When Hasbro gives you fake parts, make Hasbro take the fake parts back! Get mad! I don't want your dang faux parts! What am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see Hasbro's manager! Make Hasbro rue the day it thought it could give Lazy Eyebrow fake parts! Do you know who I am?! I'm the man who's going to animate a proper transformation...with the fake parts!
- good LORD what is happening in there?! - a pracitcally engineered transformation! - A-... A practically engineered transformation?! with no fake parts, a fully accurate vehicle mode, and a fully articulate robot localized entirely within your factory? - ....yes! - may I animate with it? - ......no
Hey Lazy Eyebrow so I have my own Transformers Stop Motions on my channel and they look great only thing missing is the audio the video itself looks like something you would have done I hope you enjoy my stop motions as much as I do
For all intents and purposes, it is a magic trick. All the key bits of sleight of hand, direction, angles, hiding what you don’t want the audience to see, are in his transformation animations. Using angles, misdirection, and taking advantage of how our brains work, he is able to make us believe a toy is doing the impossible and actually transforming like they do in the shows.
I came to say something very similar. Usually when you find out how a magic trick works it is kind of disappointing but in this case I am fascinated and it draws me in deeper.
For having fake parts I really love how you did mirage’s transformation. It’s super satisfying watching it. Also: DAMN That general Lee Transformer really gave me nostalgia! I still remember watching it battling the G1 colored movie Jazz when I was a kid!
I could not have said this as good as you have. I lurk the transformers reddit and see my fair share of Transformers stopmotions, most of which are transformations. 90% of the time, its step by step transformations, which while I think they can work on Bayverse figures, doesn't work on others. My advice I gave was along the lines of, "Think about where the parts are going to be in robot and alt mode at the beginning and end of the transformation, and move the parts along a path from the beginning to end." This video perfectly explains what to do and I love it.
Wow, that Siege Mirage transformation is incredible. THAT is how you show transformation cheating! :D (Heh... They say that two wrongs don't make a right, but here you are, cheating to correct THEIR cheating. lol)
Thank you for this! I used to literally do EVERY STEP of the transformation when I first did stop motion because I thought it looked cool, but the outcome said otherwise. I sometimes do fancy transformations to be dramatic, but sometimes, you just gotta love the g1 transformations
I love this video! Even though I don't do stop motion myself, I do have a passion for it, and whenever someone manages to nail a quick and seamless transformation through trickery like this, it blows me away. I actually noticed how Mirage was animated transforming in the last video and was impressed with how smooth it looks, despite the whole figure suddenly being rotated backwards. While faux parts can understandably be annoying, I think in some cases in stop motion they help to replicate the way parts morph in impossible ways in the original cartoon.
I would love more behind the scenes things like this on basically any of your videos. It’s fascinating. I always wondered why your animations looked a step above and now I get it.
Dude, I've always loved stop-motion, but this little tutorial has given me even more of a perspective than all the behind-the-scenes stuff I've seen from feature-length films. The effort and thought you put into this stuff are amazing!
It's these stop motion animation tricks that truly combine the toy engineering, the simple smoothness of most cartoon transformations, and the admittedly realistic fluidity of the live-action transformations, since these are live-action objects, all together. Also, the explanation of how Optimus's grill waist chonks out between frames do illustrate what kinds of faux parts work and Mirage's everything shows which ones don't. One's imagination is more capable of accepting that the waist could expand and that it's achieved by some good ol' unholy engineering sorcery. The fact that Mirage's transformation relies on tricking the brain more means that the imagination also has to take multiple gymnastic leaps in both modes. Your mind will always tell you that this isn't that sorcery, and it will nag at you.
I know you said this mainly applies to transformers, but that's good advice for transitions in general: keep the important parts consistent and the brain will fill in the gaps
An unintended effect of the way you handled Optimus's back hand is that even if you do notice it, it just looks like his wrist slid forward to conceal his hand.
In my stop motions Ive used this 2D trickery to my advantage as much as possible but holy you’ve made me rethink my transformations, mirage’s rear tires lining up with the front as well as the autobot symbol, all I can say is your brain must be massive and I seriously need to practice my stop motions (keep those tutorials coming!)
Damn! You astound me! You are the best stop motion artist I’ve ever seen! Seriously! Please keep doing what you do, tutorials aside. Your videos make me so happy. Especially the commercial break outro’s and re-intro’s of the G1 cartoon! In short, you kick ass!!
I just animated a non transforming Cliffjumper turning into ER Cliffjumper. Really this video has helped me out so much in my animations and I can't thank you enough for this tutorial!
Thank you for these tutorials, you inspired me to start my own stop motion review channel, I’m currently working on a station for it, I started to measure wood to build it
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’m planning on making my own stop motion series and I’ve been needing some stop motion advice and tutorials for awhile
Funny enough, my eyes didn't see the spoiler turn into the rear gray piece but rather swing around underneath the car to wrap around to the back. Cool stuff man, and so very useful!
I've been wanting to make a video about this for a few months now. I wanted to use ER Cliffjumper and Netflix Bee to show that toy-like transformations aren't that great in animations, and cheating could improve the look and the smoothness of it (and make the partsforming disappear in this case). That's a trick I learnt a few years ago I used so many times, it's really useful, even when parts aren't clearly visible on the robot mode. For example, I once made CW Ultra Magnus transform by having the truck cab thrusting out of his chest, and the trailer transforming behind. But since we're looking at the cab, everything looks convincing. I also used the figure-changing trick with a few figures (Netflix Bee into G1 Bee, Siege Optimus into Studio 38 Optimus, Studio VW Bee into Movie Deluxe Bee and next on my channel, Siege Megatron into RTS gun Megatron) and that's always so fun to make! I may not do the best animations on TH-cam but I sure am proud of "making animations" more than "showing toys transforming with many pictures".
I'm loving these tutorials. Once I save up a bit, I'm definitely going to practice with my own WfC Optimus. I appreciate you doing this series! Side question - where do you get your blast effects?
When Hasbro gives you fake parts, make Hasbro take the fake parts back! Get mad! I don't want your dang faux parts! What am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see Hasbro's manager! Make Hasbro rue the day it thought it could give Lazy Eyebrow fake parts! Do you know who I am?! I'm the man who's going to animate a proper transformation...with the fake parts!
Finally! A reference I understand
Think Hasbro Think! How can faux parts make my stopmotions smooth, if it hides the real parts?!
- good LORD what is happening in there?!
- a pracitcally engineered transformation!
- A-... A practically engineered transformation?! with no fake parts, a fully accurate vehicle mode, and a fully articulate robot localized entirely within your factory?
- ....yes!
- may I animate with it?
- ......no
good lord you're like the karen of transformers with the speak to the manager (btw no offence)
Hey Lazy Eyebrow so I have my own Transformers Stop Motions on my channel and they look great only thing missing is the audio the video itself looks like something you would have done I hope you enjoy my stop motions as much as I do
1:08 I'm sorry, I CANNOT get over how smooth the Datsun transformations are :O
thanks!
You're basically a magician revealing his tricks. Seriously, the way you do these are clever and amazing. Thanks for the tutorials so far.
For all intents and purposes, it is a magic trick. All the key bits of sleight of hand, direction, angles, hiding what you don’t want the audience to see, are in his transformation animations. Using angles, misdirection, and taking advantage of how our brains work, he is able to make us believe a toy is doing the impossible and actually transforming like they do in the shows.
I came to say something very similar. Usually when you find out how a magic trick works it is kind of disappointing but in this case I am fascinated and it draws me in deeper.
How do you use a clean plate on Stop motion studio to remove props can someone tell me
Your attention to detail, artistry and sense of humor are why you're among my favorite TH-cam creators.😊
I agree with you there!
For having fake parts I really love how you did mirage’s transformation. It’s super satisfying watching it.
Also: DAMN That general Lee Transformer really gave me nostalgia! I still remember watching it battling the G1 colored movie Jazz when I was a kid!
and we know who lost
I could not have said this as good as you have. I lurk the transformers reddit and see my fair share of Transformers stopmotions, most of which are transformations. 90% of the time, its step by step transformations, which while I think they can work on Bayverse figures, doesn't work on others. My advice I gave was along the lines of, "Think about where the parts are going to be in robot and alt mode at the beginning and end of the transformation, and move the parts along a path from the beginning to end." This video perfectly explains what to do and I love it.
These tutorials are SUPER useful!
Oh, hi! I agree
8:14 yes his animations were so clean and he as well as you inspired me to animate transformers keep up the extraordinary work eyebrows
Can't wait to try when I get back to my "studio"
Oh boy I've been waiting for this one ever since you started doing tutorials again! Thank you!
Wow, that Siege Mirage transformation is incredible. THAT is how you show transformation cheating! :D (Heh... They say that two wrongs don't make a right, but here you are, cheating to correct THEIR cheating. lol)
I don't speak English but I understand almost everything the same. Knowing how to explain is a gift☝️
Thank you for this! I used to literally do EVERY STEP of the transformation when I first did stop motion because I thought it looked cool, but the outcome said otherwise. I sometimes do fancy transformations to be dramatic, but sometimes, you just gotta love the g1 transformations
All of these are EXTREMELY helpful for me
Glad to see my outback animation used to help others
I just love how smooth that Mirage transformation looks, even after seeing all the cheating that’s going into it.
I suck at transforming figures, hope this tutorial helps!
Edit : it did help
I love this video! Even though I don't do stop motion myself, I do have a passion for it, and whenever someone manages to nail a quick and seamless transformation through trickery like this, it blows me away. I actually noticed how Mirage was animated transforming in the last video and was impressed with how smooth it looks, despite the whole figure suddenly being rotated backwards. While faux parts can understandably be annoying, I think in some cases in stop motion they help to replicate the way parts morph in impossible ways in the original cartoon.
I would love more behind the scenes things like this on basically any of your videos. It’s fascinating. I always wondered why your animations looked a step above and now I get it.
Smokescreen's transformation is so satisfying to watch. 👏👏
Dude, I've always loved stop-motion, but this little tutorial has given me even more of a perspective than all the behind-the-scenes stuff I've seen from feature-length films. The effort and thought you put into this stuff are amazing!
I can't begin to describe how delightful this video is. Great work as usual! God bless
The transformations are just the best part of animating with transformers. Sometimes, I'll just watch them on replay over and over.
You are so damn good at what you do and it’s always a pleasure to watch your videos. It’s fascinating to see how you do what you do!
This is so informative! And I’m just blown away by the techniques used by the transformation
It's these stop motion animation tricks that truly combine the toy engineering, the simple smoothness of most cartoon transformations, and the admittedly realistic fluidity of the live-action transformations, since these are live-action objects, all together.
Also, the explanation of how Optimus's grill waist chonks out between frames do illustrate what kinds of faux parts work and Mirage's everything shows which ones don't.
One's imagination is more capable of accepting that the waist could expand and that it's achieved by some good ol' unholy engineering sorcery.
The fact that Mirage's transformation relies on tricking the brain more means that the imagination also has to take multiple gymnastic leaps in both modes. Your mind will always tell you that this isn't that sorcery, and it will nag at you.
NO WONDER I LOVE YOUR WORK SO MUCH, YOU WERE INSPIRED BY THE BEST TRANSFORMERS STOP MOTION SHORT IVE YET SEEN!
Fascinating animation techniques! Never imagined the kind of thought that would go into these!
Spectacular. You sir are a wizard.
I could watch these all day. More please.
a wot?
It's so interesting to see how he manage to makes the transformation so smooth and natural
Love these tutorials
Your videos are so full of enthusiasm, it makes me wanna rush off to my table and try the tricks right now!
That Mirage transformation was pure wizardry. Bravo, sir.
Another stupendous tutorial video! Loving this series!
(And thank you for giving the opportunity to showcase some of my stuff :)
Hey bro I'm so happy that he saw your stuff:D
Coincidentally, this video came out the day I was attempting to make a transformation stop motion. Thanks you have no idea how much this helps me out
Yes! Patrick Bouvin was a huge inspiration for me as well….his BBoy Joker was the first one I saw…that Music by Design was soooo perfect. Great video!
its a shame he doesn't post often but when he muah golden
Oh my, glad you brought the process of the good old transformation cheating as you used to call it haha!
This was amazing! Absolutely loved how you explained everything in so much detail! Thank you for sharing!
I know you said this mainly applies to transformers, but that's good advice for transitions in general: keep the important parts consistent and the brain will fill in the gaps
I was gonna play this video in the background while I played some relaxing games but I ended up doing nothing but watch your vid. Awesome job
An unintended effect of the way you handled Optimus's back hand is that even if you do notice it, it just looks like his wrist slid forward to conceal his hand.
Pretty much 😁
I love the behind the scenes of transformation so this is straight up my alley
Nice video my guy 👌
NOT LAZY AT ALL, INFACT AMAZING EYEBROW
I’ve been wait for this for so long! I’m having trouble doing a cyclonus transformation 😔
You're a saint, I'm trying to get into Transformers stop motion because I love both, and this series is going to be a big help!
In my stop motions Ive used this 2D trickery to my advantage as much as possible but holy you’ve made me rethink my transformations, mirage’s rear tires lining up with the front as well as the autobot symbol, all I can say is your brain must be massive and I seriously need to practice my stop motions (keep those tutorials coming!)
Your a really good Animator Eyebrow👍
Absolutely loved this. You, sir, are an absolute legend and your visual trickery is amazing.
I used this technique for my jazz and cyclonus transformations
Finally, been waiting for this video. Can’t wait to put this knowledge to hood use.
Is the use of 'hood' deliberate? Because you will be doing a lot of carbot hood management
Beautiful edits. As someone who enjoys editing myself, these videos are really inspirational.
Good on you LazyEyeBrow.
Damn! You astound me! You are the best stop motion artist I’ve ever seen! Seriously! Please keep doing what you do, tutorials aside. Your videos make me so happy. Especially the commercial break outro’s and re-intro’s of the G1 cartoon! In short, you kick ass!!
i does me best, thanks!
I just animated a non transforming Cliffjumper turning into ER Cliffjumper. Really this video has helped me out so much in my animations and I can't thank you enough for this tutorial!
I saw that! And it looked so dang good! Glad this helped!
Your tutorials are so awesome and well put! THANK YOU !
Thank you for these tutorials, you inspired me to start my own stop motion review channel, I’m currently working on a station for it, I started to measure wood to build it
“The fact that we’ve lost our knees is fine because it looks natural”
Another great upload by the man himself! find these really helpful
(Btw thanks for showcasing our stuff)
This was very helpful for the transformation s I do on my other channel Retro Robot Productions thank you
This helped me out a lot this series has gave me a lot to improve on. Nice work
Yes, can’t wait!
Thumbs up! Like how you manage to shortcut the transformation in the animation! I liek Patrick Boivin as well!
You seriously are amazing!!
I'm always so hyped and inspired whenever I see your work I'm gonna go home and work on more stopmotions today if I can!!
This is mind-blowing! thanks for sharing. this will definitely help me improve my stop motions.
Great video man, very helpful and keep up the good work o
Seeing these transformations back and forth in stop motion just makes these figure look like they have dance moves. But that's just me.
Great tutorial, this is going to help so much with my own optimus animation
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’m planning on making my own stop motion series and I’ve been needing some stop motion advice and tutorials for awhile
Very good info. So far, ur tutorials have been helpful with what I have been trying to accomplish.
These are gonna make my stop motions alot smoother. Thanks man!
These videos are so informative I’m way better now then I was before I saw the other videos
Seriously great tip, fantastic work.
This is both amazing and informative.
Thanks so much!
ITS HERE!!!!
Funny enough, my eyes didn't see the spoiler turn into the rear gray piece but rather swing around underneath the car to wrap around to the back. Cool stuff man, and so very useful!
I tried this on kingdom sky warp core and it worked sub to the lazy eyebrow thanks a lot man I appreciate it
I tried doing this with mirage myself and I got it on my second try.
Matrix, this was an amazing tutorial!!!
Thanks!
To quote Christopher Walken...
" You need more Tri Pod"
The god has blessed me again with another tutorial.
That transforming General Lee Gundam is GIGABASED
I have no interest in making stop motion videos, but these videos are so nice to watch
I’ve never been great at transforming my figures so this helps a lot
this video is really helpful, my SS roadbuster transforms just like that version of mirage so it'll be easy to fix the weird faux part problem
I've been wanting to make a video about this for a few months now. I wanted to use ER Cliffjumper and Netflix Bee to show that toy-like transformations aren't that great in animations, and cheating could improve the look and the smoothness of it (and make the partsforming disappear in this case). That's a trick I learnt a few years ago I used so many times, it's really useful, even when parts aren't clearly visible on the robot mode. For example, I once made CW Ultra Magnus transform by having the truck cab thrusting out of his chest, and the trailer transforming behind. But since we're looking at the cab, everything looks convincing.
I also used the figure-changing trick with a few figures (Netflix Bee into G1 Bee, Siege Optimus into Studio 38 Optimus, Studio VW Bee into Movie Deluxe Bee and next on my channel, Siege Megatron into RTS gun Megatron) and that's always so fun to make! I may not do the best animations on TH-cam but I sure am proud of "making animations" more than "showing toys transforming with many pictures".
Amazing. Something worth to think about.
Thanks a lot, I'm gonna use this next time I do a transformation animation.
You could say that these transformations are "more than meets the eye"
I remember seeing your first transformation cheat video with MP-10 and now it's the same cheat I use every time I animate Optimus's transformation.
Oh my god, the mirage transformation is so clever
It's one of those clevers that even I can't believe it worked
This is good and help full spread this vid
"JUST BUY A TRIPOD!"
The aggression in that jeez
My brain fills it in. Ah, brain spackle!
Excellent tutorial.
Brain spackle haha
Got a nostalgia rush when you shoutes out the General Lee video.
It's incredible!
Hell yeah, more inspiration to animate with
I'm loving these tutorials. Once I save up a bit, I'm definitely going to practice with my own WfC Optimus. I appreciate you doing this series!
Side question - where do you get your blast effects?
Commander class figures
Excellent tutorial!!! Thank you!
took me back with the general lee transformer haha
i remember watching that video a lot as a kid
Meee tooooo except i was a teen haha
I needed this!!! SOOO MUCH!
This is great to watch!