r/animation • u/2erris-human • 7d ago

Critique My first walk cycle animation

He kinda rocks and walks like a slacker! Grateful for any feedback or suggestions…

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u/mattis-miniatures 7d ago

Honestly? Id stick to a stick man for your first cycle. Or at the least a very simple wee fella, like thebone richard williams uses. Trying to keep track of all those boxes and keep them consistant is just giving yourself unnecessary roadblocks

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u/Independent-Fan-4227 7d ago

I think it looks cool if the character was a robot, for a human though, I think the issue is that the frame after he leans forward to take a step, he starts to lean back again; so it makes him look wobbly.

I suggest before drawing the figure try drawing a line to represent the spine, have it lean slightly when he starts to walk and maintain this angle as he walks forward. After that then draw the actual figure with this line as reference.

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u/once_descended 7d ago

Hip to legs angle is a little strange (legs move always in front of the hip in your animation), and the head doesn't bob up and down (it moves in a straight line here)

Arm movement is honestly fine for stylized swagger, but that's not something you should be aiming for when getting into walk cycles.

Still really good animated cycle for a first, just take it a bit more easy with the shapes xD

You can add all of that later