This week i began animating, starting with a walk cycle for the first scene of the animation. This is my first attempt at a four-legged walk cycle, so i found it challenging, especially at the angle which the dog comes towards the camera. I found the following videos extremely useful in planning out the steps and timing for the cycle, especially the 3/4 guide as there weren't many videos on how to get the steps right at this angle. I found the method of marking where each step would go and at which frame very useful, the back legs usually being two frames faster than the front. I also used Eadweard Muybridge's study on a 'marching dog' useful to see how what each step looks like.
What went well:
- Plotting each step of the walk cycle and getting the right timing
- finding the right perspective for the scene
- getting the rhythm of the body to correlate with the steps
- the dog is a bit far over so i need to make him walk towards the camera more
- making the dog bigger as he walks closer to the camera
- moving the dog forward more with each step to fix the 'skating' effect
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