How do you make an animation?

[edsterisawesome]

Some depend on rigs to animate.

i.e.


Who then writes on his channel:

These videos were made in 3DS max, no I don't know how to dance, yes the song is sort of terrible...

I am self taught, I learned by taking apart Valve animation, I have been animating for about 18 months. Most recently I worked on Fable 3.

Practicing in these programs also makes perfect.