My Four Legged Cycle

[animationhohogrl]

This link actually would loop: http://www.wimbleberryfeatherstone.com/lion_walk_better.avi

Thanks,
Mandy

[bstout]

its a jaunty fun walk.
when i first watched it i felt it was a puppy, past the clumsy part buyt still too younf to be a grown up dog.

then i sat tht it is named lion. i think the head shape threw me off.
on the other hand i was going to say that the tail is nice and lively but it seems more cat like than dog like, which i guess it should be.

the upper leg and the rib cage intersect. this is actually a bigger deel than you might think.
the scapula shouyld be rolling over the rib cage, this rotationn gives lions alot of their characteristic shoulder/upper back movement. check out this skeleton to see how high the scapula should be.
http://www.nws-wiesbaden.de/imag/mus138.jpg
experiment with foot timing they seem a bit mechanincal. maybe some ease in/out on the back hips would help that.

good work so far.

[Chowda]

Step 1: Render out like ten seconds of the loop, even if its just a loop it will be easier on the eyes.

Step 2: Make more. Try getting him to do like a dozen things, run a course like Best of Show.

Good loop though. Very symmetrical.

[animationhohogrl]

The rig is very poor. I'll attempt to stop the scapula intersection with it. I'm planning on doing other things after this with the dog rig for practice. Maybe a run, a sniff around and a stand to sit. I'll try to start with a non-cycling walk next. (thus make this one better).

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