has actually helped so much, i was able to animate a ball bouncing but i could not figure out how to bring my characters to life

  • @Jess-xx4lm
    @Jess-xx4lm2 жыл бұрын

    I am starting on Animate and so far you are the only ones who take the time to explain it and not make it boring, we definitely need more videos like this, thank you 4 this

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    No problem! we often make videos out of frustration because lot of the videos we watch are boring and unhelpful!

  • @harry__vince
    @harry__vince2 жыл бұрын

    It was just about perfect time I got back to this channel and was rewatching its old videos lately. I'm so glad I'm finally going to see new stuff.

  • @RustyDuckyVR
    @RustyDuckyVR5 күн бұрын

    This has like helped me alot Since im creating an entire series And the last episode will have a complex fight scene

  • @MasterBlek
    @MasterBlek2 жыл бұрын

    The Legends are back!!!!

  • @mistcat797
    @mistcat7972 жыл бұрын

    This was such an informative video to watch, absolutely makes me want to give animation another go. Smear frames + squash and stretch seem super fun and I'd love see what I can do with it in my on work. Also! Haven, the person who sent in the original character design, is SUPER talented. I'd 100% recommend checking her out. Her art is just fantastic, as is she!

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes she is great!

  • @carleaux
    @carleaux2 жыл бұрын

    The tracing part legit blows my mind, no wonder why my animation looks off-model to my character. Thank you so much!!

  • @braderaku
    @braderaku2 жыл бұрын

    I did not expect the animation to actually take months. Well done guys

  • @umrkhayam
    @umrkhayam2 жыл бұрын

    And when the world needed them the most, they returned!!! (You have no idea how much I wanted to say this 😭) The best art school on the internet is back in the session!

  • @kellerswan53
    @kellerswan532 жыл бұрын

    " we are youtube idiots with a camera, we have no time for that " This sentence make me laught so hard ! Thanks for your incredible channel guys! So helpful and fun!

  • @AltheaZV17
    @AltheaZV179 ай бұрын

    I just animated my first bouncing ball! Thank you so much for these easy lessons!

  • @JestKartoonsStudios

    @JestKartoonsStudios

    9 ай бұрын

    Nice. The first animation exercise all animators go through and teaches squash and stretch! 😃👍

  • @Skatt_730
    @Skatt_7309 ай бұрын

    You the man Brent! Always were. Good thing I've grown less envious in my older years, or I'd be ripping my hair out wishing I could do what you've been able to accomplish. Glad to see the success you've attained!

  • @Cqat1
    @Cqat12 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness I am SO happy you’re finally back. I missed this you guys so much and I can’t wait for the premiere of this video!

  • @MicheleKochspeaks
    @MicheleKochspeaks2 жыл бұрын

    I love this episode. Ya'll know I'm not an animator, but I've learned so many animation concepts, and techniques, so now I can watch shows and identify when they're being used.

  • @fnaffanguy9990
    @fnaffanguy99902 жыл бұрын

    I could watch that cat dancing for hours

  • @Muted_Marcus
    @Muted_Marcus2 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel so much I can't even put it in words.

  • @cornflakes-does-stuff
    @cornflakes-does-stuff2 жыл бұрын

    really needed this video, I took a 2 year animation course but haven't animated in about 2 years also and when I tried again I was making all those mistakes you guys mentioned, I reall gotta face that I forgot the fundamentals and gotta relearn and practice them :")

  • @komodoscars4770
    @komodoscars47708 ай бұрын

    I started on animation with no tutorial, I was good at it but not too good. But that’s when I watched this and I got better at it! Thanks a lot for this :)

  • @stacymoffatt
    @stacymoffatt2 жыл бұрын

    The amount of incredibly tedious work that goes into animating is beyond mind blowing. You guys are extraordinary! Thank you for this insightful education on the topic. Wow!!!

  • @LoneLupine
    @LoneLupine2 жыл бұрын

    I've watched individual tutorials of all these points (easing, anticipation, inbetweening/drawing key points etc) it's nice to have all the info in one condensed video, and it didn't even lose any quality. Great video. Very easy to understand and not too overwhelming. Thank you! Love the cat!

  • @justanothercutefreak

    @justanothercutefreak

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking, this is a great video to show any regular person. I'm sure there's plenty of people who aren't super into art or animation that might have wondered how a cartoon goes from an idea in someone's brain onto the big screen. I'd like to think it would help people better understand the time needed to produce quality content and allow for more patience and understanding between fans and show creators.

  • @LoneLupine

    @LoneLupine

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@justanothercutefreak Yeah, absolutely!

  • @AnimatorIsland
    @AnimatorIsland2 жыл бұрын

    What an awesome overview of the entire animation process! 😀 Really impressive how you managed to fit so many explanations and examples into just 16 minutes. 😀

  • @Ihsancomicmaker
    @Ihsancomicmaker21 күн бұрын

    you are so good your like my favorite youtuber

  • @chichilee2196
    @chichilee2196 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been making a bug animation project recently, but all the frames looked so choppy and smooth like how Imagined it. Your videos literally helped me improve! I know I still have a TON of years to keep improving but it’s nice to know that I learned the basics. Thank you so much for making this :D

  • @SuperMustache555
    @SuperMustache5552 жыл бұрын

    Everything about this video is so simplified it's brilliant. You guys somehow explain these concepts in the perfect way, with diagrams to help our understanding

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    the diagrams are my favorite part!

  • @willexcel
    @willexcel2 жыл бұрын

    Can you guys make a playlist with all your Animation Tips? This is such an incredible video, and would love to watch a series of these. For some reason, listening to how you two explain it feels chill and relaxing. Please do more!

  • @LaBarcelonista17
    @LaBarcelonista172 жыл бұрын

    i cannot put into words how amazing this video is. thank you sooo much for taking the time to create this and thank you for showing such a real approach to what it’s like to learn animation. you showed us that it takes a lot of time but with enough effort you can get there and that sparked a lot of inspiration and motivation for me! love it!

  • @Herttuanpalatsi
    @Herttuanpalatsi2 жыл бұрын

    Ok but that cat's design is so gOOd

  • @zamatesenpai8815
    @zamatesenpai88152 жыл бұрын

    Bro I've been searching for ever and you guys are the only one who has actually explained it on a level even an infant could understand. Tysm for the information keep it up

  • @BaMAnimation

    @BaMAnimation

    2 жыл бұрын

    thanks! I also tend to think of KZread viewers as infants, so this helps in the script writing process!

  • @axolotlsays6609
    @axolotlsays66092 жыл бұрын

    The return of the Kings :D

  • @lillianinspace
    @lillianinspace5 ай бұрын

    I’m so pumped now!!! I’ve been improving with my drawing skills so I’ve been wanting to try animating. There are a lot of beginner animation vids, but this one is one of the best. Thank you so much ❤

  • @GavenWhidden-kr9xd

    @GavenWhidden-kr9xd

    Ай бұрын

    Are you still antimating?

  • @lillianinspace

    @lillianinspace

    Ай бұрын

    @@GavenWhidden-kr9xd I haven’t really started 😅 I have been practicing my drawing tho. I’m a little nervous to start animation, and most of the time I honestly prefer illustration. I’m still planning on practicing animation drills and stuff. I’m just not sure when.

  • @Star_b3rst
    @Star_b3rst Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this because you actually broke down the stuff that you need to animate in a way that was quick but also very informative way that makes it easier to understand unlike other people

  • @archive-of-angie
    @archive-of-angie2 жыл бұрын

    A lot of this I’ve never thought about. This really helps a lot, and makes it sound a LOT put like this. Not easy, but definitely helps enough that it’ll feel a lot easier.

  • @L4ZYM4T10N
    @L4ZYM4T10N2 жыл бұрын

    As an animator with little experience, these really help!

  • @chalkboard4523
    @chalkboard4523 Жыл бұрын

    This is so cool! I have friends who are learning to animate and seeing their amazing projects make animation seem like a really daunting skill to start learning, but this video broke it down really well and helped it seem like a lot less of an impossible thing to do. Thanks, great video :))

  • @mojofier1909
    @mojofier1909 Жыл бұрын

    TY and also the background paintings, the top left one I insta-recognised as me Mum had that one (and I think she still has) when I was growing up. Whew. blast from the past.

  • @dogsauce8545
    @dogsauce85452 жыл бұрын

    I'm really into 2d animation so this channel is my favorite one ❤️

  • @angelaplays
    @angelaplays2 жыл бұрын

    This is the only tutorial video I’ve watched that actually made sense to me. Thank you so much

  • @chrisbeck3266
    @chrisbeck32662 жыл бұрын

    BaM please come back :(

  • @deividcm2
    @deividcm22 жыл бұрын

    Animation is painful to do, but pleasing to watch

  • @idontknow_666
    @idontknow_6662 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! I've been looking for some animation tips and things like that, and this helps a lot! Can't wait to see the next video! :D

  • @anjaliabhay3581
    @anjaliabhay35812 жыл бұрын

    my problem was my animation was very constant [it looked choppy blobby] thanks for this video it deserves more than a billion views so

  • @gabriellenaz914
    @gabriellenaz9142 жыл бұрын

    I have watched many videos about animation but I've always been really confused about in-between frames. This broke it down in such a simple way thank you very much for creating this!

  • @aprilchan1323
    @aprilchan13232 жыл бұрын

    For me it wasn't about the principles, it was about the approach. Far too many animation channels exist for so few to actually undergo teaching how you should apply and start these principles in executing an actual scene with actual characters for an actual production. Finding this channel again, I love how every video has a segment where these principles and lessons are actually executed and shown to animation learners starting from either scratch, rubble, expertise, or a decent foundation how to actually approach a scene and the required or recommended workflow that can work out on tons of programs especially modern animation ones. Its so hard to find a way to approach modern animation and its these kinds of videos that have revived my interests in it.

  • @SM-bm6jo

    @SM-bm6jo

    Жыл бұрын

    @April Chan Your comments are interesting. I do not see the lack of a bridge between technique and practical implementation the way you do. I suspect this is subjective. We all have gaps or holes or blank spaces in our process when we are learning. Even when enrolled in formal courses which ought to contain every step in graduated sequence, they do not always meet our individual needs and we may finish them without taking with us a consistent pathway from idea to execution. Good for you! that you have found such gratification here with BaM Animation videos!

  • @ajanimation8239
    @ajanimation82392 жыл бұрын

    Foolishly, I did a walk cycle and a little character animation before I did a bouncing ball or pendulum animation.

  • @merni_music
    @merni_music Жыл бұрын

    0:30 Gigachad???

  • @kimchi8022
    @kimchi8022 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! It’s a great feeling to finally see the animation you worked so hard on come to life. I made a dinky little animation for the first time yesterday and it was one of the most tedious and frustrating things ever. But I powered through it and seeing it complete was amazing c:

  • @climid
    @climid2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the quality and production of your videos. Their presence may be sporadic but I appreciate them like a fine wine!

  • @UwU-ou3nc
    @UwU-ou3nc2 жыл бұрын

    Animation is indeed fun and easy.....first time I tried it I thought it wouldn't take long too get a 5 min animation. and let me tell you. it took way longer than 5 minutes

  • @jstar2332
    @jstar2332 Жыл бұрын

    I literally started crying. I’ve been animating for…two years? And I didn’t know ANYTHING. I didn’t know about arcs, layers, copy pasting drawings, stick figures, basically everything you did in this video. I can’t thank you ENOUGH.

  • @jstar2332

    @jstar2332

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ueki I thought I would be better if I did it all from scratch, (dumb ik) plus I did it on and off as a hobby so I never looked into it. Stumbled across this and now I’m back on track! (For example, I knew layers existed but I didn’t know how or when to use them.)

  • @mycartoonz259

    @mycartoonz259

    Жыл бұрын

    You have to learn something if was too hard to you I learn something even I don't know how I animating it or making it so learning is a best way to make you can do anything even it was hard anything I find it hard I learn it and I never stop myself and never give up because learn turn hard things into easy things

  • @jstar2332

    @jstar2332

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mycartoonz259 I have dyslexia and could not read that for the life of me, I’m so so sorry

  • @mycartoonz259

    @mycartoonz259

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jstar2332 it's ok

  • @mycartoonz259

    @mycartoonz259

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ueki my words are so long

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