At the start of week 10, we continued working on what was taught before Christmas break. I completed my four-legged dear walk cycle and started a four-legged horse canter.
For the dear walk cycle, I looked at Richard Williams’ instructional videos about walk cycles. This one specifically really cleared up my confusion regarding walk cycles. Beside’s these, I also looked at the classic book ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’, also by Richard Williams, 2001.
I then decided to animate a deer since its walk cycle pattern is the same as the horse’s.
This is the final result after hours of looking at footage and understanding a deer’s walk cycle:
Following Steve’s brief on week 10, I got into reading the material he sent and studying horse canter cycles. I found some good footage on National Geographic ‘s youtube channel.
The slow motion footage truly makes a difference on understanding the legs’ motion.
It’s still a work in progress but I will be posting videos of it.
I found it quite complicated to re-adapt the rhythm of online lectures. I much preferred the studio ambience but obviously times are hard and adaptation is key.