Learn how to apply the Animankenstein Formula in the animation of a Ninja performing some kicks
Hi Mark Diaz here for 2DAnimation101 dot com. In this tutorial I am going to explain to you how to animate anything you want using the Animankenstein Formula and any animation software you like. For this course I will be using CrazyTalk Animator 3.
The first thing you need to start animating is, get a reference. For my case, I will use this line test of some awesome martial art kicks.
Then, in CrazyTalk Animator 3, I import the character, already rigged and ready to be animated.
Then I open YouTube, to see the first pose...
And I position my character like that.
Then I count how many frames I need to move the play head so my animation has the exact same timing as the reference I am copying from.
Then I see the character in the anticipation for the first kick, and
I duplicate that pose in CrazyTalk, moving the bones of my character as needed.
Then I check the kick in my reference,
and duplicate that pose in crazy talk.
And so on. It is super simple, all you have to do is check each of the poses, measure the number of frames you need between poses, and duplicate those poses in any animation software you like.
You can even do this frame by frame, with pencil and paper, just like I did this pencil test copying the kicks from an anime character fighting with another character.
Easy enough, right?
All you need to do for each pose is:
Check the reference
Count the number of frames between each pose
Pose your character exactly as in the reference
You will have the in-between frames created automatically for you thanks to the interpolation feature inside CrazyTalk Animator 3.
Great.
And then, you end up with an animation like this.
PLAY ANIMATION
If you already know how to use CrazyTalk Animator, then this tutorial is all you need to know to get it started and do this on your own, with any reference you want.
But if you are a total beginner, you can enroll to this crash course for FREE:
Animate a Ninja in CrazyTalk Animator 3
Inside you will find almost 3 hrs of video content in which I go in depth on each of the steps required to create this animation, step by step, super detailed.
So, if you are just starting in animation, and want to learn how to do this, step by step, then enroll for FREE right now. See you inside.
You will learn how to animate any movement you want from watching references on YouTube and copying pose by pose
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With a background of 10 years in the film industry at Autumn Leave Films, and with over 30 short films produced to this date, we are a group of animators who love to share everything we know about animation, from pre-production, animation, to post production. Our aim is to equip future animators with all the necessary techniques and tips to...
great class I love it
great course thank you
This course is so amazing as a detailed live example on how to do custom animation! Yes, you can watch the general tutorials on CTA website, but when you come to practice you face so many issues that have no answer!
In this course, you will master how to move the bones as you like and how to mimic a real life movements using the magical formula!
Amazing course and a must buy for CTA users.
A very nice and helpful teacher. A lot of useful, factual information :)) With a clear conscience I recommend the course to all those interested in 2D animations.
yes, great!
I would like to see more lecture about...
using
G2+ character
Japanimation style(Cell look)
more shots (walk, kiss, talk, dance, heroine's makeover and battle etc...)
face animation
more long about 1min, many shots
Excellent course. No one really teaches CTA.
Very well done. Learning how to use CrazyTalk Animator and rig characters.
Very Great Course To Animation
kinda like a bob ross but for animation.
he helps you understand that making it right means you probably got there by making adjustments until you like it.
easy to follow / pause along the way with CTA-3
very practical, looking forward to finally getting my character into motion!
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Kim D.
A powerful course showing how to use a reference - any kind of video action sequence really and recreate a Cartoon Animation from it. I particularly like how Mark explains even basic things, like where certain tools are. I found I got easily lost with some of the Reallusion tutorials because they raced through this.
Very detailed and thorough demonstrations of how to use references step by step including the camera, the work flow and problems that might come up. He leaves common mistakes in and then shows how to fix them.
Occasionally perfectionist or pedantic, going over and over something I think is fine.
Good stuff - I wouldn't think this course is aimed at beginners, they might be a little lost. Hard to say.