How to Animate a LEGO Figure Walking

In this Tutorial Video we look at three methods for animating a brick figure walking. Method 1 is the most standard manner in brick animation. It looks the best when coupled with a 15 fps frame rate. Method 2 is a more smoother cycle however it requires twice as much time and petience. The end result is defenitly worth it. Method 3 is a speed walk which look comical and thus can be used in comical situations.
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[@east3myway]

I feel bad for Lego figures. They step on Lego everyday.

[@bradfilms5479]

Ouch

[@olumpiansposidenz5475]

legos are painful

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lol

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:D

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Lol George Lucas gave up on a Star Wars so he decided to make a secret Lego channel

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[@BaeumlerFilm]

TOP tutorial!

[@DougVandegrift]

You have to conform the frame rate in your editing software. Or make sure the sequence is matcing 16 fps.

[@ClubBrick]

I've come back to this tutorial so many times for a refresher!

[@johnsinger7819]

The only problem with me is i sometimes forget which leg i had just moved😂.
Now is it right leg or left leg?

[@lucascubiasoriginal4548]

Saaame bro 😂

[@JangoBricks]

I deal with the same thing 😂

[@FunAtHomeCollectibles]

This might be 12 years old but one of the better explanations I've managed to find for Lego Figure Walking. Cheers for that mate. Have an awesome day! From HWFAH (Hot Wheels, Lego, Cards & collectables)

[@JackDunnGamingAndVlogs]

Done it!!! Dramatic music plays

[@birdman5589]

Another great tutorial! Thanks for all the great info.

[@stagger2039]

This helps so much with my LEGO animation! Thank you

[@sheleryshtickproductions7070]

Saved. My. Life. Thank you Mr. Lukas

[@SandyDeJong]

thank you I have only just started my journey into stop motion and this I am sure will me thanks

[@BuildZillion]

Great tips! I will have to try it out in my next few videos

[@4FRAMES]

Thank you, it's the best walking tutorial on youtube ;)

[@unexpectedalien1744]

Thank you, this has been very helpful

[@Brickboy1224]

Thanks for your tutorials they helped me become a better film maker

[@xRook13x]

Really great tutorial!!

[@nickilkurera9478]

This video really helps me to do this stopmotion

[@TheBrickBros511]

Thankz ive always had some problems with my walking cycle and this will help I hope

[@rocketman5235]

This helped me ALOT!

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[@DaveHProductions]

Great tutorial man, thanks a lot.

[@vaibhav3874]

you are awesome man thanks
keep making awesome videos

[@StopMotionStories]

Hi, very nice tutorial🙂 good work👍

[@justdraw316]

I just tried this on one of my animations and it looks amazing! not perfect but still pretty good

[@abesmith9517]

This was very helpful

[@goldenlegends1666]

This really works well

[@mccannanimations2706]

Thanks this was very helpful

[@ZELLLY]

Awsome video

[@TheThreeWishes]

i will keep it in mind

[@theminifigrhythm903]

Thanks man this was very useful! :D

[@DEMIG0D_SHRIMP]

Dude you have no idea how this had helped me. I was trying to pause other movies to see if I could catch how they do that, but I gave up on that. Thanks though for the help.

[@deeg6665]

Thx it helped a lot!

[@SCOStudios]

helped us a lot :DD thanks a lot :D

[@LEGOPRODUCTIONS2206]

Thanks this is really helpful!

[@WigThatFlewOffFloptok]

this help really much after 11 years

[@megatrainer2137]

thx I really needed a walking method

[@aweggart]

When he first does it its rough and slow and then it speeds up and becomes smoother why is that?

[@BassGuy470]

he increases the fps

[@legospeedguy2484]

great vid!

[@CRAZYMusicParodies]

if the legs are still then use sandpaper on them. great tutorial!

[@victoriafaye1]

This is cool.

[@LEGOanimationsPROs]

thanks that helped alot:)

[@caranimationshd7614]

Amazing

[@damianreyes227]

I like your video a lot for a New future video.

[@Fraiser888]

thank you !! xD

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[@pathosanimations8401]

Method #2 is a must do for me. Thanks so much. I always did method 1. Also, do you have any tips on how to keep the minifigure's head at the approximate same height when doing the walk cycle? Mine seems to go up and down like a carousel 😅

[@animateplanet1852]

thanks that have help me more Videos making i can remember that how this figure to walking

[@rynostudios7024]

Thank you so much

[@bricker9114]

Thank you

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Thanks

[@Pegasus_Gaming.]

thank you

[@mattnieves6846]

Thank You! :)

[@vbproductionsvbprudactions3739]

thank you so much because now my lego videos gonna be so much better!!!

[@ycadventures8402]

Nice

[@onelegostudio]

awesome! great! perfect!! cool! nice! Wicked!

[@gamingwithmihailo7216]

Yo how was life 10 years ago😲🤔

[@EscalonaMichael]

Walk - 10FPS | Run - 15FPS

[@jonlevesque1647]

that helped thankx

[@sharkaithegreat]

some helpful tips in there, thankyou.
Do you have any special way of making them actually run? or is there just the quick walk?

[@GyroFox]

helpful! even though i already knew how to do it...

[@tombeagan1399]

And you are the best

[@koreboredom4302]

PLEASE TEACH US HOW TO MAKE THEM WALK DOWN STEPS.

[@brickfilmfriday9266]

you need to like almost bend their leg back as far as possible and have the other foot standing (if you use full block steps use sticky tac to hold him in place the put both feet flat next frame) but for best results use 1 stud stairs
or stairs like this work brickset.com/parts/4277751/staircase-7x4x6

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i don't think you can

[@cosmy6688]

No

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[@wildmanbob]

I WILL REIGN i wonder why they have holes in the bottom of their foot probably from all the lego

[@Tennislee12]

Thank u

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yess finally

[@CayloLou]

good

[@VeXxit]

nice

[@ronchan144]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! You sounded a little tired though...

[@TylerFeygin22]

Good advise. Before I watched this, I used what you call "method 1". By the way, the "speed walk" Blob Studios on his website has a tutorial for it but he calls it running. So it was used before!

[@MrBrickfilmer08]

I have always used method one

[@BoxUnboxer]

wow, its been almost 7 years!

[@DougVandegrift]

Easy solution. Just stick them down using masking tape. Ether by rolling it undernieth or taping it across the corners. Good luck

[@stargaitanis]

There will always be some dick-suckers to dislike a video. This guy to all this time to learn/educate other people with knowledge. Great job btw.

[@findmestudios]

I was watching while I was animating.

[@legospeedguy2484]

THANKS! would this apply to 24 fps? would you do more moves in 24 fps to make is smooth? what's the benefit of 24 fps?

[@DEMIG0D_SHRIMP]

Hey dude. Are you going to do a video on how to move a LEGO minifigures head move like you used in PIRATES. That would be really cool. Mine look jumpy Yours are so smppth when they move.

[@G46s]

I do the “standard” one except I don’t do the balancing pary

[@Brick_Mark]

Same it looks good enough

[@theswiftflanker7554]

cool

[@JintySteam1]

I've seen lego animations where they animate the figures on flat smooth surfaces, how the hell do they get them to stand still without falling over?

[@brickfinity827]

JintySteam they use clay or sticky tac

[@velocitytrack]

do you use still pictures or a quick recordings on a camcorder to make the animation?

[@sharkaithegreat]

@cannedgravy I await that patiently

[@lizwhitehurst598]

thx

[@aliaaadel9201]

Liz W

[@mateotierno3780]

Is there any alternative to backgrounds, I have the figures I need but the background I need is too expensive

[@battlebrettstudios]

how many pictures does it take to fit into one second? if so should you tape down or glue the baseplate so it doesnt move?

[@HaydnTUA]

Gorge lucus has a secret LEGO channel

[@usainbolt568]

Thx

[@MrGatonegroish]

Hey could u just specify how many pics do we have to take of each move?

[@legomanh]

Is this an episode of brick film school?

[@cr9470]

How does it move can you caption it using a video recorder and do you move it by hands?

[@kingofdarkness227]

Haha sothparkian lol you are awesome

[@rtj7777]

can they only walk on lego studs because in ur movie there isnt any studs so how do you make them walk without the studs?

[@yssaned9212]

Does sound fx matter? I use an app that has Minecraft sound fx and its a stop motion animator but I have another one but does Lego films need sound fx?

[@user-pj9ux8cf8p]

Wow😄

[@outoftheneon7392]

can you please tell me your editing software, i am looking for one

[@spledledo137]

for stop motion do you do half a second video or a picture?

[@MrStudyIsland]

Which software do you use? Because I use Live Movie Maker and it dose'n't work very good): But thanks, this will work very great(:

[@Jenabebe]

@cannedgravy hey do you do doll animation cause thats what i want to do with like american girl dolls

[@KierenBarnett]

I use SAM Animation (my videos on my channel were made in iMovie, NOT SAM). It is a cheap software, that also has a free version.

[@C4X3Music]

i used method 3 sorta

[@mikeadriano4391]

We have the same baseplate :)

[@EpicMonkey82]

How do you get your character to stay upright? Mine leans forward when walking... Please help!