Subject
This week, you will create a rough-draft of your character’s walk cycle. Your cycle should have (at least) 8 frames (see above) and should loop seamlessly. Try to match the walk to your character’s personality (happy/bouncy, sad/slow, shy/small etc…). If you have a wacom/tablet at home, feel free to use it! Otherwise, I recommend that you draft your poses with pencil and paper first and then translate them into digital frames in Animate by using the program’s basic shapes and pen tool (if you need a refresher on using the pen tool, I recommend this game: https://bezier.method.ac). Don’t worry about details now – just focus on the body, head, legs and arms – no facial features, clothes etc…
Here’s an example file of what I’m looking for (created without a stylus/tablet): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1h1LLY9iV2w9LTWArPYtQsl44fqWENWSC
Format
Use the following file format: 24fps, width: 1920px | height: 1080px. Save your .fla file and export your animation to an animated GIF (in animate, go to File > Export > Animated GIF).
Submission
Create a new post on your Open Lab portfolio. Your post should include your animated GIF (make sure you select Full Size when inserting your file) as well as a short description (reflections on your process, challenges, goals etc. are also welcome).
This assignment is due next week. Submit the following files on the following platforms:
Blackboard: A link to your Open Lab post and .fla file.
Open Lab discussion board: Reply to the “Final project: walk cycle (rough)” discussion post with a link to your Open Lab post
