How to animate an ANIMAL run cycle!

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION Год назад +789

    Expertly explained and animated.

  • @necrodancer1876
    @necrodancer1876 Год назад +427

    I don't think I've ever seen anyone use that little paw chart to keep track of which foot or paw is on the ground in a given frame. That's awesome! Seems like a useful tool.

  • @LittleHi04
    @LittleHi04 Год назад +310

    Can you also make a tutorial on how spacing works between the frames? As in, on which part of the screen comes the next drawing? )I’m sorry that I can’t explain it properly

    • @tycathedrawer
      @tycathedrawer Год назад +28

      Close together will have a less amount of movement between the frames and farther apart will be more movement, I don’t really get what you’re asking so this is the best I can explain
      Do you mean easing?

    • @OceanGlow-jv8kj
      @OceanGlow-jv8kj 11 месяцев назад +6

      I know exactly what you're talking about, and I desperately need this tutorial too

    • @LittleHi04
      @LittleHi04 11 месяцев назад +10

      @@OceanGlow-jv8kj ikr! It’s easy to draw a running dog in place. But what if it moved around? I haven’t found anything that helps

    • @XxJoeyBeanxX
      @XxJoeyBeanxX 7 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@LittleHi04 hmm, I would look up running dog videos. But I think ik what you mean.

    • @itshel2677
      @itshel2677 2 месяца назад +1

      @@LittleHi04 I haven't tried it but I think you could messuare the distance between where the front legs hit the gound and where the back legs do. Just by guessing I'd say a dog would roughly move one "dog length" per airborne stage.
      This might be totally wrong though since I am a total noob lol

  • @sweetteasippen
    @sweetteasippen Год назад +148

    I love this! I’ll definitely be coming back whenever I anamate a run cycle!

  • @shydog7276
    @shydog7276 Год назад +40

    Totally floored by how much detailed info you stuffed into less than 4 minutes. Not an animator or even want to be but this was still really fun to watch! Very informative while being directly to the point. Bravo.

  • @catherinekruger8377
    @catherinekruger8377 11 месяцев назад +19

    Remember to use reference videos of watching actual animals running about preferably in slow motion to analyze how they run and make sure to watch it in normal speed to make sure you have the speed of your final piece correct

  • @alyssabullock6421
    @alyssabullock6421 7 месяцев назад +12

    I'm really impressed by your consistency in keeping the body proportions the same! I struggle with that when drawing art, and I can't imagine how tricky it must be in a run cycle where it's extra important!

  • @Cherrioz
    @Cherrioz 11 месяцев назад +10

    I just wanted to say, I am insanely proud of you and your new content. These types of videos are insanely good and definitely a good change then from *cough* jam *cough* and I love it! Keep up the great work, you're such an amazing teacher too!

  • @ziniihelalt
    @ziniihelalt Год назад +10

    Extra tip: You can also make other frames in between each of the key poses for a smoother animation!

  • @BrooklyFire
    @BrooklyFire 27 дней назад +1

    The best way to learn about quadruped running is to run on all fours

  • @bling_istyping2275
    @bling_istyping2275 11 месяцев назад +5

    I’m a therian and this helped me a lot with practicing my quads to know how to run I will also be trying to make a animation video for this Tysm!!

    • @KIKURAsky
      @KIKURAsky 9 месяцев назад

      cool

    • @itshel2677
      @itshel2677 2 месяца назад +1

      be careful with your wrists and fingers. I haven't tried this but just making a walking motion with my flat hand on my desk put some strain on it. Have fun^^

  • @SNOW_THE_WOLF
    @SNOW_THE_WOLF Год назад +7

    I tried my best to do it sadly I failed but I'll keep trying and learning from this!

  • @greapesouda805
    @greapesouda805 6 месяцев назад +1

    My general rule for the front legs (when animating in 4fps, which I usually start with then smooth the animation out after) is to do the leg closer, then use the previous frame of that same leg to be the farther leg (often adjusted to flow better depending on how you want it to look)
    I unfortunately don’t have many tips for the back legs, but the back legs will always hit the ground (still in 4fps) one frame after the front paws are fully off the ground.
    Things obviously change with different fps, but I hope this helped! And remember, nothings wrong with making bad run cycles:) I made I FAIR share of ugly run cycles until I got the hang of it.

  • @Proudship
    @Proudship 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is one of the simplest animation tutorials I've seen, you make it so easy! Each time I watch your videos I have more and more of an urge to animate, You teach so well and speak so clearly. I'm interested for the new upcoming tutorials, a well as the new animators out there :)✨

  • @nariter
    @nariter Год назад +7

    I love this tutorial! Thank you so much for making this!

  • @ur1c3hu33
    @ur1c3hu33 Год назад +2

    You have a knack for making it look and sound easy!

  • @frigidwolf
    @frigidwolf Год назад +12

    The animation is beautiful!! The only thing that bugs me out is the head not following perfect arcs, it's especially noticeable in the slowed down version when focusing on the eyes.

    • @kuzillon
      @kuzillon  Год назад +5

      Thanks! If by arcs you mean the semi-circular head motion, its not going to go in a perfectly circular loop with perfect arcs, no matter how smooth an animal is running. It's important to remember that the head is directly effected by the organic movements of the body and not an individual floating object

    • @frigidwolf
      @frigidwolf Год назад

      @@kuzillon yes! I didn't mean a perfect circular motion, but more of a smooth pathing

  • @mrlizyY
    @mrlizyY 3 месяца назад +1

    I needed this for a quad robot ramming into a humanoid robo as part of an animation thanks

  • @fightXagainst
    @fightXagainst Год назад +5

    thank you so much for the tutorial!! more animal walkcycles would be amazing

  • @eibine-u6n
    @eibine-u6n 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is so useful! I rarely see so well made videos about run cycles or walk cycles etc

  • @pixelzebra8440
    @pixelzebra8440 Год назад +3

    This is extremely helpful! Thank you! Hope you get more views on this bc you deserve it!

  • @petejohnes8442
    @petejohnes8442 8 месяцев назад +1

    I recently made a Deer hopping/running animation loop on Procreate, without any help/tutorials!! I'm so proud!
    Great video!! 👌🔥

  • @Okiedokiez
    @Okiedokiez 14 дней назад

    Warrior cat beginner animations gonna be fire now

  • @celinemartinez4450
    @celinemartinez4450 Год назад +2

    Thank you for the wonderful tutorial and beautiful explanation, I am currently following your vid using my 3ds to start off and its turning out pretty good. You're a wonderful teacher cause this made things go so smoothly and I am genuinely impressed with how my flip note is going especially since this is my first time animating. Keep up the fantastic work :)

  • @annestone6649
    @annestone6649 Месяц назад

    Just did my first real animation with this! I’m trying to make a pixel game and tried to make my run animation, and it was just so jittery and didn’t look great. I got the bones down with this in about 30 minutes, and had a reasonable mockup using only my mousepad at work!

  • @VioletScar-Star1589
    @VioletScar-Star1589 Год назад +2

    This helps me so much! I am trying to make an animation for one of my first times. It includes some animals running, so I am grateful.❤

  • @paccuniverse
    @paccuniverse Год назад +2

    You are a Saint🤩! I'm going to really need this tutorial in my next animation XD

  • @TreeFrg-rj1hi
    @TreeFrg-rj1hi 11 месяцев назад +1

    I subscribed right away. Beautifully explained! I’m learning animation and this helps so much.

    • @pyroheheehheeeee
      @pyroheheehheeeee 11 месяцев назад +3

      I’m still Learning animation, and i can do not too much while im Learning it for Two years lol (i was very busy with art but it was worth >:3)

  • @Liza_-fu2ef
    @Liza_-fu2ef 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is gonna help me a lot in my animation journey i thank you from the bottom of my heart😚

  • @willplays1867
    @willplays1867 11 месяцев назад

    I'm barely learning drawing, like I've only done maybe 10 animal(mostly cats) sketches for class, and even more recently is learning digital drawing which is on my own with videos and friends to help guide me, but I've always wanted to do animation too, and this was very helpful, I'm going to be practicing this along with all the other things I'm learning related to art
    This video gave me a years knowledge of understanding compared to what a semester of beginner art can teach me, I'll definitely be catching your other videos

  • @angillusions
    @angillusions 8 месяцев назад +3

    What programm do you use for your animations❓️ (The tutoriql is amazing and helpful as always!❤)

  • @Blacktabbystudios9
    @Blacktabbystudios9 11 месяцев назад

    Oh my god! I struggle so much with run cycles this explained it so well! Could you maybe do a tutorial on other cycles such as walking and trotting?

  • @lytemotif
    @lytemotif 11 месяцев назад

    After drawing my whole life, I've finally decided to try animation. This let me make an animation I'm SUPER happy with! Thanks!!

  • @Stupiddude-q3v
    @Stupiddude-q3v 6 месяцев назад

    This is a REALLY good tutorial and it helped me a lot. Thanks for your help!

  • @Whydoiexisthere-
    @Whydoiexisthere- 10 месяцев назад

    RAAAH you don’t understand how useful this is!!!!! Not only because now my run cycles won’t look stiffer than a metal pipe, but because I can already feel the motivation rushing through meee rrgrgrgrg
    Also really quickly eats up your artstyle like a wild rabid animal rgegeggeg munches some skin off your arm ascends explodes hheheheh

  • @mariacaskinha
    @mariacaskinha 8 месяцев назад

    I love these exercises! I like to analyze how other animators work on animations, and this ends up helping me as well ❤ congrats!

  • @mocha-l9d
    @mocha-l9d Месяц назад +1

    so cool this really helped me

  • @MoonFromDaMoon
    @MoonFromDaMoon 3 месяца назад

    Thank you! I know how to animate a running animal because of you!…and other people, this tutorial was also helpful.

  • @Spectre-69
    @Spectre-69 9 месяцев назад

    Most dogs I've been around were never airborne while running and stay on the ground the entire time, so I don't think having them lift during a cycle is universal, it more than likely differs from breed to breed.

  • @Not_an_Aussie-Austrisa_25
    @Not_an_Aussie-Austrisa_25 Год назад +2

    I really needed this vid rn thanks for that!

  • @doodlingdebbie1
    @doodlingdebbie1 Год назад +2

    Brilliant! Thank you so much for teaching all of us. ❤

  • @rup.ric7
    @rup.ric7 7 месяцев назад +1

    I REAAAAALY appreciate your knowledge plus you share what yu got. Thanks for that. Quick question- I purchased a wacom and thinking what tools to include on my workflow. I have All adobe products, Clip studio paint, Krita, blender etc. Goal is to learn animation. Can you help a lil bit here?

  • @your_queen_dino
    @your_queen_dino 7 месяцев назад

    This video was so helpful to me bc I just started to go over the basics of animation and I was learning how to do walk and run cycles and when I was looking at the ones for dogs it was so confusing but this video helped make it so much easier to understand. I'm definitely gonna sub to check out more of your tutorials ^^

  • @BeanKally
    @BeanKally 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great vid! I’m relatively decent at run cycles but this still gave me valuable information.

  • @ilmarslapins7206
    @ilmarslapins7206 2 месяца назад

    THANKS YOU SO MUCH! IT REALLY HELPED FOR MY SCHOOLS TEST ❤ HOPE YOU POST MORE TUTORIALS, LOVE YOUR WORK 🎉😂

  • @BenjiToJapan25
    @BenjiToJapan25 Год назад

    Omg thank you for explaining this in such a good way!!!!!!

  • @Billy96024
    @Billy96024 8 месяцев назад +1

    thank you im using this for an animation

  • @paolaabril2922
    @paolaabril2922 6 месяцев назад

    Love it!! Thanks for the explanation! Want to get back to creature animation soon this year , do you have a video for walk? And maybe cat walk?

  • @BurrisNicholasRockton
    @BurrisNicholasRockton 11 месяцев назад

    That is... Insane broski
    Thank you do much
    I just finished my first animation... I'll try again and watch this when I do

  • @max_zjm2428
    @max_zjm2428 Год назад

    phenomenally explained, well done

  • @Cootzynn
    @Cootzynn 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks so muchhh! I’ve been trying to do run cycles for many years before i found this video! New subscriber, too!

  • @Coyotep4wz
    @Coyotep4wz 11 месяцев назад

    I smell an underatted artist

  • @0strangerghost08
    @0strangerghost08 Год назад

    This process also works for foxes since foxes are part of the canine family which foxes run similar as other canines but if they’re in a scurry they will run right to left so the predator loses them

  • @cookie-ex7kl
    @cookie-ex7kl 3 месяца назад

    i really love this and it really help, thank you for showing this video😁

  • @potatoproductions6580
    @potatoproductions6580 10 месяцев назад

    The fact I'm about to attempt to animate something that has dogs in it and this got in Mt recommendations is just

  • @viccolasvic9461
    @viccolasvic9461 Год назад

    Ive been working on a fictional critter type creature that ostilates between being plantigrade and digigrage based on speed. The best i can explain is it runs somewhere between a rodent and Pikachu so im having a really hard time drawing it.

    • @MCB_2
      @MCB_2 Год назад

      Xenomorph is good example

  • @KittyCat0o8
    @KittyCat0o8 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much! This will definitely help me animate!

  • @toonrex2806
    @toonrex2806 4 месяца назад

    Would like to see a video on how to animate dinosaur walk cycles or animals in flight.

  • @k0k04.th3.drxg0n
    @k0k04.th3.drxg0n 6 месяцев назад +1

    This helped a lot! now i can animate dragons better!

  • @Artist29995
    @Artist29995 8 месяцев назад +1

    Your amazing and helped me so much

  • @TwigKat
    @TwigKat 8 месяцев назад

    amazing tutorial with lots of information, thank you

  • @OLDACCOUNTKYS
    @OLDACCOUNTKYS Год назад +1

    I was just wondering what you usdd to animate this ^^

  • @SprootEntertainment
    @SprootEntertainment Год назад +1

    This is so underrated 😭

  • @Thegreenbug2451
    @Thegreenbug2451 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you I always tried to make running and this helped alot 😊

  • @young4tomy
    @young4tomy 9 месяцев назад

    Yes everyone is happy with Lisa's triumph.

  • @isitreiningtoday
    @isitreiningtoday 7 месяцев назад +1

    super helpful

  • @oliviaedits_Og
    @oliviaedits_Og Год назад +59

    This helped me to fun as a therian (quadrobist) 😮😮

    • @Da1kW0lf17
      @Da1kW0lf17 Год назад +6

      Me too

    • @kiwi8005
      @kiwi8005 Год назад +6

      Im a therian and a quadrobist too!

    • @jamiefrancescavalencia8634
      @jamiefrancescavalencia8634 11 месяцев назад +6

      woa!1!1!1 sometimes i do quadrobics randomly on a big bed that my grandparents have when they arent in the room

    • @CreekSeirbell
      @CreekSeirbell 9 месяцев назад

      No

    • @genesisarriola7988
      @genesisarriola7988 7 месяцев назад +2

      Oh u have readen my mind me too!(also a dragon puppeteer)

  • @HunterFoX113
    @HunterFoX113 11 месяцев назад +27

    Don't start animating without using basic shapes. Yes, this particular copied dog may work well, but without using simple shapes, it will be extremely inconvenient for you to make animals yourself

  • @MaestroBeBre
    @MaestroBeBre 4 месяца назад +1

    What app do you use? And does it cost money at all?

  • @Demon_Tails_and_Dragon_Scales
    @Demon_Tails_and_Dragon_Scales 10 месяцев назад +1

    What animashon app do you use if you don’t mind me asking.

  • @OrcaThe8th
    @OrcaThe8th 11 месяцев назад

    This really helped! Thanks!

  • @sparklenarwhal3224
    @sparklenarwhal3224 Год назад +5

    what is the cute dogs name i simply must know

  • @anadespot5780
    @anadespot5780 28 дней назад

    Awesome tutorail!!!

  • @Potato_animates
    @Potato_animates 7 месяцев назад +2

    BEuTiful

  • @kiwi_kiwi4
    @kiwi_kiwi4 Год назад

    great tutorial, I like it, and you make great videos, keep it up😁❤

  • @lincolntran2
    @lincolntran2 11 месяцев назад +1

    I’m a quadrobist and this made it really easy to run
    Who else?
    👇🏻

  • @TPDManiacXC626
    @TPDManiacXC626 Год назад

    How about an aquatic animal swim cycle? Like a shark, tuna, dolphin, octopus, etc?

  • @TheOnlyLightSeeker
    @TheOnlyLightSeeker Год назад

    Ok, Ima see if I can do it

  • @wongtoon
    @wongtoon 11 месяцев назад

    Love this tutorial ❤

  • @cartoonthunder
    @cartoonthunder 11 месяцев назад

    This will come in handy.

  • @eduardomiguelschusslerdequ3192
    @eduardomiguelschusslerdequ3192 9 месяцев назад +1

    Alguien por favor dígame que programa usa para hacer esta animación!!!!!!!!?????????

  • @user-nonxx
    @user-nonxx 11 месяцев назад +1

    Damn how do u draw that good-

  • @the.holyfountain
    @the.holyfountain 8 месяцев назад

    wow! this was very helpful!

  • @jewellmadden8624
    @jewellmadden8624 8 месяцев назад

    Okay, now imagine a Cheetah animated. Who ever animated a Cheetah,
    HOW.

  • @Melcii_draws
    @Melcii_draws Год назад +1

    This is really helpfull and explained very simply so its easy to follow but i must ask which animation app you use?

  • @jean-baptisterobbe8288
    @jean-baptisterobbe8288 7 месяцев назад

    Il me semble que la croupe du loup devrait descendre un peu davantage lorsqu'il prend appui sur ses jambes arrières, et l'avant du corps monter plus. Excellent travail cependant, l'animation est si difficile...

  • @Mushroomkitty12
    @Mushroomkitty12 10 месяцев назад

    This helps so much thank you!!!!

  • @becky7804
    @becky7804 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you this helped a lot

  • @jaydev6465
    @jaydev6465 Год назад

    Thanks 👍
    Happy new year 🎉

  • @PrimeM1.9
    @PrimeM1.9 11 месяцев назад

    Whith what you animated it ? Please and it very helpful your explanation thanks ❤❤

  • @Vanillacookien
    @Vanillacookien Год назад

    OMG TYSM I NEEDED THIS SM YOU JUST GOT A SUB!!!!

  • @DUGGY-x2z
    @DUGGY-x2z 3 месяца назад

    What about a trot or walk turning into a run?

  • @jito7377
    @jito7377 2 месяца назад

    Premium video quality

  • @sofiastennrona1264
    @sofiastennrona1264 Год назад

    Thank you this is so much help
    🍓

  • @mapleleafeon
    @mapleleafeon 10 месяцев назад

    So good! I just subscribed:)

  • @SOFR310
    @SOFR310 4 месяца назад

    SO HELPFUL! Though, I want to point out that you forgot to make a tail on frame 5, so I made my own. (I MIGHT BE WRONG, THOUGH 😅) Still extremely pleasing. NOTIFICATION: +1 subbie unlocked.

  • @DVI--D77
    @DVI--D77 Месяц назад

    Perfect explication thanks 👍

  • @talking_hat86088a
    @talking_hat86088a 8 месяцев назад

    А в каком приложении вы анимируете?

  • @rosechoquette5381
    @rosechoquette5381 5 месяцев назад

    Very helpful! I was wondering how many frames per second you used?

  • @steinmil
    @steinmil 10 месяцев назад

    Is this a custom pencil for TVPaint ? I like the line work. Did you use stabilization ? Thanks or the tutorial. Subscribed ;)