Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Balance in animation is extremely important, making sure the weight of the character is in the correct spot is vital for appealing and believable posing. It's one of the first things every animator learns. However, we are creating movement as 3d animators, not statues, and in real life, there are countless moments where we are slightly off-balance, and it's those tiny adjustments our bodies make to ensure we stay balanced, and don't fall over that can add so much to an animation. Especially a body-mechanics heavy animation. In this video, I break down several real-world examples from skateboarding to martial arts moves to show those moments in life when our body is not perfectly in balance and our weight is slightly off. Whether you are an experienced animator or learning how to animate, this tutorial will hopefully help you to produce appealing movement.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Reviewing The 1st Example
3:15 Reviewing The 2nd Example
4:02 Reviewing The 3rd Example
5:25 Reviewing The 4th Example
7:39 Reviewing The 5th Example
8:27 Reviewing The 6th Example
9:44 Reviewing The 7th Example
10:33 Outro
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Balance in animation is extremely important, making sure the weight of the character is in the correct spot is vital for appealing and believable posing. It's one of the first things every animator learns. However, we are creating movement as 3d animators, not statues, and in real life, there are countless moments where we are slightly off-balance, and it's those tiny adjustments our bodies make to ensure we stay balanced, and don't fall over that can add so much to an animation. Especially a body-mechanics heavy animation. In this video, I break down several real-world examples from skateboarding to martial arts moves to show those moments in life when our body is not perfectly in balance and our weight is slightly off. Whether you are an experienced animator or learning how to animate, this tutorial will hopefully help you to produce appealing movement.
Social Media 📰
Twitter: twitter.com/markmasters92
Instagram: instagram.com/markmasters92
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mark-masters-062a89a4
Chapters 📘
0:00 Intro
1:00 Reviewing The 1st Example
3:15 Reviewing The 2nd Example
4:02 Reviewing The 3rd Example
5:25 Reviewing The 4th Example
7:39 Reviewing The 5th Example
8:27 Reviewing The 6th Example
9:44 Reviewing The 7th Example
10:33 Outro
Related Videos 🎥
My Animation Workflow: youtu.be/Kk_Uhe2y1ok
Use Dynamics to Easily Animate Tails and Overlap: youtu.be/vtF7wwvuBkk
Using AnimBot for Constraints: youtu.be/bycG7_9zoKI
