In preparation for my walk cycle I walked feeling and watching in a mirror my own movements. I also observed others walking.
My first task after my preparation was to create a dope sheet. On here I noted arms, legs, head and weight movements; this took a number of watches to be successful. Following this I modelled my legs. With constant reference from watching others move. With the legs complete I began modelling the arms. I needed to ensure the arms moved in sync with the legs. Making sure my arms were slightly bent. This took some time as I needed to ensure the legs and arms were exact. However I now see this as successful. I know felt I was ready to move onto the head movements. During my preparation I noted that when you walk your head slightly moves, it was this effect I was hoping to achieve. I found this relatively easy to do. Now the walk was coming together, but what I needed to do to ensure my walk cycle was to best quality was to animate the weight we use when walking. This too meant that I referred back to my references. It was this that I found difficult. As the weight is only slight it was hard to watch someone else, along with this when walking myself and feeling my movements it was hard to recognise the weight movement properly. I tried the best I could to achieve the right look. Overall I am happy with my walk cycle. From doing this task I feel I have learnt a great number of skills and awareness of the programme to ensure my animated character runs smoothly.
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