Mastering Quadruped Animation in Maya: Essential Tips and Techniques!

In this comprehensive breakdown on mastering the horse walk cycle animation, I will show the process of animating a smooth and natural walk cycle for a horse. We will examine the importance of studying reference footage, and the main passes I take when animating a quadruped creature. Animating creatures and quadrupeds can be daunting, but if broken down into key areas, it simplifies the process.
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Studying the First Reference
4:57 Studying the Second Reference
7:45 Studying the Animators Survival Kit Reference
10:58 FREE Horse Rig
11:16 Breaking Down the 1st Pass
13:01 Breaking Down the 2nd Pass
16:07 Breaking Down the 3rd Pass
17:00 Breaking Down the 4th Pass
19:36 The Final Pass
21:20 Outro

[@ArtVandelayInc]

Great content as always!

[@debabratasaha8492]

loved it

[@artgumbop]

amazing video!

[@pkminpkmon]

I hope there’ll be a full step-by-step tutorial!
I struggle so much with polishing legs so that they are straight when carrying weight. It’s like a constant battle with hip height, hip rotation, and foot roll to get not only the poses looking decent, but the flow feeling nice. Even when animating on 1s.
Working on a walk currently, and got the curves to flow better but the poses look weaker now.

[@JRodGamingHQ]

I love it!

[@TheHighFlys]

Could we get an entire series of this going over different quadruped walk cycles?

[@JRodGamingHQ]

Dog or cat!

[@brothersphotography7708]

SIR FULL VIDEO STEP BY STEP ON DOG WALK CYCLE TUTORIAL@@JRodGamingHQ

[@hemanthsaimottamarri8761]

Thankyou

[@swapnabollu]

Could you do a video on Four legged character walk forward movement and turn around.

[@javohirparpiyev]

👍👍

[@derinthomas7670]

Wow ....can you do step by step tutorial sir😊