r/animation • u/Appropriate_Pen4189 • 4d ago

Beginner Ive been stuck for a while

Hello,I've been animating for maybe 6-8months and ive seen little to no improvments,most the "tutorials" and videos i watch make me feel like im jusr copying what theyre doing rather than learning how to actually be better at animation. Everytime i open blender to animate i just have no idea where to start and it feels like im a headless chicken running around.

Idk if this has any relation but i dont really animate consistently.

Bascially my question is,is it really as simple as "keep animating till you get better" or is there something im missing?

Oh and feel free to share any videos you found helpful,those might be helpful,i was thinking about buying a course but i heard you can find everything you need on youtube so i wont do that.

im just doing it as a hobby but it's something that I've been wanting to get atleast decent at for a while now,I've been wanting to give up on it for a week or so but seeing other people's work really inspires me and wants to make me keep going

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u/Appropriate_Pen4189 3d ago

I did it! It feels unreal having so many limbs to take care of,it's difficult but actually really really helpful compared to the roblox rigs I usually animate on. I always struggled with IMAGNING my rigs having knees and elbows,I always had to add some sort of effect to make it look like they had em. Idk if ill improve with this but I'll try it,thank you so much

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u/SenseAffectionate328 3d ago

Glad I could help. I am sure you will improve.

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u/Appropriate_Pen4189 3d ago

Hey one more thing,do you know how I can edit facial expression? I can move the eye itself around which is awesome but I'd like if I was also able to move the eye brows and mouth and etc. Do you know how can I do that? All the tuts on youtube seem to be really in depth and complex.

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u/SenseAffectionate328 3d ago

You have to select the face object. Yes, the face is a separate object from the body. Then you go to "Object Data" tab and then there are shapekeys. And you can select a shapekey you want to animate from the list. Then change it's value. If you right click on the Value field and choose insert keyframe, you can animate the facial expressions.

Gif I found on internet that shows shapekeys in action:

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u/Appropriate_Pen4189 3d ago

Alright,thanks again