Rig and Animate Character in 10 Minutes with Blender 3.1

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  • Learn how to Rig and Animate a Low Poly Character in Blender 3.1.2. This is a beginner friendly tutorial on rigging and using armature bones to pose and move the character around. If you want to see more complex rigging tutorials, be sure to subscribe and comment below!
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  • @poly_flo
    @poly_flo  Рік тому +80

    If this video helped, be sure to subscribe! I am trying to reach 1000 subscribers :)

    • @ethankendall7575
      @ethankendall7575 Рік тому

      Thankyou for this simple video this helps can you a video of how to import they model and animation in unity please?

    • @Shock_YT
      @Shock_YT Рік тому

      frick. useless

    • @PXLFrosty84
      @PXLFrosty84 Рік тому

      I can’t do loop cuts for some reason :/

    • @ethankendall7575
      @ethankendall7575 Рік тому

      @@PXLFrosty84 press ctrl key and r

    • @PXLFrosty84
      @PXLFrosty84 Рік тому

      @@ethankendall7575 it wasn’t working for me

  • @DanJDA
    @DanJDA Рік тому +56

    If you're having issues with inserting keyframes make sure your mouse cursor is over your armature when you press I, or you won't see all the options you need
    Awesome video, probably the most concise and clear I've seen on rigging simple character so far - thank you!

    • @Nexus-Prime-13
      @Nexus-Prime-13 Рік тому +2

      Thank you I was so confused

    • @kardaelsharpnel3415
      @kardaelsharpnel3415 Рік тому +2

      THANK U SIR I WAS GOING CRAZY

    • @DanJDA
      @DanJDA Рік тому +1

      @Ozba11s@chez what do you mean what buttons? Not trying to be annoying, I guess if I understand specifically what's not working i can try to help better

    • @vchowta9685
      @vchowta9685 Рік тому +1

      YOUR A LIFE SAVER SMALL DETAILS BUT SO DAMN IMPORANT IM CRYING THANKS

    • @mbzr3798
      @mbzr3798 Рік тому

      Where🗿

  • @sageof6pandas233
    @sageof6pandas233 2 роки тому +44

    This tutorial is awesome, short and straight to the point.

  • @josephsanimations6389
    @josephsanimations6389 Рік тому +21

    This is the best rigging tutorial out there, it really helped.
    Tip: if you have already made a different character from a modelling tutorial you probably won't have to do the weight paint part.

  • @mitchelldunn3072
    @mitchelldunn3072 2 роки тому +8

    Much easier to understand than the other video I watched on this. Thank you.

  • @ragzzytv
    @ragzzytv Рік тому +10

    great stuff mate. all other tutorials I saw were unnecessarily complex like animating really complex stuff and I couldn't make head or tail of it. this just teaches bare bones and now its super clear for me. appreciate the work

  • @KingStin
    @KingStin 10 місяців тому +5

    Omg it worked Ty so much I’ve stayed up for three days trying to figure this out

  • @ImBps2
    @ImBps2 6 місяців тому +1

    From now you are the one that started my 3D animation career :3

  • @mattfantastic9969
    @mattfantastic9969 2 місяці тому

    There was one tiny step I was missing figuring it out on my own, and you had it. Thanks for the video man

  • @kriebe
    @kriebe 26 днів тому

    NICE tutorial. Brand new to game development and this has gotten me out of a HUGE rut, man. Thanks!

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  25 днів тому

      Glad I could help!

  • @nielsencs
    @nielsencs 2 роки тому +193

    Not bad! One small point - weight painting is vertex based, so knowing that makes it a little easier. With the main body being a cube - all you gotta do is aim for the corners. 😃

    • @IsSheShells
      @IsSheShells Рік тому +5

      He wanted to cut corners....Don't be a square. XD

    • @TheInnerWorlds
      @TheInnerWorlds Рік тому +2

      For something like this, I'd just select the entire cube in weight paint and hit shift + k to just paint the whole thing. Covers all surfaces of the faces selected with bleeding over so the mesh doesn't have speration during movements

    • @popwwrestling3940
      @popwwrestling3940 Рік тому

      @@TheInnerWorlds i did this the following way with weight painting so the square streched and squashed. I gave eash bone a bit of the square. Like the shoulder blades moved the top part of the square and the hips the lower while the spine bone moved the middle part. I tried painting the whole square but I found during the animation it was lacking the strecth and squash i liked.

  • @dinarmuliadarma6825
    @dinarmuliadarma6825 2 роки тому +3

    TNice tutorials is literally the best tutorial on UA-cam. It's right to the point, and very informative at the sa ti. Thank you so much

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  2 роки тому +1

      You're very welcome!

  • @gameon17680
    @gameon17680 6 місяців тому +1

    I loved how you went step by step to make it easy. Thank you! :)

  • @danforstinger6943
    @danforstinger6943 Рік тому +3

    i love how chill these tutorials are, learned alot, subscribed!

  • @karmenvoltaris23
    @karmenvoltaris23 3 місяці тому +1

    This is really helpful! I've been looking for good tutorials for long and this one was the best :) keep going! We're looking for more vids like that ✨

  • @Phoenix_Emperor
    @Phoenix_Emperor Місяць тому +1

    Thanks bro! Im gonna try and create a youtube series about a cube character stuck inside a virtual world with this video! I owe you!

  • @travissmith7471
    @travissmith7471 6 місяців тому

    This is my 1st attempt at rigging and animation... So, with your tutorial, I rigged and animated my 1st basic block human model... I am happy... Now I can rig and animate my rubber ducky character... Thanks for sharing...

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  6 місяців тому

      Glad I could help!

  • @besianbytyqi2576
    @besianbytyqi2576 2 роки тому +109

    "Lets slow down and take one step at a ti"

    • @achilles_wiggen
      @achilles_wiggen 2 роки тому +8

      Agree. A bit to fast to understand really.

    • @e-r-r-o-r--5-2
      @e-r-r-o-r--5-2 Рік тому +9

      I finished it, If you miss something replay it. You can also make the video speed to 0.5 or 0.25 if you dont want to replay

    • @TheInnerWorlds
      @TheInnerWorlds Рік тому +10

      @@achilles_wiggen luckily this is youtube which allowed you to watch a video as many times as you want!

  • @Dan-codes
    @Dan-codes 20 днів тому

    Perfect video, well made and very helpful. Thank you.

  • @S9universe
    @S9universe 2 роки тому +5

    really simple and efficient for beginners, i begun animating on more complex characters and this one just go straight to the point

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  2 роки тому

      Glad it helped! Yeah I plan on making a more advanced rigging video soon

    • @S9universe
      @S9universe 2 роки тому

      @@poly_flo when i said simple it was meaning perfect for beginners, this is a difficult thing to make things look easy

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  2 роки тому +1

      @@S9universe ah I see! thanks

  • @mzamanist
    @mzamanist 2 роки тому +7

    Quick, easy and to the point. Thank you!

  • @BLACK_TIGER_OFFICIAL
    @BLACK_TIGER_OFFICIAL Рік тому +1

    Thanks

  • @SamiBasatB
    @SamiBasatB 5 місяців тому

    THANK YOU, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND HOW TO AUTOMATIC WEIGHT THING TO MOVE THE CHARACTER FOR SO LONG AND YOU FINNALY EXPLAINED IT TO ME IN AN WAY I UNDERSTOOD :D

  • @sennabullet
    @sennabullet Місяць тому

    awesome basic video. thank you for sharing your knowledge!

  • @matejkunstelj7852
    @matejkunstelj7852 Рік тому +4

    if your leg bones don't move along the main bone just select all bones, ctrl+P and 'keep offset'.
    it should work now :-)

  • @alz3217
    @alz3217 23 дні тому

    thank you very much for the tutorial, it helped me to know how to do a clean work!

  • @HR15640
    @HR15640 Рік тому +1

    simple but the best basic tutorial so far, thanks

  • @niceman567
    @niceman567 3 місяці тому

    Thanks man, this really helps coz it uses very simple example cubeman. Previously I was learning from video that uses complex examples like human, octopus object but it was really confusing for beginner. This video enabled me to understand the basic and successfully animate in pose mode.

  • @Thee_Lord_of_Darkness
    @Thee_Lord_of_Darkness 3 місяці тому

    Wow thanks, this has a game changer to my modelling on blender thanks, your tutorial is really easy to understand.

  • @nilakanthameher2406
    @nilakanthameher2406 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you so much for such a simple demonstration. I really like it.

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  2 роки тому

      Glad you like it!

    • @TheHighFlys
      @TheHighFlys 2 роки тому

      @@poly_flo New sub here! Please upload more simple tutorials like this! Would love to see cascadeur vids as well :)

  • @vmek3d
    @vmek3d 3 місяці тому

    Thanks to you i've made my first own rig for a simple character :D

  • @TheMusicalNina
    @TheMusicalNina 2 роки тому +9

    This is fantastic. Thank you. I’d love to see the more complex version as well

  • @isaiahcancode2649
    @isaiahcancode2649 2 роки тому +2

    thx you helped me animate the character i needed for my game

  • @LianmuanUTTDofficial
    @LianmuanUTTDofficial Рік тому +1

    yay i finally learnt how to animate
    very good tutorial

  • @jevanye7595
    @jevanye7595 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this perfect tutorial. I watched 3 video's last night and couldn't got it. Found this video this morning and got my body rigged quickly. Great tutorial.

  • @2D_Emerald
    @2D_Emerald Рік тому

    I spent half an hour trying to do this, thank you so much lmao

  • @catswalking
    @catswalking Рік тому +3

    8:38 When I move the bone in the body, the arms move but the legs remain still. I have gone through the entire tutorial three times, but the results are still the same. Does anyone know what I might have done wrong?

  • @ericzwirnmann8151
    @ericzwirnmann8151 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm sure there is much more involved to make advanced animations, but wow did this intro make me less fearful about the features for rigging.

  • @teacupteddybear6778
    @teacupteddybear6778 Рік тому +1

    My character isnt attached to the bones after the CTRL + P with weights. I dont understand how to correct this

  • @3gganticlvtch
    @3gganticlvtch Рік тому

    BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH I’ve watched many tutorials and thought as a 3D artist I would never rig anything thank you!!

  • @HaikuTutorials
    @HaikuTutorials 3 місяці тому

    Awesome tutorial man, thanks a lot!! You have a new subscriber ;)

  • @arthuremtage2211
    @arthuremtage2211 Рік тому +3

    Finally, a rig tutorial that I could understand and reproduce in my own blender file. Thank you!

  • @League_of_CK
    @League_of_CK 6 місяців тому +1

    I've done everything with a body more complex, and now that i'm moving the armature the body doesn't move, can someone explain me why or the what could be the problem?

  • @titansoftime
    @titansoftime Рік тому +2

    Thank you this got me going! The auto-weights for me were the hardest part. They were going nutso. It was one of 2 things I think. A) I did not have the transforms applied on the CubeMan mesh prior to parenting the rig. B) I had a lot of overlap in the arms/legs and the main body. Apparently that causes issues with auto-weighting according to this one lone post I read somewhere.

  • @AMTVE
    @AMTVE Рік тому

    thanks bro. I so long time looked for your video, you can't imagine

  • @yellomello6952
    @yellomello6952 Рік тому +2

    When I right click, it just selects the bone. No menu pops up. Do I have to change something in settings? Someone plz help!

  • @maiabuljeta5749
    @maiabuljeta5749 5 місяців тому

    Great, simplified tutorial!

  • @indisag
    @indisag Рік тому

    thank you... you explain riging simple way.

  • @endboy-gaming
    @endboy-gaming 20 днів тому

    Bro thank you my character is animating now

  • @stuartbalios8
    @stuartbalios8 2 роки тому +9

    I did everything in the video but when I try to move the bone after parenting it the bone moves independently

    • @FrostDeDay
      @FrostDeDay Рік тому

      You probably didn't add the the weights to it

    • @PicelBoi
      @PicelBoi Рік тому

      Did you parent the right object? Are you using edit mode?

  • @williamkuroki7683
    @williamkuroki7683 Рік тому

    Face!! Thank you very much!! I'm starting with the blender and this helped me a lot. Best rigging for beginners so far.

  • @radar536
    @radar536 7 місяців тому

    Thank you. We need to learn to walk before we can run.

  • @lemoncorporation4747
    @lemoncorporation4747 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much! This helped me out with how to rig.

  • @GrimleGreely
    @GrimleGreely Рік тому

    BEST EXPLANATION BRO! THANK YOU!!

  • @medicinecarebd
    @medicinecarebd 2 роки тому +2

    best best best....Thank You So Much for this video ...It helps me very much...Please make more videos like that💖💕❤️

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  2 роки тому +2

      thanks! I plan on making more soon!

    • @medicinecarebd
      @medicinecarebd 2 роки тому +1

      @@poly_flo ❤️❤️❤️Thank you very much❤️❤️❤️

  • @yarsk2937
    @yarsk2937 Рік тому

    thank you for this tutor, it was very useful. For others i would like to tell my problem: after extrude legs didnt move with other bones. it can be fixed by adding parent (bone properties> relations> parent)

  • @JasonWakaka
    @JasonWakaka 11 місяців тому

    Thanks. Really useful! Simple and Easy to understand

  • @Sleepieztheadzeverzlolz
    @Sleepieztheadzeverzlolz Рік тому

    this still holds up thank you for teaching me this!

  • @hermionegreen333
    @hermionegreen333 Рік тому +2

    This was extremely useful! Thank you for making it

  • @benjaminl429
    @benjaminl429 Рік тому +1

    Thumbs up for not partaking in the default cube genocide.

  • @DAV18113
    @DAV18113 Рік тому +2

    i got this little problem. The spine bone just wont connect to the hip. When i move the spine the hip just doesnt want to move. im on 3.4 btw.
    if anyonw got a solution it would be more than welcome

  • @diyarts9378
    @diyarts9378 Рік тому

    Thanks to this video, now I know how to properly rig and animate a character. Thanks a lot, man!

  • @Panchothefatcat
    @Panchothefatcat Рік тому +2

    The armiture doesnt stick to the model.

  • @liano6375
    @liano6375 Рік тому +1

    Extruding the hip bone from the Spine bone breaks the connection between the bones, and I'm left with a seperate bone, how do I connect them back?

  • @muhammadaltan1887
    @muhammadaltan1887 2 роки тому

    Sa. TNice tutorials quarantine is making question my whole existence.

  • @KillersBF
    @KillersBF Рік тому

    This was so easy for me to understand, thank youuuu 🦭

  • @Укулелеимногоедругое

    Thanks for such a detailed video.

  • @jarmilakrjakova8374
    @jarmilakrjakova8374 Рік тому

    super. The best tutorial for me. Thank YOU :)

  • @eleanordare9350
    @eleanordare9350 Рік тому +1

    Really lovely tutorial, thanks 🙂

    • @poly_flo
      @poly_flo  Рік тому +1

      You’re welcome 😊

  • @MCNeko6554
    @MCNeko6554 Рік тому

    Dude you're so hype haha I love it! Great tutorial :D

  • @FilmSpook
    @FilmSpook 2 роки тому +1

    You're Awesome, Brother, many thanks!! 😊

  • @radionicagitarevrsac4766
    @radionicagitarevrsac4766 Рік тому

    This is the best rigging lesson ever! Thank you :)

  • @evzy7615
    @evzy7615 2 роки тому

    THANK YOU SO MUCH i had trouble doing this

  • @estebanarrietabarreto4466
    @estebanarrietabarreto4466 2 роки тому

    Congrats ! I started right before covid when the recession Nice tutorialt. I held those stocks and made a killing. I bought dividend stocks and made a

  • @hubertguilmain7888
    @hubertguilmain7888 2 роки тому

    simple , efficace , je recommande

  • @martywilson-nolen8023
    @martywilson-nolen8023 Рік тому

    so cool! this is my first time animating.. Thank you!!!

  • @jonathan_lol
    @jonathan_lol Рік тому

    Very good! Easy to understand

  • @AbdilHando
    @AbdilHando Рік тому

    Thanks man, your tutorial was very helpful.

  • @famous_words
    @famous_words Рік тому

    You had me at "boom!"

  • @boi726
    @boi726 Рік тому

    this video helped so much! im trying to make a game but i didnt know how to make animations for it!

  • @jaywantbaikar2862
    @jaywantbaikar2862 9 місяців тому

    Lovely

  • @Cookieman245YO
    @Cookieman245YO Рік тому

    bro did a thing i screwed up to do in 5 months and did in 13 minutes anyway thx for the tutorial lol

  • @kidscartoonandlearning
    @kidscartoonandlearning 8 місяців тому

    can you create more videos on this topic like how to rigg different sing shapes for kids study videos.

  • @WANABDULRAHIMWANAHMADKAMIL
    @WANABDULRAHIMWANAHMADKAMIL 6 місяців тому

    easy to understand, thank you :)

  • @studybean2469
    @studybean2469 2 роки тому +2

    Simple but powerful video! :D

  • @IslandM8
    @IslandM8 Рік тому

    god damn I wasnt expecting it to be this easy

  • @Plesetoon
    @Plesetoon Рік тому

    thi isa great tutorial....

  • @namnguyenhong3368
    @namnguyenhong3368 Рік тому

    You made my day! Thanks Bro!

  • @trashacc7124
    @trashacc7124 Рік тому

    Holy sh- I did it!!! Thanks

  • @nathanjbee
    @nathanjbee Рік тому

    Thank you, super help ful!

  • @leoeditor
    @leoeditor Рік тому

    TKS, My friend!!!

  • @VoyagersType
    @VoyagersType Рік тому

    your video really helped me

  • @fernidadeveloper199
    @fernidadeveloper199 Рік тому

    thanks bro, good explaining by the way

  • @mlabash
    @mlabash 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi, great video but one question. At 5:28 when you're extruding from the spine, you're extruding from the head. Unless I'm missing something, the extruded bone is not parented in the same way the arms bones are. I know that's because heads can't parent heads. As a result when I move the spine around it doesn't effect the hip. My question is why doesn't yours have that issue? Thanks for the help!

    • @conorcarmichael
      @conorcarmichael 2 місяці тому +1

      Did you solve this? It seems there was an update at some point which changed this, and the offset option for parenting doesnt work as intended

  • @meelie5734
    @meelie5734 Рік тому +2

    Hello, when I grab the spine in pose mode and try to move it, it only grabs the top part of the body ( @ 8:39 in the video) leaving the hips and bottom half seperate from it. Do you know what I could have done wrong? I re-watched the vid and re-did the rig multiple times but i cant seem to fix the issue.

    • @mjr697
      @mjr697 Рік тому +1

      Same here man. Although, after a while, I noticed that there's an orange dot that we're missing. Could be the reason why. Wish he could respond.

  • @lowlevelgamedev9330
    @lowlevelgamedev9330 Рік тому

    Very usefull video thanks!

  • @ashharkausar413
    @ashharkausar413 2 місяці тому

    ty!

  • @wyroy
    @wyroy Рік тому

    So. Good!!

  • @plantygamer9625
    @plantygamer9625 Рік тому

    Thank you bro, i just need that

  • @smittyvanjagermanjenson182
    @smittyvanjagermanjenson182 9 місяців тому

    Ive just taken an interest in animation using blender and all these basic tutorials on YT requires me to learn a dictionaries worth of short cut command keys lol.