Cylces always should start heel/toe.Key pose each 3 frames. Think of awalk as the body throwing andcatching itself. Expanding and Contracting.The hips and shoulderrotate differently in the top and frontviews. Icon rig show twists or angles.The spine twist on at least two axis.Repeat these poses for the left leg.I pose the whole body at once then scale all keys and offset the handsslower by 2-3 frames behind feet. Always key the feet first pass. Offset the head by two frames.Arch curve paths.Minus one frame from timeline to cycle walk.This Walk project is $45. Enjoy.Comments to: [email protected].
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Start setting keys with 0, then 12, 6, 3 and 9. Match 0 and 12. Mirror for left leg. Delete last frame. 23 of 24 frames total cycle.
Notice pointersand icons. Thisis the other setof rotations ina walkcycle.I have foundicons extremelyimportant. Alsothere are boneselection set forvisual guides. Don't move hipsin Z direction. Only move up and down. Theother tutorialhandle all theZ movements in a walkcycle.Show paths oncontrollers.
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Alonzo is a "tradigital" artist using Electricimage Universer for expressing traditional studies, disciplines and principles and flexible digital tools in design, illustration and animation. He taught as adjunct professor at Pratt in Bklyn/Mhtn, Parson's New School and Bridgport Univ/Conn. Asst.Manager/3D CG Specialist for Merchandising/Development at Philip Morris, Park Ave NYC. His client list includes LockHeed-Martin, Philip Morris, Microsoft and Sony. Also,Former chairperson of the New York City ElectricImage FormZ 3D UserGroup, at theApple Market Center. As an authorized trainer he indepedently instructed, video editors, architects, animators, webdesigners and manufacters in 3D. Alonzo developed ReadyRigs to produce character animation in Buffalo, NY at his studio AVT Productions originally founded on B'way in NYC. ReadyRigs are pre-made EIU animaton control rigs projects as a fast solution for adding walking or posable character to your animation or illustration. The first part is an instruction set for adding distance to the walking preset in ReadyRigs. This walk is an exaggerated power walk so the CONTACT pose has a very long stride. The elbows had to stay turned in because of the geometry. I would have performed them and the kness to be bowed out more. This tute is to help you understand the dynamics, anatomy or kinesiology of the body while walking. Modifying the phase can add more character, like slow RECOIL. Scale the keys (control click in timeline and command click drag the keys) to slow the tempo. Fingers use Expressionist from Ramjac. Just make hands half open or relaxed. This tute was the basics before I posed the hands. A more detail discussion on walk and making an animation gel and as well as installing icons are on the AVT-ReadyRigs CD. ReadyRigs is a service for Character Animation, modeling,WalkCycle animations and Rigging. Special rigs and walkcycles can be requested at [email protected]. Sample walks can be found in the User Gallery. (Electricimage.com) ElectricImage is awesome software at a great price.The modeler has a super savvy organics modeler. Electricimage is inuitive, easy to learn and powerful. (How did we get so much power?) If you would like more information of animation, Preston Blair and George Maestri Books. Both cover the whole animation process of making a film. Inspired 3D: are also great industry level books on character animation. I like how the rigs have smart icons and don't distort the geomerty. The series is Maya based but have lots of tutes from high-level industry pros like Keith Lango. Lots of interview from other industry pros who work in the feature film industry. Electricimage comes with lots of support and free tutorials for users by users. Character animation is a traditional art not specific to computers or software. I know EIU v.5 to be smooth environment to learn character animation without a major learning curve. FREE Stuff is the best :) If you want to learn more about Characters acting out performances animation on the computer, Keith Lango.com is the way to go. This is a great contribution. Also, Character-comet.com. 10secondclub.org. Are also free resourses. If you want to learn about cage modeling Joan of Arc tutorial, TheHobbitguy.com and BayRait edge loops at Spiraliod.com and CGTalk.com. If you would like to hire me I am experienced, professional, timely, and service oriented. Rendered animation for coporate or industrial work can be deliver in any type of movie file on volume storage disk like DVD. If you want to help me to produce more character animation stuff. Please support my efforts and productions. If you like this drop me and email. or........................................ Send money, any amount. or........... Computer hardware. Macintosh equipment. Software. Doesn't hurt ot ask right? in which case.... or......... Starbucks coffee, flat filter or FrankenBerry Cereal. Best I can do to is give you credit on a film project. As for the saints and angels I already know... Thanks. I really needed your help and you were there. Special "Thanks" to Keith Lango, Julian Love, Matt Hoffman, Bear Weiter, Jens Moeller, David Wu, Eric Decker and ALL the ElectricImage "dot" community. Thanks Igor(s) and David and Konkeptione.com. I haven't forgot cha. Chris Yessios, for making FormZ, (though this is an EIU Tute). Lets see. Thanks Walt Disney for star to wish upon, John Lasseter for making MacRenderMan. Steve Jobs having vision and making come true regardless who hosed him. Enjoying my G4/D500mhz with OSX and Maya. There's no denying it. Opps!!! Bill Fleming for my first head tute. Fred Merlos, my first walk and Mark Hanon for free tute and first Uber Head. . All the Anapraxis Platter guys. Even Fred. :) LOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOO and Luis. Tobester and Malcom Thain. And the www.Postforum. and Richard Lainhart. Thanks Mom and Dad. and my brothers and Sisters. especially Selena for telling to come to NYC.
