Maya Basic Animation Tutorials - Walk Cycle | A Step by Step Guide

Maya Basic Animation Tutorials - Walk Cycle | A Step by Step Guide

This tutorial teaches you the basics of maya animation on how to create a walkcycle animation with a proper breakdown and step by step animation process. By going through this tutorial, you have some fundamentals of understanding on how to set keys, setting up poses, creating a cycle animation , adding a follow through / overlapping /delayed into animation to make it smoother. Adjust animation keys in Graph Editor to fine tune the smoothness of animation.

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Here's the rig I'm using :

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Walk Cycle reference
01:30 - How to use Bony Rig
02:27 - IK/FK switching
03:50 - Starting Basic Cycle Loops ( Footwork )
06:35 - In between ( Footwork )
12:55 - Animating Arms
16:00 - In between ( Arms )
20:00 - Animating Spine
25:00 - Hips movement
32:38 - Curve editor & Fine Tune
48:25 - Finishing final look

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[LEARNCGIwithYawyee]

Thanks a lot for all your support, I will try my best effort to create more tutorials to help all the students around the world. If there are any other topics about animation that you wish to learn, please leave the comment down below and let me know.

[any]

Hi! Please understand that I am not good at English. I was so grateful that I wanted to leave a comment. Thank you very much! It was a great help to me. Walking has become very natural. If you have a chance, could you post a run cycle tutorial next time? because your tutorial it's too easy to understand and It's hard for me to run cycle. Of course, I'm not forcing you. :O

[lavanyam]

This was so useful. Thanks for uploading such quality content. Ive been playing this video over and over again to learn. I missed the classes where my professor taught us how to animate the walk cycle. I was worried I wouldnt be able to do it. Thanks to your video, I was saved :D

[snat]

Thank you so much! I learnt walk cycles in college, but I havent done a cycle in years becuase i've only been doing shot work, and this was an amazing refresher to cure my looming task paralysis!☺

[Boomcinema]

thanku bro, this tutorials help me after 3 year
love form Uttrakhand, INDIA

[MytischCrafts]

I just wanted to say THANK YOU, the tutorial was super clear, fast and to the point. (my teachers cant do that) I'll definitely recommend you to my student friends that need help animating :)

[WillemoesJ]

You're a life saver! This is the best and most comprehensive tutorial I've seen in a good while. It's very thorough. Thank you so much for this

[lilli-luisaheckmann]

Thank you very much for this great video, I love these step by step guides!

[LycheeFast]

thank you so much you saved my student year in 3D animation

[kiwi]

This was immensely helpful, thank you so much for your hard work!

[shayantikabose]

It was so helpful ❤thank you so much....please drop a sneak walk tutorial next time

[Jessicanimation]

You are a lifesaver and bless your channel. This is helping me so much in my 3D Animation class!

[ElvinAkira]

I just want to let you know that your tutorial really helped me with my school's task! Even I couldn't make it as smooth as yours, but the hip's moving really nice (for me). Thank you so much!

[orko_pro]

Thanks a lot for making this video. It was at a time when I was stuck in college with an inexperienced teacher teaching us Human Locomotion and movement and my friend recommended this video to me. This video saved me!

[DhanushKumarBCUBVAStudent]

Hi your tutorial helped me a lot thank you so much

[jannzon]

Man, what a wonderful tutorial. Thank you so much!

[laurasierra]

I just want to tell you how much this video helped me for my homework, I did it amazing! And I also learned a lot to handle Maya! The tutorial is very easy to follow, and your explanations are very good! Greetings from Mexico :DD

[im.anuragsingh]

very helpfull this vedio for beginner,
thankyou so much sir

[mitchalegron]

This helped me a lot, thank you for the upload. Good techniques.

[aakashpran]

Really helpful thank you so much... ❤❤