Understanding Walk Cycles

What are the two main poses to focus on when starting to learn walk cycles?

• Contact and Passing poses

• Up and Down poses

• Jump and Land poses

• Start and Stop poses

Why is it important to add up and down poses to a walk cycle?

• To add a bouncing effect for realism

• To make the character walk faster

• To make the character appear taller

• To simplify the animation process

What is a potential downside of moving the walk cycle across the screen?

• It can increase the animation time

• It can make the animation look mechanical and slidy

• It can make the character appear too small

• It can make the character walk backwards

How can you give a character a sad, depressed walk?

• By adding more up poses

• By making the character jump between steps

• By speeding up the walk cycle

• By making the contact and down poses longer and drooping the arms

What adjustment can make a character's walk appear more relaxed?

• Speeding up the arm movements

• Leaning the body backward

• Offsetting the arms to lag behind the body

• Increasing the height of the up pose