'How To Create Characters (The Design Process)' tutorial

What I have learnt from this tutorial is the initial process;
- A brain storming sheet full of different drawings, characteristics and designs.
- highlight all parts of each drawing and characteristics that works/ you like.
- Create two basic, initial designs that are refined with some of the details previously liked.
- Create a final character from the refined drawings.

ANIMATION HANDY GUIDE: Walk Cycles

pages 38/39

This Book, 'ANIMATION HANDY GUIDE' shows different versions of the walk cycle. Suggested in this book is trying to limit the amount of frames to create the illusion of movement.

Walkcycle test- colour

walk cycle #test3

(8 framer per a second)


(12 frames per a second)




I decided to develop my animation test by adding more secondary action to the primary movement, details such as an hat and dress. The clothing added works successfully, however the hair could  have been smoother and more fluid in movement. Also, the animation would be smoother overall if I added extra fillers. This may now be difficult considering I have inked my drawings, and added details.
 I think it would be interesting to add colour, shading and background; as Alan Becker stated in his animation walk cycle tutorial, it is easier to move backgrounds than the character itself.

Walk cycle #test2

In this walk frame I have added contact, filler, low, filler, passing point, filler, high.

I also added an secondary action/motion of hair. However it does not correspond to the main movement. I would like to develop this further by adding anther secondary movement that does correspond to the main action.

walk cycle #testone #Secondary action

Walk Cycles Tutorial

In this YouTube walk cycle tutorial by Alan Becker, I have  learnt the two main poses, 'Contact Pose' and 'Passing Pose', which also relates to the animation process frames of the pendulum that I had learnt earlier. The difference  between the pendulum and the walk cycle however is that there is two filler poses, the 'Down Pose' and the 'Up Pose'.
Alan Becker states that the down pose comes after an contact pose, and an up pose comes after an passing pose.
He states the order should go: contact poses, down pose, passing pose, up pose, contact pose.
But add all contact poses first; then passing pose, then down pose and then up pose.
He also mentions the way arms should be, 'arms are furthest apart on down pose'...'close together on the passing pose'...'arms should be opposite to the legs'.