Adobe After Effects for Character Animation
Course 5: Make Your Characters Run and Walk: Displacement of the walk
By Facundo López , Illustrator and Motion Graphics Artist
Joined April 2020
Joined April 2020
About the video: Displacement of the walk
Overview
“In this unit we will take the previously animated character (in cycle) and move it over a basic background, checking that it does not “skid” while moving forward.”
In this video lesson Facundo López addresses the topic: Displacement of the walk, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 5: Make Your Characters Run and Walk. Learn to animate movement and export your piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“The challenge in animating a walk cycle is preventing the character from slipping. We'll employ specific tools for this purpose. In the loop we've crafted. the character will move through space without that awkward slipping effect. Let's explore this further to understand how it works effectively. Reflecting on our past work. we successfully animated a walking cycle in place. achieving our goal. which was perfect for creating a stationary cycle. but now we'll see it won't help us. This entire cycle needs adjustment because. for a proper walk. the feet must travel the same distance on the gr...”
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Course summary for: Course 5: Make Your Characters Run and Walk
Facundo López
By Facundo López
Facundo López is an Argentine motion graphics artist and illustrator specializing in 2D animation, with over ten years of experience in the industry. He currently works as a motion graphics artist in Le Cube design studio.
As an expert in character design, he has worked on projects for major clients like IBM, Google, and Cartoon Network.
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