- Modules
- Four-Legged Walk-Cycle Animation
- Analyzing Four-legged Walk Animations
Analyzing Four-legged Walk Animations
T-EXC-002-005
This guide includes two fully analyzed animations of two different four-legged animals. One shows a panther walking and the other a horse galloping. Study them carefully!
The Panther Walking
The panther’s walk is divided into 16 frames.
The Horse Galloping
The horse’s gallop is only eight frames.
Time Estimated 10 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)