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My first real walk cycle! I was very inspired by 's recent tutorial, here: [link]
which I pretty much followed to a T. It's very impressive and incredibly helpful!

I used to play around with flash in like 2005 and 2006, but never understood two really important things: onion skinning and inbetweening. What I did was draw one frame, then draw the next (sometimes copy+paste the image and make minor changes).. and well, that was it.

But, anyway, this is the first animation I have done in years! And the first thing I have done using an actual technique. There are certainly lots of flaws (his head hardly bobs!) and some loss in consistancy (for example, his bouncy eye! Those arms, the ears..), but i've got a start and I'm looking forward to doing some more walk cycles to practice. I wanted to add in a tail but just could not get it to look good!

So this was my first time onion skinning and I was really able to understand exactly what it is.. and how freaking helpful it is! Amazing tool!

And then, inbetweening. I understood the concept: the less expressive, 'important' images that go between the key frames. But I didn't understand how to.. well, do them. The timing between each, even how to determine it, and most importantly how to see both what you're working from and working towards, which I guess is also an onion skin related problem.

BUT now I'm really starting to understand how this stuff works!
there's still so much I have to learn, the interface of flash in general, and how to really clean sketches up and keep good consistancy and flow. I was kind of lost when making the lineart so that's also something to work on.

ANYWAY oh my gosh this is the longest discription i have ever made on here.

Go check out and his tutorial! [link]
I honestly didn't think I could do this by myself until I saw his tutorial..
He's an incredible animator! (look at that icon!)

(YEAHHH makes an alright icon too!)

Description

My first real walk cycle! I was very inspired by 's recent tutorial, here: [link]
which I pretty much followed to a T. It's very impressive and incredibly helpful!

I used to play around with flash in like 2005 and 2006, but never understood two really important things: onion skinning and inbetweening. What I did was draw one frame, then draw the next (sometimes copy+paste the image and make minor changes).. and well, that was it.

But, anyway, this is the first animation I have done in years! And the first thing I have done using an actual technique. There are certainly lots of flaws (his head hardly bobs!) and some loss in consistancy (for example, his bouncy eye! Those arms, the ears..), but i've got a start and I'm looking forward to doing some more walk cycles to practice. I wanted to add in a tail but just could not get it to look good!

So this was my first time onion skinning and I was really able to understand exactly what it is.. and how freaking helpful it is! Amazing tool!

And then, inbetweening. I understood the concept: the less expressive, 'important' images that go between the key frames. But I didn't understand how to.. well, do them. The timing between each, even how to determine it, and most importantly how to see both what you're working from and working towards, which I guess is also an onion skin related problem.

BUT now I'm really starting to understand how this stuff works!
there's still so much I have to learn, the interface of flash in general, and how to really clean sketches up and keep good consistancy and flow. I was kind of lost when making the lineart so that's also something to work on.

ANYWAY oh my gosh this is the longest discription i have ever made on here.

Go check out and his tutorial! [link]
I honestly didn't think I could do this by myself until I saw his tutorial..
He's an incredible animator! (look at that icon!)

(YEAHHH makes an alright icon too!)