This book is mandatory!!! I ordered it and it has been so helpful for my walk and run cycles.
It really helped with timing and the poses are amazing, especially for animations to have a lot more character and feel to them.
Walk Cycles:
“We lean forward with our upper bodies and throw out a leg just in time to catch ourselves. Step, catch. Step, catch. Step, catch.”
Each person has a different walk.
Art Babbitt:
- Are they old?
- Young?
- What’s their financial position?
- State of Health?
- Are they strict?
- Permissive?
- Depressed?
- Hopeful?
- Sad?
- Happy?
- Drunk?
Women take short steps in a straight line- legs close together= little up and down on the body, as opposed to men who are the exact opposite.
What happens in a ‘normal’ walk:
Timing and framing is very important: I worked in 16s for the walks, like below, so each step was 3s long. Working in 16s is easier to divide up.
Foot action:
Weight Shift:
Arm action:
As I was mostly doing female walks, I looked into the female walk section.
Points to note:
- The buttocks move in the direction of the forward foot.
- The buttocks would normally be centered on the passing positions but delay them.
Run Cycles:
“In a walk ALWAYS one foot is on the ground. Only one foot leaves the ground at a time. In a run BOTH FEET ARE OFF THE GROUND at some point for 1,2 or 3 positions.”
I quite like the look of this angry run and the timing seems to be decent so I might try it out!
I thought these runs looked quite interesting as well:
Fat man running on 6’s
Or a young girl running on 8’s:
Abigail Gelston 