Animation - Walk cycle

This is my 2D drawn 'Walk Cycle' animation. It was produced using Adobe Flash and a graphics tablet. This was an extremely difficult piece for me to produce as creating a realistic walk within animation is hard to accomplish. To help me I used The Animators Survival Kit Expanded Edition (Williams, 2009).

Images from The Animator's Survival Kit Expanded Edition (Williams, 2009)

I used these, along side many others, to guide me when producing the piece. I felt William's explanation of 'A Bouncy Walk' was most understandable. I did however have use other diagram for 'High-Point' references as I wanted a more conventional high point, which is usually the 'Push Up' position rather than the 'Contact' position.

I am very happy with the results of my piece however I  think the timing of the arms could of been improved if more time was available.

Image Reference:

Williams, Richard (2009). The Animator's Survival Kit Expanded Edition, Farber & Farber