Animation running cycle

Learn how to create realistic and smooth animation running cycles with these expert tips and techniques. Enhance the quality of your animations and bring your characters to life with dynamic and fluid running movements.
Jump Reference, Animation Principles, Animation Walk Cycle, Jump Animation, Circle Animation, Stickman Animation, Running Pose, Walking Animation, Walk Cycle

I wanted to look back at my animation books for reference of how to create a run and walk cycle. I have been looking in The Illusion of Life, The Animator’s Survival Guide and Timing for Animation mostly as they are the clearest about the positions. I realise that these images are for traditional animation and that in Maya it is necessary to not make the poses as extreme as they will either break the rig or not look natural and this will ruin the suspension of disbelief in the characters. f…

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Eric Royal