Exaggerated Feminine Walk with "Monty" |
The video tutorial is recorded in Autodesk Maya, and is aimed at animation beginners.
Monty Feminine Walk by Phil Loeffler
About "Monty"
The videos use the marvellous "Monty" rig, free for download, and which you can read about here.
Start by Animating a Basic Walk with "Monty"
The tutorial takes a basic walk cycle (see this blog post on how to achieve this) and shows how to make very small changes that give the walk character and personality.
Adapt the Basic Walk
Rather than creating a character walk from scratch, a much more efficient approach is to complete a basic walk cycle and then adapt it. Just a few small changes can make all the difference. Start your journey by learning how to animate a basic walk cycle. You can find the links below. The password is the same as for all our videos.
Monty Walk Pt 1
Monty Walk Pt 2
Monty Walk Pt 3
Monty Walk Pt 4
"Feminine Walk" with Monty
To make Monty feel feminine, we need to
Miliatary Feminine Walk Tutorial
You can find the Feminine Monty Walk Tutorial below:
Walks and Character Walks
"Journey of Life" by Robin Herrmann |
Animators must learn to observe how humans act and move, and be able to replicate that character and personality in their motion.
Locomotion Resources
There are many resources on walks (and locomotion generally) at Animation Apprentice.
- How to Animate a Basic Walk with "Monty"
- Animate a Lamp Hopping with Pixo Jr
- Animate a Run Cycle with "Heavy"
- Animate a Jump with Monty
- Animate a Military Walk with Monty
- Animate a Run Cycle with Monty
- Animate a Masculine Walk with Monty
- Animate an Angry Walk with Monty
- Animate a Sad Walk with Monty
- Animate a Basic Walk with Heavy
- Animate a Double Bounce Walk with Monty
- Character Walks with the Bio Motion Walker
- How to Fix a Floaty Walk Cycle
- How to stop feet sliding in a walk cycle
- Why animators need treadmills for walk cycles
- Why Walk Cycles Need Sine Waves
- Animating the "ZigZag Walk" on "The Thief & The Cobbler"
- Two Ways to Animate a Walk Cycle - Which is Best?
- Character Walks by Alexander Savchenko
- Why Animators Should Always Take Two Steps
- Character Walk reference by Houman Sorooshnia
- 100 Ways to Walk by Kevin Parry
- How to Fix Knee Pops in a Walk Cycle
To find out more about Animation Apprentice, click here for a link to Frequently Asked Questions. To sign up for our next classroom at Animation Apprentice, follow this link.
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