Animation - Walk Cycle (First Pass)

 

This week's assignment was a walk cycle first pass. Because this is fairly challenging I just wanted to make sure that there was some basic proper locomotion in the arms and legs. In the next iteration I'm going to add more rotation to the hips, spine, and head. 

The main priority for me was to make sure I hit all the key poses: contact, down, passing, up and contact. I think the way I animated the character shows those poses pretty clearly so I'm pleased with that result. 

In the final pass of the animation I might try to add some personality. I could possibly make the character march like a soldier or have a bit more sway in the hips for a more feminine result. 

For presentation, I added a cooler toned area light facing the character and an ambient white light. Behind the character I added a slightly purple point light for some further interest.