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any basic tutorials on walk cycles?
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:20 am
by Mr. Ping Pong
Hi friends,
I've gone through most of the tutorials, and most of Fiziwig's tutorial, but I've not yet come across a tutorial that I'm able to use to learn a basic walk cycle. Fiziwig's work is very helpful, but the basic walk is missing a few too many links for me to grasp it. Is there any tuorial like I'm looking for?
THANKS!
Glenn
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:41 pm
by mkelley
IMHO your best bet is to pick up nearly any animation book -- most of them cover walk cycles and knowing the basic animation principles behind them you can apply in AS.
The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams is a book no animator should be without, so that's the one I'd recommend.
After you understand what is involved actually doing it in AS is pretty straightforward, particularly if you use bones (I like creating actions for walk cycles).
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:43 pm
by mkelley
Hmmm, a simple web search revealed this as well:
http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml
Once again, the idea is to understand the principles behind a walk cycle. I'd still get the Williams book, though.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:33 pm
by VĂctor Paredes
Cribble has created the
Resources section.
There are a couple examples of walkcycles. however, I recommend the Animator's survival kit too.
THANKS!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:40 am
by Mr. Ping Pong
Thankyou mkelley, selgin, and cribble for your help! Much appreciated!
Glenn
walk cycles resources
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:45 pm
by toonertime
1st walk cycle
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:02 am
by oliver43
Here's my 1st walk cycle! very basic, but I did throw in some bone dynamics to get a little jiggle going.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg9NFA5MD6I
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:43 pm
by luisba
that is my walk cycle. I take it from "idleworm" web
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjD4JBoVaC8
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:18 pm
by Mohlar
I also second the recommendation of the Williams book - but also look at the sheets based on the work of Preston Blair.
Use this URL and look at the bottom of the page for links to idea sheets.
http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_not ... alk_Return
I used one of the illustrated walk cycles as the basis for a very quick and crude demo for users of another program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6YCmK6QZh4
And again, in a different way in another demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNgETwCL1-4