Using this Richard Williams walk cycle as reference helps with the posture for the Moom
model because of how accurate the cycle is drawn, setting the tempo, the flow and contact and repeat on the opposite side.
There are 5 poses in one step of a basic walk, this image shows the full cycle and repeating on opposite poses towards the end.
Contact
Down
Passing
Up
Opposite Contact - Reflect previous poses on corresponding frames.
Adding the reference image.
'View', 'image plane', 'insert image' and choosing the image. Then scaling it and transforming it around.
One of the hardest things that I have had to overcome on Maya was coordinating around with the view tools. Using Mac key commands compared to windows and overcoming the 'cmd' mouse keys. Once I had done this the rest was easy to learn and adapt to.
Once the first 5 posing fames had been saved on the timeline, the next hardest part of the task was to manually copy each value across on the opposite controls which involved screenshots of each value of decimal points (which had been simplified and cancelled down) but still was really difficult to keep track of.
Through the struggling I managed to complete the study task and I know in the future, when I revisit this software I will find more efficient techniques to animate with than my current ability as a 2nd year.
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