Animation Challenge #5

[Pawige]

Well, last week's challenge had a better turnout. Kudos to everyone who participated! I've not gotten any other topic ideas yet, so I just made one up.

Topic: "Captain Determination goes out for a stroll."
A very determined walk cycle; a brick wall wouldn't even slow this guy down.
Silhouette.
64 x 64.
6-10 frames.

Feel free to post WIPs or ask questions!

[Cow]

Feel free to post WIPs or ask questions!

'Kay. What frame do you guys start on for walk animations? 'Cause I figure, with a looping walk animation, you probably won't have a frame that just looks like him standing to one side...

[Pawige]

I usually start on the frame where his feet are both on the ground at the same time.

http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml

Contact position.

[Cow]

Thanks.

[Stab]

At leeeeast I tried.



...right?

[Pawige]

Hey, you've got the basic motions correct. The oddly changing frame-rate is hurting it though. It looks like he's taking a slow step--fast step--slow step--fast step. Read through the tutorial I posted if you haven't, and polish your animation up a little more, using it as a guide, you'll probably be surprised by how easy it is to get it looking good.

I'll do my own animation for this as soon as I get some spare time, I'm swamped at the moment.

[ptoing]

This was good fun.

I basically exaggerated everything there is to exaggerate and the walk is bordering on a run and also is impossible to do in reality.
But as a cartoonwalk it works i think.

10 frames, 2 steps

[Willows]

Gave it another go.
(Sorry, I made a new account, I'm stab with a more character-suited name. It was wearin' on me, it was.)


One leg lands shorter than the other, which kinda irks me, but other than that I'm rather happy with it.

[Rerg1]

I cant animate...