Animation Walk Test with Armabenders Armature

A walk test I did, trying to perfect the hardest form of animation. Walks! See more at www.animateclay.com

If you want to know the best source to learn how to do a proper walk, look up Richard Williams's "The Animator's Survival Kit" on Amazon. It's a must have book if your having trouble with walks. He makes it really easy to understand everything from how women, men and animals walk.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• stop
• motion
• animation
• armabenders
• ball
• and
• socket
• armature
• claymation
• walk

[picklemnstr11]

how do you keep your puppets balanced? i just can't keep mine balanced and they fall over then you probably know how it makes the stopmotion...

[animateclay]

Under the set is a screw that holds his feet down called a tie down. You can use a screw from above or use a tie down from below. Tie downs are basically long thin bolts with a wing nut, and the feet have a tapped hole with the same threads as the bolt.

[stuartstudios]

hey, what tie downs did you use for this, because if i use the nut and bolt type ones then i have to make holes in the floor of my set.

also really nice smooth movement

[animateclay]

Holes drilled in set floors are the best way to tie your puppet down. You just need to cover the holes with pieces of tape painted to match the floor.

[FreelancerSamJCaboos]

Man, I wish Bionicles had tie downs. That'd make my life a heck of a lot easier. I have to freakin stickytack the feet down, and even that doesn't always work...

[HubBAbubBAgrrrl]

Just looked at "The Animator's Survival Kit" which I found from your recommendation. Great book! And I keep re-watching this test. I love how he moves! Thanks for all your helpful videos!!

[AxcelKaru]

Why does this remind me of candle cove so much DX

But superb job man, it looked really good.

[finktube]

That's terrific.

[cronosmty]

smooth and great rhytm congratulations!

[terrymation]

ooooh! nice and fluid!

[TiniNormi]

Man that's smooth.

[captainkimmmm]

you're animation is very good! i love the way he just saunters along :)