Introduction
This week, we had an overview on the walk cycle technique and we were asked to read The Animator’s Survival Kit. We were given a rig and our task for now is to plan our animation.
Walk Cycle – Planning
After reading the chapter on walk cycles, the first thing I had to do was to define the timing of the animation.
Then, I needed to sketch the key poses of my rig:
- Contact Position
- Down Position
- Pass Position
- Up Position
In addition, I had to take into account the minimum and maximum height the walk was going to have.
Furthermore, I also thought about the rotation the rig was going to have during the different positions and also the stretch and squash deformation.