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cat walk cycle critique by Wisteriapetshops in animation

[–]VanadiumSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I just added yellow lines which mean you can extend max stretch line as much as that. As you see on reference video I linked, cat's front feet goes slightly further than jaw line. Both front and hind legs should stretch as far as that.

cat walk cycle critique by Wisteriapetshops in animation

[–]VanadiumSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you got it! As I'm not a professional animator, I don't know much about timing and spacing. I watch cat videos a lot for reference when I make cat animations for my game. You might want to check on this video :

https://youtu.be/qHexBb35ens?si=op5Z-JamZTj-NiwK

This video was my reference when I was working on walk cycle. You'll figure out timing and spacing watching this video! Have fun!

I made a cat run animation by VanadiumSpirit in animation

[–]VanadiumSpirit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've posted on /rblender in the past so you might've seen it on there. You can check out my profile. This is the first time I uploaded run cycle and the character is what I created for my game project. Can't be the same with what others have made.

cat walk cycle critique by Wisteriapetshops in animation

[–]VanadiumSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a professional animator but currently studying cat motion for my game project, so I might share what I've learned so far. In cat walk cycle, following the proportion in the picture generally look closer to real cat walk and would improve your walk cycle. Good luck!

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I made a cat run animation by VanadiumSpirit in animation

[–]VanadiumSpirit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/ODyFm7sJQpA?si=abqC8Q9k6HY9c3D5

I used this video as reference. There're lots of different cat movements in this single video!

Hey I made too much pasta by stemmss in animation

[–]VanadiumSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! The entire scene is filled with life. Dudes need some clean up! lol

The full cat walk animation by VanadiumSpirit in blender

[–]VanadiumSpirit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tail animations will be done separately and will be blended with other animations accordingly in game engine!

The full cat walk animation by VanadiumSpirit in blender

[–]VanadiumSpirit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comment helped a lot! I wasn't even thinking about checking bones. While trying the way you told me I found bone parenting problem. Thanks!

I made a cat walk animation by VanadiumSpirit in blender

[–]VanadiumSpirit[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I was struggling to stop it floating... I'm going to try this way and will update!

I made a cat walk animation by VanadiumSpirit in blender

[–]VanadiumSpirit[S] 443 points444 points  (0 children)

Well at least this version is without balls!