8 frames walk cycle - furry character
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Topic: 8 frames walk cycle - furry character
Posted By: asukicco
Subject: 8 frames walk cycle - furry character
Date Posted: 17 July 2010 at 7:32am
Hi guys, I recently started animating this sprite:
and ran in a lot of problems. This is what I have so far: 
She limps slightly or looks shaky, I think I fail'd so much with this. Would you help me? :D I tried to look at some references: none found (also installed Morrowind AND Oblivion to take a look at how the Khajiit moves, but, in Oblivion he's too much human like, in Morrowind he looks totally stupid). Single frames:        
Character inspired by Kaiseto ------------- |
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Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 17 July 2010 at 4:28pm
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You shouldn't see the back elbow, the front arm doesn't move that far either.
Overall, the animation looks a bit tame and gelatinous, you'd probably be better off with better defined joints. ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: W M
Date Posted: 17 July 2010 at 7:30pm
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I'm not a fan of how the closest arm moves -- she shouldn't change the direction of her hand when it reaches its forward-most position. Right now the arm has a very wavy motion -- try defining the elbow, and moving it according to that. The further-away arm's backward swing needs to be lessened -- notice how far back the other arm goes in relation to the body, and then take in to account that it's a quarter view: the arm should barely show or be hidden in the backswing. Very good, solid start.  |
Posted By: mashimi
Date Posted: 18 July 2010 at 2:52am
| i like it. the character is really nice. but yes, the back arm shouldn't show also I really like the movement of the legs! you got the bobbing of the head too. all round it's awesome. |
Posted By: asukicco
Date Posted: 21 July 2010 at 4:43am
Hi people. I worked a bit during this week.
Changed the arms and legs. I'm a bit disappointed with the front arm right now. What do you think? Edit: made some progress. 
I sort of slowed down the arm when it reaches far left and far right, and now I realize that the arm should bend when it's in the far left and should not when it's in the far right. I have to reverse the thing. ------------- |
Posted By: okiedoke
Date Posted: 03 August 2010 at 11:31am
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im pretty novice, but that looks cool! maybe add some flop to the ears later on down the road! edit-cure: this topic's about two weeks old. maybe not quite necro-posting (though close), but a little further back than is common to respond to. just be conscious of this in the future. |
Posted By: asukicco
Date Posted: 02 October 2010 at 7:02am
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Hi to everyone, forum people.
It's been a long time since I posted any update in this thread. Well, I made some progress recently: 
What do you think? I'm about to start texturing it. ------------- |
Posted By: onek
Date Posted: 02 October 2010 at 10:48am
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i think u should aslo make the back of his head (ears, 'cheekhairstuff') move a little,
maybe some more mpovement for the snout too |
Posted By: 2-D
Date Posted: 03 October 2010 at 9:56am
| I agree with Onek, a little more movement in the hair of the head will show that movememnt of air is present. |
Posted By: Riva
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 11:22pm
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Im sorry if somebody sayd it before, but I dont really like him jerking up-down so fast. It would help to make him go up n down smoothly over more frames. It would also be anatomicaly more realistic. Just my 2c ;) |
Posted By: asukicco
Date Posted: 26 December 2010 at 10:44am
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Hi! Please, help me out! :'(
I'm very near to the end of this animation but I can't seem to make the tail move properly. Here my two attempts that are not crap but something similar:  
Any help? ------------- |