So, I have been learning armatures and trying to get some animations going.
This is my first ever walk cycle, well sort of anyway. Only one leg is moving right now and there are some speed issues, etc., that I know I have to fix.
Just looking for some feed back as to the basic movements, etc.
http://mysite.reblended.com/bgdm/0001_0075.avi
DivX codec (newest one), 3 sec. long.
Thanks for looking.
BgDM
I think the leg straightens out a bit too early before it touches the ground.
Apart from that though, I think you’ll find it a lot easier if you animate both legs together, rather than just one. The positioning and weighting of the legs are linked to each other in real life - eg. one leg is supporting and pushing off, while the other leg is reaching forward. It’s easier to think about it when you can imagine things like “which leg is supporting the weight right now”, “what should the other leg be doing” and so on.
Thanks for the reply!
I see what you mean. This is a very early test. I will try it out later with both legs. I think you are correct that it will be easier and of course, it will look better.
BgDM
Your knee keeps bending and unbending… when walking, your knee should only bend once when stepping forward, while dragging the foot. Then it straightens out once in front of the body, and the other leg repeats this process… a lot of people drag their feet, so don’t bring the leg up too high! just some thoughts
Cool, not bad at all for a first try 
Your knee bending is too ‘sharp’ I mean, it occurs too suddenly.
For the rest… lets see tham walking 
Stefano
Hmmm, i downloaded it and it just comes up with an error when i try to watch it. So i cant comment man, but could you post a couple of still shots of the movement, i would still like to see…
Anywayz, good luck with it, puppet mastery is fun!!!
Matt
Blend on, and blend well!!!
DMBadCat: Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I will watch the knee bending on the next pass.
S68: Thanks. Yeah, for a first pass at this, I thought it wasn’t too bad either. I know there is room for improvement. Next test will have both moving, so we’ll se if it looks better.
Bapsis: Hmm… Do you have the latest DivX Codec? I think it is 5.03, or so. Just go to www.divx.com and DL the latest one. I can’t post any stills, sorry. Stupid me did this on my laptop and I left it at home today. (/me smacks self in head repeatedly with a wet trout).
Thanks again for the feedback, it is helpful.
BgDM
lookin good…
if you haven’t already, check out
http://malefico3d.com.ar/3dhut-main.html
under walkin blues
if you name stuff correctly you can use paste and flip to get the other leg happening
cheers
lilo
Here is an update.
http://mysite.reblended.com/bgdm/walk_02.avi
DivX 5.0.5 Codec required. 90 Kb in size.
Both legs moving now. Still some movement issues, but I think I am sort of getting the hang of it.
The knees seem to snap instead of moving smoothly when extending. Any thoughts on this?
Comments appreciated as well.
BgDM
Yep, i have the latest divx, dont know why it wouldnt play for me, but this last one worked fine.
Not a bad first step i reckon, would be clearer if we could see a few more steps and the legs moving forward as if pushing off from the ground. Keep it up and maybe soon try a full cartoonish body (or robotic primitive) so we can see arm and body movement as well to go with the walk.
Good job!!!
Matt
Blend on, and blend well!!!
that’s quite the strut he’s got goin’ on there… the legs sorta snap straight…
Broken: Thanks for that link. Great walkcycle tute there. Bookmarked for future reference.
Thanks man!
BgDM
http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair/intro/frame.html
http://www.rubberbug.com/tutorials.htm
better read that whole book on freetoon.com, very helpful