Bear Walk Cycle

[FellFallow]

It’s been a long time since I’ve practised 3D seriously (or even touched a 3D program…) due to being busy with 2D but this is the first project I’ve taken start to finish since then!

I spent 4 days on the model, texture, rigging and animation and then a couple more rendering. I know it’s pretty rough, and I’m not at all familiar with animation (first steps into it, really - in 3D anyway). But for a speed project, pretty happy with how it turned out! I learned a lot about cycles as well - it’s come along nicely since I last saw it.

Walk cycle:

Just in case anyone is interested in the static turntable:

Next project I’m determined to improve my animation skills as I think that’s what’s letting me down the most at the moment with 3D. Plus, I can happily spend hours animating!

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[GaretEliot]

This is excellent. The shoulder deformations especially look great. There seems to be some slight weirdness happening with the fur up at the peak of the shoulders/back though. It almost looks like it’s “popping” or “bubbling” (not sure how to describe it best) at the peak of the walkcycle, but I haven’t studied quadruped walkcycles though, so maybe it’s normal.

[FellFallow]

This is excellent. The shoulder deformations especially look great. There seems to be some slight weirdness happening with the fur up at the peak of the shoulders/back though. It almost looks like it’s “popping” or “bubbling” (not sure how to describe it best) at the peak of the walkcycle, but I haven’t studied quadruped walkcycles though, so maybe it’s normal.

Thanks! Yeah I noticed that a little bit too late, I think I pushed the rig a bit too far on that front (shoulder going too far back) - only noticed it about 3/4ths of the way through rendering the clay fur shots, haha!