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Creating Walk Cycles in Maya

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Lesson 12. Animating the rotations of the upper body
In this lesson we will animate the rotations of the upper body throughout the walk.
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Software used
Maya 2010 and up
What you will learn
In this course we will cover the process of creating a Walk Cycle in Maya. One step at a time, we'll break down the body mechanics of a walk. We'll learn the main positions that one goes through in a walk, we'll learn how to create seamless cycles and explore ways we can add convincing follow-through and weight. We'll even work with animation layers to produce a walk that is natural and has a little personality.
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Delano Athias

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2. Setting up the scene
07:11
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3. Beginning the Walk Cycle
09:18
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4. Finishing the Contact Positions
09:31
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5. Adding the Down Position
06:02
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6. Completing the extremes of the walk
08:05
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7. Refining the upper body and feet
08:32
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8. Balancing the character in the front view
07:13
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9. Animating the subtle rotations of the feet
08:11
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10. Animating a toe flap for fluidity
08:12
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11. Adding weight to the hips
06:51
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12. Animating the rotations of the upper body
05:20
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13. Working on the chest
07:45
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14. Animating the head
12:24
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15. Correcting the motion of the upper arm
08:36
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16. Wrapping up the movement of the upper arms
04:47
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17. The Follow-through and Overlapping Action of the elbows
08:12
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18. Adding Follow-through to the wrists
10:42
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19. Finalizing the wrists
03:51
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20. Refining shoulder movement
03:53
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21. Finalizing the Walk Cycle
08:00
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22. Translating a Walk Cycle Forward
04:50
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23. Utilizing Animation Layers to add more life to the Walk Cycle
04:15
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24. Smoothing the character via a Custom Attribute
03:33
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