Bricks in Motion: Basic Animation - Walk Cycle

The much-anticipated tutorial on how to animate a walk cycle. Have patience! This isn't an easy thing to master. The walk cycle can be modified into a run cycle, or a limp cycle, or even a march cycle.

"One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure" was created by Jeremy Wisoff and is used with permission.
"Lonesome Heroes" was created by Graeme Allen and is used with permission.
"Mirrored Perspective" was created by Zach Macias and used with permission.
"Hastings" was created by Nikolas Jaeger and is used with permission.

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Film & Animation

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• LEGO
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• motion
• video
• tutorial
• animation
• stop-motion
• Nathan
• Wells
• how-to
• animating
• walk
• cycle
• run
• walking

[MrCody1933]

im starting to think he wants us to take a picture

[Kidflash255]

@Twins92596 A CAMERA!

[TheMaxlego]

HAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAH!! Im sorry, but "Do this, take a picture. Do that, take a picture. Do that again and take a picture. Do this, take a pic... *500 years later* ... and take a picture.

Now your walk cycle is ready.

[lachproductions101]

@MrReviewsandfunny oh and they edit on windows movie maker

[lachproductions101]

@MrReviewsandfunny most LEGO animators use paint, its already installed on every computer

[JFS1505]

@reddog241 15.

[MrReviewsandfunny]

what programs do u use to animate

[AnimeIsMyOtherLife]

I really appreciate you easily illustrating the walk cycle. I was looking up how to do one for a 3D animation program that I'm working with and just needed a simple explanation. Even though the model I'm working with has a lot more and complicated joints, I really just needed a basic example of what I was aiming for.

Thank you, and I love Legos! XD

[KingofBionicle]

Hey Nathan great vid! I have a question--will this walk cycle work using 8 frames per second, or would that be too slow? The software I use can't go faster than 8 frames per second.

[IJSLegofan]

this really helps

[aidan100100]

a picshur ha ha i love it how u say that