Wow! Thank you all SO MUCH! This is the fastest any of my videos has hit 1M views! I know it's not all about the numbers, but I'm hoping it's an indication that I can indeed focus more on animation. :) Steady Craftin videos are made with the help of DIRECT SUPPORT: www.patreon.com/steadycraftin (You'll also get access to the printable 3D scans of my original sculpted figures, MP3s, exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, shop discounts, and more.) My family and I are so grateful that I get to do this.

@shannonshepherd5365

2 жыл бұрын

This is seriously awesome can't stop watching !

@jstarstudios7110

2 жыл бұрын

This is so cute OMG!

@HELENGodLoves

2 жыл бұрын

Great job!! 👍👍👍

@jasonsharpbucks

Жыл бұрын

Hey bud this just entered my universe, you will be at 10 million views in no time

@adamkelly2256

Жыл бұрын

This may be, no - this IS the most dope stop-motion I have EVER seen!

it's so wholesome how the big bro isn't discouraging him. He's just like "you dance your way lil bro. We dance together"

@seancochran3499

2 жыл бұрын

This is what I wanted to say, but you said it better.

@johnfergeson8609

2 жыл бұрын

I love it

@tripplordofinconvenience9953

2 жыл бұрын

E.

@callmeniles6060

2 жыл бұрын

Bro

@Lushlife_luis

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, if you analyze his body language even further, you can see that the reason he isn't discouraging him is because he can't talk

Love how the big alien dude hypes him up

@wolffang1060

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly it's so 🥺🥺💖💖

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess

2 жыл бұрын

I'm quite confident it's a Japanese super Sentai hero, similar to Power Rangers

@plunderlings122

2 жыл бұрын

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess It’s a Knight of the Slice, by ToyPizza.

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess

2 жыл бұрын

@@plunderlings122 I wasn't aware of that, they actually look pretty cool collectibles

@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ ““Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I

I like how he toned down his dancing so his lil bro can shine on the dance floor too. Also can we appreciate how detailed the sounds of the toys scuffling on the dance floor are? Amazing!

@wolffang1060

2 жыл бұрын

Too cute 🥺💖

@flamzzz7285

2 жыл бұрын

he really cheered him on to man

@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ ““Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ J

@kat66meow

2 жыл бұрын

Haha!! Love it!!! Too funny! 😸🖤

@jam2727

2 жыл бұрын

@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 no

My heart melted when the little guy starts rotating without moving his legs, ingenius work

@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ ““Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ J

@ProMedicTF2

2 жыл бұрын

@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 ahhh, the religious bots are real...

@kat66meow

2 жыл бұрын

I know!!! So adorbs!!! 🖤😻

@A.F.-.

Жыл бұрын

@@repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 shut up

I love how the big guy is just vibing while the little guy "goes crazy".

@tacticalbuttsex4669

2 жыл бұрын

I love you 😍

@OdaKa

2 жыл бұрын

I hate this comment because it sets up some expectations that were verrrry unsatisfying

@sigmacentauri6191

2 жыл бұрын

That was really cute 😻 yeah

@uatcgfhdhu

2 жыл бұрын

I love this comment because it says exactly what happened in the video and it's verrrry satisfying.

That was the best 45 seconds of anything I’ve watched in a long while.

@theyank

2 жыл бұрын

I see your taste in KZreadrs is as good as your model making skills.

@lindaragsdale1656

2 жыл бұрын

Watched it three... maybe four...

@altArchitecture

2 жыл бұрын

best 45 seconds of my life

@jacobz927

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@tripplordofinconvenience9953

2 жыл бұрын

E.

Gotta say, great use of body language to imply emotion. Even though the faces never changed, and one is wearing a full helmet, I could see the expressions they were making throughout the animation.

He may only have 2 points of articulation, but he still dances better than me.

@Shakes_The_Clone

2 жыл бұрын

@Nunya Biz That’s brilliant

@MegRabbit

2 жыл бұрын

yup ditto

@heartlessnobody1143

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Venom_Shrew

2 жыл бұрын

You only need one articulating point to... Aggressively head bang to metal! 🤘🤘

@sgas

2 жыл бұрын

just dance like he did

I do love how the super sentai guy dials it back after seeing what the playmobile dude can do.

I admit, this was more impressive than I expected from a random video recommendation. Quite impressive and enjoyable. I’ll check out more of your videos.

@TheCrafsMan

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving it a chance, and for taking time to be encouraging. Hope you enjoy more!

@Joce-bl7qi

2 жыл бұрын

@Steve Reynolds Same!

@jerbear7952

Жыл бұрын

How did your adventure go steve?

At first I thought it was CG replicating a stop motion feel... then I realized it was actual stop motion and my jaw dropped, the amount of time it took to make this must have been insane, you sir deserve all the likes and subscribes I can give.

@iahelcathartesaura3887

2 жыл бұрын

This animator is the David Elsewhere of stoo motion! You said kinda the same things people said about Elsewhere dancing for Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter!

I'm 5 seconds in and I'm already sweating looking at how long this must have taken to animate. You go, CrafsMan!!

@McShmoodle

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@viniciusgoulart5077

2 жыл бұрын

Well, you know what they say: slow and steady craftin wins the race. Ok I'll see myself out

@CaffeineCoffeeccino

2 жыл бұрын

Any animator will freak seeing this

@whyparkjiminnotridejimin

2 жыл бұрын

So cute

@DonoVideoProductions

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!!!

Okay. So stop motion is very time consuming and difficult but making it match up to beats/rhythm is just 🤯

@cashox4

2 жыл бұрын

maybe he animated the puppets first and then matched the speed of the music to the animation :D at least that would be one way to do it !

@LlanoRiverBlue

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't put it past Crafsman to figure out a click track system on beat, but another trick I use is editing what I've animated to the music. You can trim/loop/reverse/speed up/slow down animation. It's like a puzzle. I love it.

@mikesolomon5584

2 жыл бұрын

Dragonframe software makes this a little easier, but there's nothing easy about stop motion, period.

@RFC-3514

2 жыл бұрын

What sane animators do is film themselves doing the motion they want, and then pose the figures to match the video frames.

@LlanoRiverBlue

2 жыл бұрын

@@RFC-3514 Stop motion animation is not a sane art.

So wholesome how the big guy tones down his moves to encourage the little one 😭

This is the cutest and adorable thing ever to exist I love how his friends is still like cheering him on ♥️ The big one is like "Yeah bro u go dood!"

That is impressive. I had no idea those Knights of the Slice figures had that level of articulation. They should play this on their site as a means of advertising it.

@Razdawg22

2 жыл бұрын

For those that don't know, this is a 1000toys version of the Knights of the Slice. The original versions are all part of the Glyos system and are more limited in articulation. Both versions are great for different reasons though and I encourage people to check them out.

@umjammerlammy9993

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 1000toys is a freaking beast of a toy company. I have their Hellboy and Synthetic Human and the articulation is unreal.

@jetpackjackson

2 жыл бұрын

has anyone been able to successful reverse engineer the way they put together the joints to make the figures have that much articulation?

@SirKat-mo7bd

2 жыл бұрын

@@jetpackjackson yeah, i did it last night while messing around with one of my figures, i have the juzo inui one and the frame differs from the sinthetic human in an extra balljoints, also the ball joints have holes on them to avoid build up of the pressure and the material that covers them is kinda a mix of poms ( kinda what lego did with their new build system for hero factory and bionicle) . Main frame : for this is divided in a two ball jointed frame joined by two 2.5 mm cross screws Ball at the hips : consists of a circular cap inside a cavity that allows that movement(same for the arms for the exception of a piece that allows more movement ) . Head : consists of a "double lock system" ,static balljoint integrated to the frame with a moveable joint on top of that and a doble joint piece at the end . Legs : typical 1/12 legs as for the exception that they hide their extra plastic inside. Feet: normal 1/12 feet with an adaptable reviltech type like joint that allows for a beatiful ankle. Arms,wrists : tipical 1 /12 articulation. Broke the trigger that i already fixed on my juzo figure and losed a pair of hands of my sinthetic human, the trigger of juzo can be easily fixed as for the hands ....well i will find those some day. Also if someone reads this and it has the killy (blame) figure or the etherow (aposimz ) figure from 1000toys that is willing to sell, please reply back, i want those in my collection ( ones of my favorite figures at that) I can make some plans if someone needs them with their respective measurements, but it would have to wait till i finish mu tests ( should have thinked twice when i choosed engineering 😞). Also i might been wrong in some things, but you get the idea, don't use too much force when triying to pull apart them, some spots take more energy when dissasembling them and therefore they are more prone to break.

@jetpackjackson

2 жыл бұрын

@@SirKat-mo7bd wow, thanks for the detailed reply!

Wow Crafsman, I was expecting a few seconds of stop-motion experimentation but instead got a short film complete with story, characters and great visual design. Beautifully done!

You managed to pack so much personality into these two characters in this 45 second clip that i now really want to buy these figures... this is super impressive stuff

Managing to convey the body language of a person encouraging somebody else to dance via an animated figurine is really quite a skill.

The articulated guy is such a bro, encouraging the little dude to keep dancing. We all wish we had a bro like that in our life.

When focused on the little guy you can see the big guy still dancing out of focus. Brilliant! This whole video is awesome!

Keep stop-motion alive. It has the most heart and soul of any form of animation

I like how you can tell the emotions of the big fella just from body language. Incredible work.

I love love love the little details, like how you can hear the different figures move and twist around

@KyleJMitchell

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that, too, and had to remind myself that the sounds aren't coming from the movement because of the stop-motion aspect! They had to add that detail in, and it's a testament to the power of details like that.

You say two points of articulation but he clearly articulated three points: "That is right" "That is correct" and "Try again"

@derpyderp6719

2 жыл бұрын

Clever. Take a like.

@leytonwinkler9287

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, that is right.

@brandonchan5387

2 жыл бұрын

@@leytonwinkler9287 You mean "That is right".

@Pixal_Dragon

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonchan5387 that is correct

@leytonwinkler9287

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pixal_Dragon you are both correct. I have failed at the reply game.

Ahhh......Speak & Spell flashbacks!!!

The little figure's plastic sound effects add so much character/cuteness

Dude... that is amazing. The tall dude has super fluid motion, even when he stopped and his arms came to rest. Great job! That must have taken months!

Crafsman, you been holding out on us. You got the stop motion moves!

I will never not be impressed by stop motion animation. The patience and dedication it took to make this is just astonishing to me.

Two thumbs up! It speaks to the little man in all of us. To aspire to our individual best no matter how inarticulate we may first believe we are.

@ilavalolipop

2 жыл бұрын

Great point!

@jadekaay

2 жыл бұрын

*Yes* 👍

So freaking amazing. The movement and concept are just tippy top, Grade A, bees knees, cat's pajama's level creativity!!!! KUDOS!

@TheCrafsMan

2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you!

@lukesball1

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the Mutt's Nuts!

@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134

2 жыл бұрын

I'm continually blown away by Crafsman's diverse talents and wit.

That Power Ranger is such a gentle giant. He encourages his near-paralyzed friend to just have fun with him. This is how we should be with disabled people. Don't just pity them for what they can't do, praise them for what they still can do. (Edit: Found out it's a guy from something called Knights Of The Slice. Sorry.)

i was not ready for this random silly stop motion short to make me cry. off-brand ultra mad is so supportive without being condescending. what a good friend.

So nice to see super articulated dude be so encouraging to minimal articulation dude.

Thank you for the laugh! 😂 Lil dude is just jamming and doing his best.

As a sketch artist; I would kill to have a model that poses that well under 100$ As a stop motion lover; that was gorgeous and wholesome. Keep doing great things with this; stop motion is so rewarding.

Little dudes trying his hardest and he's getting all the hype ever. Too wholesome.

I think I might only have two points of articulation.

Why do you have to be so GOSH darn good at this Crafsman!

This randomly popped up in my feed. Not only is the stop motion work here incredible, it’s an adorably wholesome little story to boot in just a short vid. Love it!

@TheCrafsMan

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you for giving my video a chance!

As an animator myself, all I can say is this is astounding

My goodness Craftsman, that little jig the big man was doing looked crisp. I knew you had done your research on animation but wowie, that was something

He may only have two points of articulation, but by Funk-tometer is reading 9000! Well done, sir.

This reminds me of how much fun it was to play with toys and use our imagination as kids. It was something very amazing when I think about it.

I’ve been watching the crafsman for years and I’m still constantly in awe of how talented he is. He’s so good at so many things.

Ugh, I love this and can’t stop watching. “That is correct” I went back and watched the Fred’s Star Wars video too. The sound effects are amazing. Same on this. Perfect. Love it

@mjgee2713

2 жыл бұрын

The Fred’s Star Wars video will never get old!

@hatendiscontent

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjgee2713 Green looking, aint even the right color. This is discombogulatatin’

Love the Speak and Spell. I was waiting for "That is not a word."

These are the short films I used to have to go to film festivals to see. Now I get to watch them for free on youtube! Thanks for sharing!

This is fantastic - that dancing animation is BEAUTIFULLLLL. Love it. (The foley is brilliant too)

From what I've learned watching this educational documentary, the reason for my dancing skills is that I have only two points of articulation. Great job Crafsman! Awesome work on that dancing!

What's funny is that he has the same smile throughout the whole thing and yet I really feel him smiling at the end :]💜

The best part about this video is the little "foot shuffling" sound when the blue man is dancing. Great stuff man!

I love the sound design! Every move has a nice little shuffle to it 😭

@TheCrafsMan

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you caught that, and enjoyed it! :D Thank you for watching.

Just feel the beat!

This is the cutest most wholesome thing. How he hypes the little guy at the end "yeah get it get it!"

I just started a "Videos the Make Me Happy" list because of this video. 😊❤ This is wonderful.

Dude, you nailed it! That's some of the best action figure stop animation I've seen. Right up there with the DBZ figurine stop motion work around these parts. Also, hilarious editing / camera angles.

I can imagine how long this took, and that subtle transition when the first action-figure turns to look at the other one, 0:16 that was so natural and smooth. Good job! 👏🏾

You are an absolute master at this. Very, very impressive. As others have mentioned, this is perfect not only for the animating itself, but also the camera angles, the timing, and especially the way that you capture the way the dancing character 'talks' to the other character simply by the tilt of the head. I opened the video, and from the preview image thought that both charcters were going to be super stiff. I'm amazed. I don't know how you pulled this off so well with what looks the be a plastic figure that has just a few joints. ( I have done some very crude animation in the past, so I respect your work even more ! )

I absolutely love the lighting when the green guys looking down at the lil dude.

I am working on pixel art game character animations right now and I deeply appreciate how much effort you must have put into that incredible 44 seconds of dynamic movement. Proof that video needn't be long to be awesome.

So much going on with the attention to detail, all with humor, positivity, and a pretty sweet perfectly looping jam! Manoman Crafsman! "That is CORRECT!"

THIS IS AMAZING! ON BEAT! Their personalities shine!

I love this and appreciate all the effort you put into creating it! Saw the video explaining the process and am glad all I have to do is click and 😃 😊 I always join in with the deep head dip and side to side. Just wish it was longer!

@TheCrafsMan

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching, and for this *delightful* comment!!! :D

Lord Crafsman... you have found your calling! Excellent animation! Fluid movement! Great timing! Can't WAIT to see whats coming next!

I totally had that little guy as a kid!!! I think my parents still have it hanging around for grandkids to play with. I dig his moves.

That's how we got down back in the late 70's, early 80's.

That feeling when you go away for like a year, come back, and the uploads are just as fresh as always.

WOW What inspiring animation Crafsman! The seamless looping is perfect for watching this over and over. :) Diggin the music too such a jam! Is great they can be dance friends too, very nice vibes all around.

When you said you was gonna be doing some stop motion I did not expect such an incredible amount of time out into it, this is fascinating craftsman and I look forward to more!!!

i’m just imagining the lil dude doing the worm like bro he has the perfect amount of articulation for that dance

I love the sounds his boots make as he shuffles them. Nice touch!

If animation is acting then your performances were great. I totally loved the quizzical look from the articulate one near the end of the video. Spot on

You are at the elite level now Crafsman🤯💯‼️🙏💪👍🙈

this is so wholesome. such supportive and confident lads.

This is wonderful. The dance moves are so full of energy. The story is so wholesome. Just an absolute joy to watch, I've shared it with friends and replayed it several times. I can only hope more people get to enjoy it!

This isn't making me want a Knights of the Slice figure any less, I'll tell y'all that much!

Wow, this animation is SUPERB! Character, humour, technical abilty, storytelling, directing, timing all top notch! I can't wait for the brick film you've been making!!

I watched this in my animation class when we we're learning stop-motion!

The animation is so smooth and the playmobil guy still gets down, i love this idea

Dang Crafsman! You've clearly learned a lot about stop motion, the movement is so fluid!!

I keep rewatching this. The movements are mesmerising

THAT IS SO COOL!!! high key addicted to the way blue guy dances, it’s so smooth!! keep up the good work man, it’s really incredible!

I love this so much. I wish stop motion was easier because I could no joke watch a full length music video of this. It's too wholesome lol

I actually wondered how you filmed an action figure dancing for a moment there. So good I forgot Stop-motion existed! Very magical, a lot of characterization in just 45 seconds!

Brilliant! This needs to go viral. And when that happens, fellow viewers, just remember that we knew Crafsman way back when.

Alien man encouraging space kid to bop is the most wholesome thing I've seen, thank you

I love how the Jojo stand hypes up Paul Dano! Like, you go little guy!❤

Glad to see your stop-motion progress! The video and quality looks great!!

When you feel the beat, even a head nod is enough. ❤️

What a lot of people forget is, limitations only increase your creativity.

These two need to do a live tour :) Loved that, both got the dance skills.

Crafsman your animation skills are out of this world. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. :)

Wow. That’s some stop-motion mojo right there Crafsman. Smooth = hard. Very nice work.

He's doing his best and we're all here for it.

This is really cute! It doesn't matter how much skill or mobility you have, as long as you're having fun. This must have taken a long time to put together but it came out so good. Awesome job my guy!

cute stop motion animation. great use of lighting, editing and flow of the characters movement. It is amazing how a toy can have so little points of articulation or a great number of them. lovely work crafsman!!!

Incredible, that level of animation is sooo impressive! so so smooth, what a treat! ♡