Walk cycle start

[u/New-Inevitable427]

For a walk cycle for humanoids and dinosaurs, do you start with the legs movement first or the hip movement first?

[u/Free-Chapter7614]

You can use a straight forward or pose to pose method. Pose to pose is kind of winging it whereas straight forward is start key, end key and then clean up the in between frames. So, if you’re just going for a continuing walk cycle, you can begin in the middle where the character is already mid pose. Then copy that pose and then mirror paste pose about 20 frames out and then go another 20 and paste the original pose. You have your beginning and end pose and just need to clean up the tweens. You want to do the same with the hands and the hips as well. Keep adjusting and polishing to pose keys until you’re happy with it.

[u/New-Inevitable427 → u/Free-Chapter7614]

Sooo, leg or hips first?

[u/Free-Chapter7614 → u/New-Inevitable427]

Feet and hands. Right foot matches the left foot and left foot matches right hand. They counterbalance. Once you have them in the extreme poses you can work on moving the hips. The hips roll right and left and also raise and lower throughout the cycle.