Creating Walk Cycles in Softimage
In this Softimage tutorial, we will learn the fundamentals of building a convincing walk cycle. Software required: Softimage 2011 and higher.
What you'll learn
In this Softimage tutorial, we will learn the fundamentals of building a convincing walk cycle. This tutorial guides you through the process of creating a Walk Cycle in Softimage. One step at a time, we'll dissect the body mechanics of a walk. We'll learn how to create seamless cycles, we'll also explore ways we can add believable follow-through and weight, and even work with Animation Layers to, in the end, produce a walk that is natural, and that has a little personality. Software required: Softimage 2011 and higher.
Table of contents
- Animating the Contact Position of the Walk 14m
- Mirroring the Contact Position on the Midpoint Frame 11m
- Blocking in the Down Position of the Walk 12m
- Finishing the Extremes of the Walk 11m
- Refining the Walk in the Side View 8m
- Keeping the Body Balanced Throughout the Walk 9m
- Adding Subtle Rotations to the Feet 6m
- Adding Weight to the Hips 8m
- Rotating the Upper Body 6m
- Animating the Chest 6m
- Working on the Neck and Head 12m
- Starting on the Right Arm 4m
- Completing Our Tweaks on the Right Arm in the Side View 7m
- Finishing the Positional Movement of the Right Arm 4m
- Animating Follow-through in the Right Wrist 10m
- Wrapping up the Left Arm 10m
- Final Tweaks to the Walk 7m
- Translating the Walk Forward 4m
- Adding Personality to the Walk Cycle 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