The #1 Skill YOU NEED For Animation Today..
I'm going to show you one of the BEST principles of animation. This principle elevated my animations tenfold once I understood the power of the technique and also when, and, how to apply it to my own work.
The principle I'm talking about is Anticipation or Antics as it's known in the industry. It’s one of the 12 core principles of animation and to better understand this, I've demonstrated two different scenarios in this video so you can see the difference.
We will follow this up with another example showing how crucial anticipation is to mastering motion and why it is the guiding force behind almost all main actions!
Following this, I show you when not to use anticipation. Essentially, if it isn't 'Animated' or 'Alive' then it isn't necessarily required.
To finish up, we will break down a scene from Sony Animation's 'Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse' to drive home the lessons learned in the video!
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If you haven’t already, you should make a video for each of the 12 principals. This is great.
What’s so amazing about your Blender tutorials is that you explain things quickly with such laser sharp focus, but also do it in a way that is engaging and entertaining. It’s refreshing. I see so many blender tutorials that are either way too slow, requiring you to watch their 45 min video at 2x speed so as to not fall asleep, or go way too fast, where you wonder if the person is just wanting to show off their blender skills, rather than educate the viewer. You seem to magically achieve the perfect balance in your videos. Keep it up!!!
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
That's so amazing to hear, thanks for the positive feedback!
@vishaljadeja2089
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Short and to the point🎯
@ArtScouts
Жыл бұрын
I agree, but at the same time those longer tutorials also solve many issues which we may face while working. So both kinds of tutorials have their own use cases
I'm so glad i found this channel! It's the perfect length, easy to just skip to the correct part because you split up your videos in separate sections, and your voice is so nice to listen to. I've been using blender for many years and this channel has sparked so much more inspiration :D
@tommycosta8268
Жыл бұрын
This guy is a legend. Really!
This video is so golden. Not only because it's the one trick to learn all subsequent tricks but because it's the exact animation I want to reproduce on a text :')
Classic. This is a great tip. Fundamentals are evergreen.
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, thank you so much! 🔥
Mans strike again with another animation hot take. Thank you for your service.
Thank you for keeping your content short yet still informative and entertaining.
these were very helpful tips Smeaf. Thanks for sharing them. Will definitely give this a try.
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! 🔥🙏
Good video. This gets more tricky with video game character animations, because everything has to happen immediately
I'm impressed with the information and presentation. I hope I can incorporate some of this knowledge into my previously lackluster animations.
This was a fantastic video, thank you for sharing this concept. Subbed.
Ayyy the camera is in focus! You know the video will be good!
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao, at last!
@alexjohnson5815
2 жыл бұрын
@@Smeaf now we just need to fix your exposure to help with that noise situation.... (great content though. And if DefaultCube can get away with his smudgecam you can tell the audience doesn't care!)
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexjohnson5815 I’m putting the hot fix in as we speak! Thank you 🙏
@alexjohnson5815
2 жыл бұрын
@@Smeaf awesome. If you would like any help or advice-my expertise is with the non-virtual side of things. I’ll add that your editing is snappy and good. Don’t sweat the feedback. You’re doing great!
man i love your works and quick and short videos but would love to see long form tutorials!
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam! I'll be sure to start formatting some longer tutorials!
You are doing a great job! That tip is very helpful!
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
I had a feeling that this video, as handy as it was, was going to give answers to the two questions I didn't have (WHAT is Anticipation and WHEN do you use it?...) and not give an answer to the one question I did have... HOW do you implement these techniques? Like, HOW specifically, in Blender?... I guess I did see something about "shape keys". This is usually what happens in these types of videos. A certain technique is described but there's no technical explanation or literal steps given on how to use something like shape keys or whatever other methods could be implemented to obtain the technique being described. So, I guess I'm wondering what video I need to be looking for?
YOU. ARE. UNDERRATED. You deserve much more love and support cuz im a beginner at blender and i wont necessarily use these tips but im very sure that ill need them one day in the future hopefully oh and also one small request uhhh i want to learn blender more im not a complete beginner i know how to make objects i can kind of model i made one rig and im not sure if it works properly cuz i gave up halfway through adjusting the weight paint im kinda in need of a tutorial that goes over the basics of rigging and animation and modelling tbh and some of those pesky hidden unknown keyboard shortcuts....buuuut you are amazing thanks for your amazing content dude i subbed to ya you deserve it
@1Light14
2 жыл бұрын
p.s i saw your skillshare course and as much as i would love to take it im still young to have a bank account so yeh and as much as im willing to support you i wont be able to so i was hoping if there are like other guides that you can tell me about that can help me out on my blender journey
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Yeah, I'd recommend following a beginner series that shows you the ropes. I have a series on my channel that walks through most of the main things a beginner would need and you get to make a sweet isometric scene by the end of it!
great advice! thank you! 🙏🏼
your videos get BETTER and better O_O
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
🔥 Thanks Micah! It's getting easier too!
@CyberRings-NEET
2 жыл бұрын
@@Smeaf I'm so glad to hear that :)
When he said "Big anticipation translates into big action," all I could think of was Nick Cage and The Slap of God
@Smeaf
Жыл бұрын
Lmao, I should have used that
Would you consider doing some longer videos? It seems you have a lot of knowledge and while I like how "to the point" these short snappy vids are, some more in depth vids would be very appreciated!
@Smeaf
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, I'm planning on doing longer form content in the near future, I just need to find the right cadence and structure for that type of video.
wish you made some longer form tutorials
I think it’s easy to implement the principle on a cube or ball, but much harder with a character because anticipation in one muscle group should affect other groups. I just finished a short film with human characters and I realize my animation is the weakest part, but I’d love for people to check it out and let me know what they think ❤
Okay!!!
This is really helpful, thank you! And if I may ask, how did you make the render look like that? With the textures and what looked like a filter? It’s really neat.
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏 it’s using the ‘freestyle’ option in the render properties tab.
really nice short informative video, right to the point. but mate plz lower your iso while recording man its oainful to watch such a nice lit video with so much noise
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
So true haha, I’ll need to work on my cam settings
subscrewed up !!!
@Smeaf
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for Subscrewing
I just found the channel and love the content. Do you work somewhere currently? And what are your plans on KZread?
@Smeaf
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! No I'm currently living off of SkillShare income, so i'm putting all my focus into making quality courses on their platform, while also building my catalogue on KZread and helping others learn. My plans for KZread are to become monetized, and grow the revenue on here to a point that helps better sustain myself. 🙏 It sounds like i'm going in the right direction with these past few uploads i've made 🔥
@GamerReality
2 жыл бұрын
@@Smeaf Oh I guess you're probably still trying to reach that 4000 watch hours, because it looks like you have the subscribers. I would probably recommend making a couple of good long form content that people spend dozens of minutes watching on average. I've started to enjoy watching people just make something or speed modeling on Blender so that I can learn even more. You could even do a room setup as well as a Blender preferences setup that can run up the time. Is your SkillShare course out yet? I wanted to reach out to you though because I like your clay influence on some of your videos! I'm going to be making a large set of VR multiplayer mini games with a clay art style that is cool and interesting for my KZread channel while always being family friendly like my mini games.
How did you created those wiggling strokes? anyways Very engaging tutorial
don't forget recoil.
only explanation of how to do is *shapekeys are used* text wtf is shapekey
*i!
Hey, I thought this technique was only allowed when animating a sack of potatoes.
0:55 "there's only 3 keyframes in this animation" Maybe in the MOVEMENT, but you've squash and stretched this as well, which was not talked about at all THAT is what sells the anticipation/movement in this footage. IMO, The way you phrased this is a bit disingenuious.