- Modules
- Four-Legged Walk-Cycle Animation
- Activity 1: Observation
Activity 1: Observation
T-EXC-002-007
The best way to draw animals correctly, is to learn from real life. Take the time to go to the zoo, or observe an animal near your home. Start by studying their attitudes and demeanor, movement and poses, and sketching them all on paper. But you have to be quick, unlike a friend or family, they will not stay put for long. So you need to make your observations quickly and transfer them even more quickly on your sheet of paper! Sketching from life takes a little practice, but with time, you will develop a good eye for it. If you carry a sketch book and pencil with you at all times, it will soon be filled with useful references and studies of all sorts.
Time Estimated 5 mins
Difficulty Level Beginner
Topics List
- Understanding How Four-legged Animals Move
- Anatomy of a Four-legged Walk Cycle
- Photo and Video References
- Four-legged Walk Basics
- Analyzing Four-legged Walk Animations
- Rough versus Clean
- Activity 1: Observation
- Activity 2: Drawing the Key Poses
- Activity 3: Adjusting the Paws for a Pan Background
- Activity 4: Creating In-betweens
- Activity 5: Cleaning and Painting Your Animation
- Activity 6: Creating a Background
- Activity 7: Setting the Animation on a Peg
- Activity 8: Animating a Bear and Dog (Optional)