Assignment #6: 2D Character Animation (Walk Cycle)

The sixth assignment was to develop a simple two-dimensional character animation. Specifically, we were asked to create a walk cycle. I based my walk cycle off of series of generic walk cycle poses found on Google. After drawing the first (contact) pose, I then used a light table to trace the character's shape. From there, I changed positions of the head, arms, and legs to convey motion. I then repeated this process until I had 8 basic poses. I then scanned the drawings of my initial 8 poses and imported them into Photoshop. From there, I created an animated GIF of my animation as seen below. Click on the image to see the full walk cycle.