How to animate a cat run cycle *Can be done on all programs!*

[FireFeather12]

i ment go LONGTAIL <3<3<3

[bluedolpin1]

FireFeather12 really!??!?! You like that dork?

[Wolfhero0225]

i cold never get tht its to fast and im not like...ITS TOO HARD FO ME!

[Riverstorm108]

thnx this helped :D

[kawaiinekogirl1999]

THANK YOU! this realy helped! And i like the music too!

[silverfang516]

nice way of making Firestar. and I love the music you picked :)

[1231blackstar]

@FireFeather12 She didn't say she liked him this was for her warriors fire and ice series.

[Brightstar878]

WOW this video helped a lot! The problem is I am a bad drawer :'( I need a good step by step video on how to draw a wolf. Have any ideas?

[CamJar99]

finally how does everything go onto 1 layer

[CamJar99]

how do you put the frames together??? i want to do a run cycle!!!! XD all i have is movie maker...live

[CamJar99]

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[BloodstarSpyro88]

XD KILL ME NOW! @ 5:13

[JamDCrazy]

i looked at this to make a lion running for a kill :)

[bastic7]

how did you get the refrance?

[nightlash15]

This helps soooo much with tghe copy and pasting the head I always screwed up the head because I redrew it all the time!

[BandicootKate]

I notice you recommend saving in bitmap, for it high quality but have you ever tried png format? It's a smaller file but is exactly the same as bitmap quality wise.

[MultiSheeplover]

Love it comes out perfect! What's the difference if you use paint net? Is it harder?

[MultiSheeplover]

What's the difference if you use paint net? Is it harder?

[TrixieKitty227]

Hi.. Err.... How do you not show the canvas layer? I got CorelPainterX, same version.. The layers confuse me.

[HannaBananaDrama]

hiya! What did you use to make this? <3

[TrixieKitty227]

(o.o typed last comment on iPad, slipped... Uh where do you get corel painter x? :3)

[TrixieKitty227]

:3 wit

[Silverstar1311]

This is helped me make part of my very first warriors AMV thank you so much!

[TrixieKitty227]

:) Thank you so much, fluffy :3

[EmeraldEyesOfThunder]

Omg! Fluffy, you have NO idea how much this has helped me. All the others, no offence anyone, don't give ANY help AT ALL. This was just so so so SO helpful. I'm gonna make a run cycle today or tomorrow and upload it as a video response. Kthxbai :D

[XFirestarXSandstormX]

i cant do it i am nnot smart enuf

[NeonFaith]

Thank you so much, you're my favorite animator on youtube. You have such a cute, but realistic style, and your animations are so smooth :D

[IAmRarity]

neat. :D

i'm going to animate "The Sight" x) so far, i'm halfway done with the intro...

[WolfyLuvsU]

how do you do it on paint?

[HollyleafShadows]

@WolfyLuvsU i think she meant paint.NET

[MarineGeek1219]

@WolfyLuvsU On MS Paint, all you have to do is do the sketch on top of the first frame and then erase everything but the sketch with the eraser trick (you know the one where you select the color, right click and erase), and then do your lineart, coloring, etc., and then keep doing that for each frame. It takes longer but you still get the same result.

[TheMaskedBurrito]

Thank you so much! I've never tried run cycles before because I can NEVER get the anatomy right - this is extremly helpful and easy to understand! 5\5 for new animators :P

[navajordan380031]

which one u used

[navajordan380031]

so thats wahtr u souind like

[AnthonyMallaboro]

Great result. I'm trying to make sprite animations for a game I'm programming and this does make me want to go the extra mile to record myself walking, although I don't have any of the software or a drawing tablet.

[navajordan380031]

:|...

[XLeafstarX]

im to lazy today to finish my run cycle T^T I ONLY DID 3!

[Popcornloverwifsalt2]

oldies~ yush and this is gonna help me

...if only wmm wasnt a bitch -.-"

[WarriorCatsRPG1]

what if you have a mac -.-

[fluffylovey]

@WarriorCatsRPG1 Corel painter, photoshop, paint.net are all mac workable programs, and for editing, final cut, imovie and sony vegas.

[Baconblatz]

@fluffylovey did you use a tablet? :(

[Shallowkittyartist]

thats Fireheart from Warriors right? awesome work great job

[Pinetail536]

I LOVE THIS SONG ! <3

[EeveeChan100]

great drawing ^^ i luv how great you draw :3

[LPSland4444]

i animate pokemon (im such a child,i know lol) and i'm gonna try to draw the pokemon species eevee running with this method! similar enough to a cat :D

[FirestarGoesMeow]

fluffylovey, do you have a tablet?

[firestar508]

man fluffy i wish i can amimate like u

[lpswonder]

@FlamestripeShadow

It's in the description.

I'll have to try this later C:

For thank, how about a cat leaping, making it look like it's coming straigth towards you? I can never get it right -_-

[FlamestripeShadow]

SWEET where did you get your cat run cycle referance?

[isobelsa]

Just a suggestion: Keep copy/pasting most of the head, but make the hair wave in the wind all pretty-like. :D

[WarriorKitten27]

omg i love your background xD dragon age <3

[SplashofBloodClan12]

lol, Fireheart runs through the color blue!

[CatMegaCrazy]

what breed of cat is the one that was in the vid of the real cat running? and, yes, i know that cats don't have hair. i think i makes them look pretty or cute too, though!=)

[leafcloverXD]

1,000th veiwer ;3

[kaoruk100]

Your animation is amazing, and so smooth (I bet you get that a lot). It really helped me with the movement of the tail :D

Btw, I love how you say "lovey" :3

[LordressFiery]

I was the 1,000th viewer :D

[Hawkpelt34]

I use Paint.Net. Your how do vid is very useful.

[CatMegaCrazy]

@Hawkpelt34 hey my older brother downloaded that 4 me and it didnt work!=( we made sure 2 see if we had what we needed 4 it 2 run, but it wont!

[52bommer]

where did you make the cycle at?

[fluffylovey]

@52bommer Where? On my computer :D

(useful answer is corel painter x and wmm)

[52bommer]

@fluffylovey oh

[SavyPretty]

YES! YOU USED SEPTEMBER!!!! I LOVE YOU!!! I OFFICIALLY LOVE YOU XD

[CarleySap]

wow this helps a lot. I've been trying to figure out a good way to do a run cycle and now I know. =)

[missydanced2]

Awesome running cycle!! c: So smooth o:

[Rainstarlt99]

thanks so much and how much did ur animation program cost please pm me the answer thanks

[whattheheckshotstuff]

Ba-dee-ah. Say do you remember. Awesome tutorial Fluffy. I daresay I may try something like this one day.

[CimCity13]

nice job C:

[stuntsquiral221]

Also, Would it be too hard to gve us a tutorial on fight scenes? I know it would be really hard, because there's no specific way to animate a fight scene... but would you have any tips?

[stuntsquiral221]

The problem I have is drawing the frames in the right positions. Even when I reference, it always turns out really bad...

[RandomosityBreaker90]

....Earth Wind and Fire FTW! awesome informative vid fluffy!

[AmHawkToph]

Looks very nice.

[NightcloudSupporter]

This looks really nice, fluffy. And actually it's really helpful, and I think I may use it. (:

[insanephantomwolf]

it is very smooth. i really like it.

[darkstarstar111]

soooo smooth i wish i could make it that smooth D:

[TalaRockz]

I love it ha ha!

[cutiegirl7o7o]

i'll be damned if that isnt a smooth as glass run cycle... oxo

[terri9988]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! LLLLOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Daltantula]

Really really reaaaaally cool. Your style is so cute! <3

[fluffylovey]

@Daltantula Danke scarlet ^^

[Dapplefern1]

Thanks for your help!!

[SkunkiezRock]

Wow, amazing job! It's very nice and smooth. :3

[WarriorNerdz]

Well, thank you! This really helped me, but, I use paint, and it comes easy to me. I never use any animation easy like that, I take the Paint way. :D

[ThunderHeart22222]

thank yoou~ ^^ that makes it much easier! X3

[SuperBolt101]

How did you not make it go all lumpy? I've tried it in the past, and my animation ended up REALLY lumpy.

[fluffylovey]

@SuperBolt101 Mine used to end up like that ;) A good 'fix' is to put the into your editing program, and them if you see any faults that stand out, go to the frame with the problem and fix the broken bit ^^ hope that helps a bit ;) x

[SuperBolt101]

@fluffylovey Ah, ok, thank you!

[brandymydog]

@SuperBolt101 I don't know if this method would work for others, but what I do is make use of inbetweens; I start by drawing the important "Key-Frames", and then I go and make the frames that would appear between those. That way I avoid getting impatient and rushing drawings, so that all frames are good. And then even if there's a few not-so-good ones, they're just for a second in the middle, anf not for the entire animation. :) Hope this helps!

[SuperBolt101]

@brandymydog Oh, thank you!

[Shadearrow12]

OMG thank you so freaking much! wow I was trying to animate a run cycle in the slowest way possible... xD

:3

[GingaJeketsuTei]

Thank you very much for making this!

[PrincesZeldaTwilight]

Wow,pretty usefull. Thanks for making this,now i can create a better run-cycle for my Voice serie :3 ;u;

[PHILSTOCK2000]

nice job but what is the song at 3:06?

[puppyhowler]

i love how smooth it is! ^^