Fox Walk Cycle

[b1njjj95]

I love the follow through on the ears and tail. This walk cycle is great. :)

[mistermaster7492]

this one doesnt look like he just got electrocuted :D

[CoryCohoon]

Cutest walk cycle I have ever seen.

[Princofbela1r]

I want to animate but it seems to hard

[videonasty89]

@Princofbela1r Nothing worth doing is easy.

[fennex]

@videonasty89 You drop the point so perfect!!

[B1ightTakesA11]

Overall, I think this is a great walk cycle. The inclusion of the Banjo-Kazooie music seems very fitting. Keep up the good work! : )

[singerboy89]

This looks really good! I just started learning to animate recently. Can I ask how you got the render to look so nice like this? I mean the way it's brightly lit all around with soft shadows on the floor? Also, the surface of the fox appears very smooth. It all showcases your animation so well, I'd love to be able to create a similar look for my animations.

[videonasty89]

@singerboy89 Thanks. I did this a while ago, so I can't remember the exact specifics in Maya, but I believe I used FinalGather in the MentalRay renderer, a white/grey environment colour (in the camera's settings) and a UseBackground shader on a ground-plane (to catch the shadows).

A similar result can be achieved in 3DsMax using the Light-Tracer renderer and a skylight (Don't quote me on that, as it may have changed since I last used it in 3dsMax version 9).

[Chaostoon218]

Nice! There's overlapping action in his tail and ears, but not on the tufts of fur on his face? Also, when you animate a walk, try to give him something to think about. It's like, he's thinking "haters gonna hate!" It thats the goal, then awesome!

[VincenzoCanfora]

Good :D

[Dittofication]

Love it, Only thing try keep the blinking not in a pattern, Heres its on every step. Love it though well done

[videonasty89]

@Dittofication Great tip, thanks so much.

[Gerbillfury3]

ahh....jinjo village

[MrDrawingguy]

The "bounce" is perfect. Well done!... :)

[TheOntero]

I love the funny style XD

[WolfTigerHyena]

Again thank you very much, I am a beginner at all this stuff and trying to take some advice from animators like you. I'll look at Maya/3ds Max and 11 second Club again thank you :-D

[WolfTigerHyena]

@alyandajvideos it is banjo kazooie music. Btw nice job on the walk cycle. I just started blender software and not really sure how to create my own characters and scenes and things as such. Can you give a guy a few tips?

[videonasty89]

@WolfTigerHyena

Thanks, it is indeed from Banjo Kazooie/Tooie. I've got no experience in Blender unfortunately (only Maya/3ds Max), and I'm not too good at modelling and rigging myself (the fox was created by someone else) but you might be able to find some free rigs for download at the 11 Second Club, and experiment with some animation. If you want to learn about the principles of animation, I also recommend reading the Animator's Survival Kit.

[alyandajvideos]

the music reminds me of banjo kazooie

[iwannabefilmmaker]

nice walk cycle!!!

i'm trying out this rig for my sch project.

Its fun to animate.

btw what's the title of the BGM??

[videonasty89]

@iwannabefilmmaker

Thanks,

The title is "Welcome to Jinjo Village" and is actually from Banjo-Tooie, rather than Banjo Kazooie, as I had mistakenly credited.

I would love to see how your animation turns out, post a link if you put it on Youtube. 

[iwannabefilmmaker]

@videonasty89

Cool~ thanks! actually i saw this title while searching youtube but didnt go click it.. hahaha

Yeah ok, i'm juz done with blocking so moving on to spline mode... really like how u animate the walkcycle, looks so natural ^^ i need to watch it once everyday to get inspired. hahaha

[omgwtfaulks]

Rofl I was typing, "this sounds like Banjo Kazooie music.." then the text appeared :P

[sk8erwolf27]

Plz try a wolf!!!

[VinnyLT9000]

you know this was awesome. I just finished a basic bouncing ball rig with a tail. i'll try something like this soon.

[ShadowCry01]

Awesome! Great model and animation.