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Four-Legged Walk-Cycle Animation

Learn all about the movement of four-legged animals, then create a four-legged walk cycle animation.

Beginner

3 hours 40 mins

Four-Legged Walk-Cycle Animation

Understanding How Four-legged Animals Move

5 mins

Anatomy of a Four-legged Walk Cycle

5 mins

Photo and Video References

5 mins

Four-legged Walk Basics

15 mins

Analyzing Four-legged Walk Animations

10 mins

Rough versus Clean

5 mins

Activity 1: Observation

5 mins

Activity 2: Drawing the Key Poses

40 mins

Activity 3: Adjusting the Paws for a Pan Background

15 mins

Activity 4: Creating In-betweens

30 mins

Activity 5: Cleaning and Painting Your Animation

40 mins

Activity 6: Creating a Background

20 mins

Activity 7: Setting the Animation on a Peg

20 mins

Activity 8: Animating a Bear and Dog (Optional)

5 mins

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Animation Exercises with Harmony Essentials Animation Exercises with Harmony Advanced and Premium

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