Walk Cycles

[mgeduld]

I've been trying to master one of the toughest animations -- a walk cycle. I'm a LONG way from getting it, but here are a couple of my recent experiments (using Xara & Flash):

http://www.grumblebee.com/walk/walk4.html

http://www.grumblebee.com/walk/walk5.html

Anyone here tried a walk cycle before? Any tips?

Marcus Geduld
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[mgeduld]

I've been trying to master one of the toughest animations -- a walk cycle. I'm a LONG way from getting it, but here are a couple of my recent experiments (using Xara & Flash):

http://www.grumblebee.com/walk/walk4.html

http://www.grumblebee.com/walk/walk5.html

Anyone here tried a walk cycle before? Any tips?

Marcus Geduld
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[RAMWolff44]

is pretty close [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Course I don't know anyone that has a neck quite that long [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Actually the character is quite nice and made me smile [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Keep up the great work [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

RAMWolff [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[gwpriester]

you have to fly (or something like that).

The guy with the bouncing glasses is delightful, Marcus. As always entertaining and understated.

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[Egg Bramhill]

Marcus,
Love them both. How about reducing the size and getting them to walk across the screen?
Egg

[mgeduld]

http://www.grumblebee.com/walk/walk4_a.html

Marcus Geduld
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[Egg Bramhill]

And what a speedy response!

[RTK]

... great animations, Marcus!

The guy with the glasses could be me! Except he has a better posture than me [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] ... I really need to get a new chair [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] I'm using a 40's office chair which kills my back... but it has a funny seat so it also gives me bunns of steel [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Love your characters, Marcus! It is fantastic to see the come alive!

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[Bob C.]

Nice Marcus! So amazingly simple and effective.

I have been practicing human motion too but I get so complicated. I made the bits different colors to keep track of the movement.

Below is my Flash attempt.. not sure if I posted this before.

Bob C.

[mgeduld]

Bob, I did the same thing!

In my first experiments, it was REALLY helpful to give the back legs & arms different colors from the front legs and arms. If I hadn't done that, I would have been hopelessly confused.

I'm now getting to the point where I don't need to do this, but it took a while.

Marcus Geduld
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