Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Animating arms can be a challenge, yet they're one of the most important parts of character animation! Even if you've never animated in your life, how do you convey personality and emotion while overcoming technical issues and body mechanics?

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Animation by David Oneacre
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Music by Jayfoo
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Assistance/Support by Melanie Tan
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Gimberly uses kamone416's toon shader, which you can find here:
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Spanish Subtitles by ribbit.ram

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0:00 Intro
0:23 FK vs. IK
2:40 Character Animation
3:59 How Emotions Affect Arms
5:16 Body Mechanics
7:13 Emotions vs Mechanics via Weight
8:01 Space Switching
9:11 Elbow Pins
10:22 Outro