animation tutorial-2 : walk cycle
Posted by dermot on November 1, 2008 at 12:07 amMost sane people have a fear of animating walk cycles. Many events are happening at the same time, and it can seem overwhelming. A single mistake on your first drawing can wreck the rest of the scene. However, the process can be broken down into a series of steps which can [...]
animation tutorial-1 : bouncing ball
Posted by dermot on October 31, 2008 at 4:30 amNOTE: I wrote this tutorial in 2000, and intended it for students learning traditional, hand-drawn animation. Nevertheless, the principles can be adapted to Flash or 3D animation. The main tutorial page is here (there’s a walk cycle tuturial, and I’ll be adding Flash lessons soon).
This exercise will teach you the most [...]