Mechanical Walk Cycle – No arms
Here is the first attempt I've taken at a walk cycle in a long, long time. I see plenty of issues with it, but most of them come from my sloppy inbetweening. Overall though I think it is a good step (no pun intending) and I can't wait to get into more personality based walks.
One thing I want to study after doing this is what happens to the knee when a leg starts bearing the weight on it. You can see in my animation that I have the body continue down a bit as the leg absorbs the weight, which causes the knee to move forward. Then the knee changes direction as he pushes off with that same leg. It gives it a strange feeling that doesn't feel right. If you know the answer, please let me know in the comments.