2D Animation: Character & Attitude Walk Cycles

Learn 2D animation techniques to express personality, body type, and attitude in a walk cycle, and turn walks into full-on runs.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Body Types

• Male and female walks
• Changing weight

2. Attitude Walks

• Breaking joints
• Varying the passing pose for flexibility
• Creating the attitude contact pose
• Animating a stomp
• Animating a sneak
• Animating a goofy walk
• Animating in depth

3. Walks to Runs

• Animating a jog cycle on tens
• Animating a run cycle on eights
• Animating a very fast run on sixes

Conclusion

• Next steps