Walking Annimation

[Neil]

I copied this out of textbook.

It shows the different movements of the different parts of the legs.

I usually make a femur layer, a tibia layer and a foot layer.

I then put the axis of rotation at the end closer to the body.

Remember, we bob up and down a little when we walk.

[Mike Clasby]

Ge a copy (buy, library) of “The Animator’s Survival Kit” by Richard WIlliams. It has lots of walk cycles broken down into 8’s and 16’s I believe. Using that and Dan Ebberts “Animating a Walk Cycle”,

https://www.creativecow.net/show.php?forumid=2&page=/articles/ebberts_dan/layer_looping/index.html

I was able to make an animation on video (Bigfoot chasing a little kid, eek!).

Lots of cool walk cycles there, sneak cycles, sexy walk cycle, etc.

Thaaaaats All, Folks.

[Dnovotny]

Nobody has mentioned it, so, let me just say look into hold keyframes. They allow you to stop motion all together.