Creating Walk Cycles in CINEMA 4D
In this CINEMA 4D tutorial, you will learn how to create a walk cycle in CINEMA 4D. Software required: CINEMA 4D R12.
What you'll learn
In this CINEMA 4D tutorial, you will learn how to create a walk cycle in CINEMA 4D. Going one step at a time, we'll dissect the body mechanics of a walk. We'll learn key positions, we'll learn how to create seamless cycles, and we'll also explore ways to add convincing follow-through and weight to, in the end, produce a walk that is natural, and that has a little personality. Explore more with our free resource on Creating Great Walk Cycles Software required: CINEMA 4D R12.
Table of contents
- Preparing the Scene 3m
- Understanding a Walk 2m
- Starting on the Contact Position 10m
- Finishing the Contact Positions 17m
- Animating the Down Position 7m
- Animating the Passing Position 2m
- Blocking in the Peak Position 7m
- Cycling Animation Infinitely in CINEMA 4D 2m
- Balancing the Upper Body in the Front View 6m
- Shifting the Hips 5m
- Correcting the Position of the Feet Throughout the Walk 6m
- Fixing the Foot Rotations 11m
- Smoothing out the Foot Rolls 8m
- Animating the Knees 3m
- Balancing the Upper Body in the Side View 8m
- Adding Weight to the Body Throughout the Walk 3m
- Adding Weight to the Head 6m
- Animating the Right Arm 8m
- Tweaking the Right Arm's Animation 7m
- Adding Follow-through to the Right Wrist 5m
- Fixing the Left Arm 5m
- Keeping Offset Keys in Your Cycle's Frame Range 3m
- Double-checking the Walk and Adding Secondary Action with Animation Layers 7m
About the author
Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more