How to Keyframe Like a Pro! (Animation process for any software)

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
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    Ever find animation overwhelming? It can be useful to have a simple process to approach your work. This class explores my process for keyframing and is based on a common keyframing process in the animation industry. It might not be for everyone but I use it almost daily and have found my work has become significantly faster and easier once I started using it.
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    Made and Voiced by Alex Grigg
    Music by Skillbard
    Logo by Renaud Futterer
    Typeface by Laurie Rollitt
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  • @hhboyo
    @hhboyo Рік тому +570

    As a beginner animator I've been struggling with timing a lot and I've never seen anyone explain it using this method and just after watching this video I feel like I've learned so much. A++ I can't wait to watch more

    • @myweirdanimations
      @myweirdanimations Рік тому

      Subscribe!💗

    • @Tatekingdom9
      @Tatekingdom9 Рік тому +4

      As a beginner which software you are working

    • @hhboyo
      @hhboyo Рік тому +4

      @@Tatekingdom9 adobe animate but I've also been experimenting with the grease pencil in blender

    • @Tatekingdom9
      @Tatekingdom9 Рік тому

      Can you show me some of your work

    • @Jrisin
      @Jrisin Рік тому

      @@hhboyo does adobe animate cost money :(

  • @interestingturkiye
    @interestingturkiye 5 місяців тому +13

    BRO YOU EVEN ANIMATED THE SOFTWARES HUD !

  • @noel_curray
    @noel_curray Рік тому +231

    I worked in 2d animation for 9 years and I can't still explain it like what you did here. And also you are right at the start of the video.. It is still overwhelming even if you have experience. I highly recommend your teaching for beginners and refreshers. a short Animation Survival kit

    • @AlexGriggAnimation
      @AlexGriggAnimation  Рік тому +40

      Hey thanks man. Haha this 2 minute explanation took about two years of rewriting to get right. I'm glad it resonated :)

    • @noel_curray
      @noel_curray Рік тому +6

      @@AlexGriggAnimation teaching animation (the practical way) and doing (pro) animation is a different skill. I'm happy (and envious) you get the same skill. Keep it up. I'm gonna watch more of your content to refresh.

    • @Tatekingdom9
      @Tatekingdom9 Рік тому +1

      Hey guys which software should I start as a beginner

    • @noel_curray
      @noel_curray Рік тому +6

      @@Tatekingdom9 doesnt matter which software actually. The principle is wjhats important.

  • @PaperWolfe
    @PaperWolfe Рік тому +140

    I really love your teaching style! It's concise and very clear. I enjoyed this class a lot

  • @Puttydude2
    @Puttydude2 Рік тому +40

    Love this! Breaks down the animation process so well. Sometimes I get lost when animating, so its great to have a list to keep on track.

  • @AG-hf7hk
    @AG-hf7hk Рік тому +6

    that note about the perception of the length of the breakdown is one of the most valuable tips ive learned about animating this year. Been learning for a long time and that made a lot of concepts i've been mulling about click in a satisfying way. Thank you for your work!

  • @whats_a___taylor510
    @whats_a___taylor510 Рік тому +8

    I’ve been struggling with understanding how to adjust timing in my animations and the way you explained it has been so helpful, thank you so much for such a digestible break down!

  • @marcoschin3306
    @marcoschin3306 Рік тому +2

    i'm learning so much from your videos..... searching online yours is by far the easiest to follow. there's a lot of content out there, but the way in which you organize your lessons and explain the steps makes so much sense and makes animation feel less intimidating.... thank you.

  • @senkail6625
    @senkail6625 Рік тому +4

    I really appreciate how much effort you put in to make the video look so perfect
    I can't wait to see more

  • @max_ammo_
    @max_ammo_ Рік тому +3

    These are amazing! I stopped doing animation for a while and I'm gearing myself towards it again. Seeing your videos bring nostalgia and comfort and also are pushing me towards trying again

  • @shubhamsonawane9872
    @shubhamsonawane9872 Рік тому +2

    Being an animator, i feel the things are very well put in here. Every animator gets stuck into same things at beginning and you are explaining those really good with the visual representation. Im recommending this to all my fellow animators. Keep it up and all the best!!

  • @ReezyResells
    @ReezyResells Рік тому +3

    Thanks again!! Loving these animation videos and I can't wait for each one ❤

  • @mBluett
    @mBluett Рік тому +3

    Yes I'm so glad I found this! I've never seen another guide describe timing with holds like this. Anything involving a timing chart always assumes we're using a consistent timing (on ones, twos etc.)

  • @akshatsrivastava8229
    @akshatsrivastava8229 Рік тому +20

    Best series of tutorials on UA-cam. As an aspiring animator, these videos are really helpful to help streamlining my process! Thanks, Alex!

  • @ajorejay
    @ajorejay Рік тому +6

    Thank you for sharing this process Alex, helps a lot! 💯

  • @husseinkobeisi5022
    @husseinkobeisi5022 Рік тому +4

    I'm re-watching this yet again. And this truly is the most helpful thing I've scene on animating. It just gives you such a nice tool to understand how to do what you want to do. I love it

  • @shanobicross
    @shanobicross 11 місяців тому

    Love your art, animation and teaching style Alex. Such great work man!

  • @WhoIsJohnblack
    @WhoIsJohnblack 2 місяці тому

    Guys get Alex's class. Its amazing!!! I just finished it and am going back to binge this content.
    Alex, you content is GOLD make more videos and classes please, we need your mad skillz taught to us!¡!¡!

  • @dragosbotcau
    @dragosbotcau Рік тому +4

    I really appreciate the amount of work you put into animating and editing this tutorial. Great job!

  • @annatish
    @annatish Рік тому +2

    Beautifully made and so well explained! Thank you so much for sharing these classes.

  • @MP-zx8ig
    @MP-zx8ig Рік тому +1

    This was always a concept I struggled with and couldnt visualise the process. Thanks for walking us through this, key framing seems less spooky now

  • @CoconutJustice
    @CoconutJustice Рік тому +1

    Absolutely great video. Congrats. I loved this. So simple yet TONS of informations. Great job.

  • @LordRubino
    @LordRubino 3 місяці тому

    AMAZING! The blocking phase is so inspirational. Impeccable descriptions 👌👌😍🤩

  • @guist_
    @guist_ Рік тому +3

    Animation student from Paris here ! Your videos are really amazing. They're so well put together and informative. They help me check up on my technic in a fun and quick way.
    Thanks for your videos, it's really wonderful people can have access to such informative videos for free.
    Keep up the good work ❤️

  • @msdady0
    @msdady0 8 місяців тому

    I watched millions of videos about animation...
    But this is the best video ever
    Thank you so much for your hard work

  • @TheEdenQuest
    @TheEdenQuest 12 днів тому

    So grateful
    for these vids! Thank you!

  • @mypalpronto4646
    @mypalpronto4646 Рік тому +1

    Excellent stuff. Explained well, great production quality, encouraging perspective on learning. Top notch!

  • @markokovacevic3225
    @markokovacevic3225 Рік тому +1

    Just found your channel, and already see it's a gem! Really like this type of presentation! Great job!

  • @jonathantewnes1224
    @jonathantewnes1224 Рік тому +1

    loving your breakdown. I am speaking with my artist now i think we will be using this process for our indie studio!!! thanks so much!!!

  • @atharvamahajan3940
    @atharvamahajan3940 Рік тому

    Thank you for making this class! It clears lots of doubts!!

  • @l_e__m___o____n_____.
    @l_e__m___o____n_____. 8 місяців тому +1

    I’m starting to try some animation rn, and I’ve been a bit clueless recently. But this channel has been very helpful and I have more of an idea now! Ty so much

  • @jeorc
    @jeorc Рік тому +1

    I just found this channel and I loved this video. I'm new to animation but what a great class and such a good rendition of the topic. Thanks.

  • @samueljamespillar
    @samueljamespillar Рік тому +30

    Really really helpful man, even for someone who has been animating for a while. The description of the timing between key frames and breakdown with the ball was great

    • @AlexGriggAnimation
      @AlexGriggAnimation  Рік тому +4

      Hey thanks Sam. I didn't learn this technique until I'd been animating professionally for about 4 years. Im glad you found it useful!

  • @jasperparkertrenfield8302
    @jasperparkertrenfield8302 Рік тому +1

    This is the best example of how to take blocking to a final animation in a clear understandable way that I have ever seen. Good Job

  • @adamtaylorart
    @adamtaylorart Рік тому

    This series is so good, Alex!

  • @JonathanOduor
    @JonathanOduor 8 днів тому

    Thanks for this Alex!

  • @xxghostxx4124
    @xxghostxx4124 2 місяці тому

    This is a HUGE help! By far the cleanest explanation i have seen. for someone like me who is just starting out, i thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @placeboblue
    @placeboblue Рік тому +1

    This is an astonishingly useful and engaging explaination. This is seriously gonna help my workflow, many thanks

  • @skateboardbruh
    @skateboardbruh Рік тому +3

    This is amazing, not into Animation but I might just try to learn because of this video!

  • @ralex_nder
    @ralex_nder Рік тому

    Alex Grigg. You are an amazing instructor. Thanks for this.

  • @Thexoxas0
    @Thexoxas0 3 місяці тому

    this series are great! you are an absolute gem!! thank you so much for this well explained and concise teaching videos. very helpful. hope you´ll keep doing more of these

  • @orianaquevedo1801
    @orianaquevedo1801 Рік тому +1

    I am learning so much. love your teaching style, thank you 👏🏻

  • @adib_4075
    @adib_4075 Рік тому

    Bro, you're so underrated. like you need more attention! you really take good classes

  • @yelyel6897
    @yelyel6897 Рік тому

    Jesus this tutorial is smooth... Pleasure to eyes and senses. Thanks!

  • @echo5435
    @echo5435 Рік тому +1

    THANK YOU! your videos are so helpful and made animation fun for me again after I lost motivation :)

  • @deppitup
    @deppitup Рік тому +1

    This was super helpful and definitely makes tackling animation a little more palatable. Everytime I try to do an animating exercises I always get confused on where to add frames and if I'm even doing it right lol

  • @Arkapravo
    @Arkapravo Місяць тому

    Great explanation, you are a very good teacher Alex.

  • @DallasCrane
    @DallasCrane Рік тому +2

    Great video! Makes animation more accessible

  • @ayushganithri6094
    @ayushganithri6094 Рік тому +2

    I really learn from your videos. It's very understandable.

  • @clevermissfox
    @clevermissfox 3 місяці тому

    Woah what a talented illustrator and animator !

  • @ramonesrocker
    @ramonesrocker 10 місяців тому

    Awesome video! Your art style is cool which also made this more enjoyable !

  • @HELLEKSONART
    @HELLEKSONART 9 місяців тому

    This did help alot, I did alot of frame by frame, but it's more facial expressive/ science fiction / Effects type of animation. This is great tutorial for anatomy movement animations.

  • @megumegii
    @megumegii Рік тому

    oh my god this tutorial CHANGED EVERYTHING!!! thank you so much!!!!!!!

  • @SayedSafwan
    @SayedSafwan Рік тому

    Amazing!!Absolutely Amazing!!I LOVE IT!

  • @balajimulik
    @balajimulik Рік тому

    Just amazing work!

  • @lcaKB
    @lcaKB Рік тому

    Bravo! I was stubbornly looking for software explanations, but your detailed explanation of the process help me understand why and what I had to do, and not how (click here or there). The software is secondary to the process of ideation and storyboarding.

  • @BoshraAlkathir
    @BoshraAlkathir Рік тому

    omg I'm so glad I found this channel!

  • @Spitty927
    @Spitty927 22 дні тому

    I appreciate the homework at the end of the video. Often, I'll watch a tutorial and just think about what I learned, but the call to action pushes us to actually try out what we've learned. It's fun too, thank you!

  • @1991alon
    @1991alon Рік тому

    The best animation video! thank you!

  • @alan112223
    @alan112223 Рік тому

    Alex, you're the man. Thanks!

  • @XAVMotionDesign
    @XAVMotionDesign Рік тому

    Highest learning value on UA-cam! 🙌

  • @farbodjavadian3580
    @farbodjavadian3580 3 місяці тому

    This was extremely helpful, Thank you so much❤

  • @dimitridehouck9506
    @dimitridehouck9506 Рік тому

    Oh god. Oh dear god!!! This is the best teaching I've ever seen here on UA-cam. Your video's are absolutely invaluable! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @Fefs-yi1gf
    @Fefs-yi1gf Рік тому +1

    amazing channel! thank you , it was very informative, will put it into practice!

  • @bihamdabih
    @bihamdabih Рік тому +1

    This is a really high quality video. Really worth the wait.

  • @dasboot3420
    @dasboot3420 Рік тому

    This is gold. Thank you!

  • @rufustangen
    @rufustangen Рік тому +3

    Love this video serie. Best channel i have seen when it comes to drawing animation!

  • @_chrliymi
    @_chrliymi 11 місяців тому

    Kept on watching animation tutorials but always ends up with ur vid 😂 its fun and you can understand it clearly. Love it!

  • @timroberts9542
    @timroberts9542 Рік тому +4

    I enjoyed seeing how you could do the blocking phase in After Effects - I spent a lot of the episode wondering how you could do it in AE, and lo and behold you covered it! As always, an amazing video

    • @AlexGriggAnimation
      @AlexGriggAnimation  Рік тому

      Haha Thanks for sticking with it. I should have covered some of that earlier in the vid probably :)

  •  Рік тому +1

    That was really helpful and enjoyable! Thanks for sharing :)

  • @santiagoolagaray5974
    @santiagoolagaray5974 Рік тому

    Impressive skills! Thank you for sharing.

  • @JeffSans
    @JeffSans Рік тому

    Amazinggg. I love it. Now im excited and scared to do it

  • @OscarTorresWork
    @OscarTorresWork Рік тому

    Awesome video great workflow especially for any software thank you!

  • @Trogen-uo9gb
    @Trogen-uo9gb Рік тому +1

    thanks man, this massively applies to 3d animation.

  • @mycollegeshirt
    @mycollegeshirt Рік тому +1

    just fantastically explained. I see aaron blaise do it like this all the time on his livestreams with the breakdown so I picked it up, but you verbalizing like this is so great

    • @AlexGriggAnimation
      @AlexGriggAnimation  Рік тому

      Yeh it's definitely something you'll start noticing more now you're seen it once. Check out the blocking for Pixar and Disney 3d films. They're using the same technique

  • @AaaaNinja
    @AaaaNinja Рік тому +2

    Even with stop motion there is a blocking stage. It's good to try out timing and it's also good for testing if the scene is possible with the puppet because it is a physical object. Like a rehearsal. And you take photographs as you go. And using the stills that you took they can be used as targets when animating the final shot.

  • @KingZypt
    @KingZypt Рік тому

    One word for this guy
    LEGEND

  • @linathew0rld
    @linathew0rld 5 місяців тому

    this is such a good video ! i’m learning animation by myself with youtube videos and this was really cool. after animating a lot on flipnote i tried different softwares but rn i like to draw on krita so i think i’m gonna focus on it for animation too ☺️

  • @eliasmendezlicitra808
    @eliasmendezlicitra808 Рік тому

    Thank you so much, timing and Blocking its the hardest part for me since i usually just feel the movement and go for straight ahead, but usally is not convenient, tysm this istuff is not in the books at all

  • @jaydibari
    @jaydibari Рік тому

    Pure gold!

  • @pillowbull
    @pillowbull Місяць тому

    This is very easy to understand ^^ 🌸

  • @Christopherwilley
    @Christopherwilley 4 місяці тому

    Ok… for real, this is EXACTLY what I have been searching for!!! Thank you x 1000000000000000000^9

  • @browniiemonicutte
    @browniiemonicutte 10 місяців тому

    thanks so much im trying to practice for stop motion I cant really inbetween as I would in 2d but all the information is super clear, important and beautifully exemplified thanks for that!!

  • @Pinkiepieisawsome
    @Pinkiepieisawsome Рік тому

    Love this video

  • @thichuyen1597
    @thichuyen1597 Рік тому

    Worked smoothly, tysm

  • @bank8489
    @bank8489 11 місяців тому

    this was a great video!

  • @bilosofie
    @bilosofie 5 місяців тому

    beautiful video Alex ❤

  • @lissyyy5500
    @lissyyy5500 10 місяців тому

    As a cpmplete beginner that was really helpful, thank you! I think I have to rewatch it a few times to fully understand

  • @fahmimuhammad3279
    @fahmimuhammad3279 Рік тому

    Wonderful, big thanks 🙏 ❤

  • @bayezidhossain8100
    @bayezidhossain8100 5 місяців тому

    this is a terrific keyframe animatoin tutorial,,,so helpful, you are genius, I really respect you from my heart and I hope you will give us more and more videos like this💝💝💝

  • @infographie
    @infographie Рік тому

    Excellent

  • @watsak6840
    @watsak6840 Рік тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @Sketching4Sanity
    @Sketching4Sanity Рік тому

    Really dope and helpful content! Thankx! 🙏🏿😁

  • @davidhayford8496
    @davidhayford8496 Рік тому

    Amazing 👏

  • @enshen2190
    @enshen2190 Рік тому +1

    This is so smart bro! Thanks! I think you got a new sub

  • @sijusebenezer4260
    @sijusebenezer4260 Рік тому

    It's a Great help!!! Thank You so much!!❤️❤️

  • @fewocious6774
    @fewocious6774 Рік тому

    literally this jus saved my life

  • @billiesguitar
    @billiesguitar 7 місяців тому

    So helpful! Complete beginner to adobe animate here with coursework due soon!

  • @venverza3424
    @venverza3424 Рік тому

    Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!

  • @Atomic-toons00
    @Atomic-toons00 Рік тому +3

    Is all about how to keep the track of animation smooth asf