Walk Cycles Courses and Certifications

2D Animation: Character & Attitude Walk Cycles

22 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn 2D animation techniques to express personality, body type, and attitude in a walk cycle, and turn walks into full-on runs.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Creating Characters + Animating Stories w/ Character Animator

Learn to create and animate characters using Adobe Character Animator. Design, animate, and bring stories to life through facial recognition, lip-syncing, and real-time performance capture techniques.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Animating a Walk Cycle in Maya

17 ratings at Pluralsight

Animating a walk cycle is a core skill that all animators need to master. This course will teach you how to approach the building and refining of a walk cycle in Maya.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Building Walk Cycles in Maya 2017

17 ratings at Pluralsight

Discover the creation and mirroring of the four basic walk poses and shows several different and unique techniques for refining and expanding the cycle into keyframed animation. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2017.

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Animation Basics: Learn How to Animate a Walk Cycle Frame by Frame

Learn to animate a walk cycle frame by frame, covering key poses, body movements, and techniques for creating fluid motion in both moving and stationary characters.

• Skillshare
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Inverse Kinematic Animation with DUIK in After Effects

11 ratings at Pluralsight

In this course, we will learn how to use the IK rigging plugin DUIK for After Effects. Software required: After Effects CC 2014, DUIK 14.23.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Animation: Locomotion

8 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to create walk, run, and skip animations that give your character style and subtly move the story along.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 2 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Die Grundlagen der Charakteranimation

Lerne die Grundlagen der Charakteranimation mit Duik Bassel und Adobe After Effects, vom Erstellen einfacher Körperformen bis zum vollständigen Charakter-Walkzyklus.

• Skillshare
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Master 2D Animation

2D animators create the illusion of motion and change via analog and digital media. Beginning with the foundations of animation, learn everything you need to know to get started in 2D animation.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Microcredential

Master 2D Animation

2D animators create the illusion of motion and change via analog and digital media. Beginning with the foundations of animation, learn everything you need to know to get started in 2D animation.

• LinkedIn Learning
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available
• 11 courses

Learning Character Animation

Learn all the skills you need to know to bring your first characters to life, including posing to the camera, animating from pose to pose, walking basics, and dialogue.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 3-4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Joey Carlino

Easy Walk Cycle, Character Animation with Blender

Learn to create a realistic walk cycle animation in Blender, covering key poses, rig controls, and advanced techniques like looping and offsetting. Perfect for beginners and intermediate animators.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

eyedesyn

Cinema 4D Tutorial - One Click Walk Cycles Using CMotion

Learn to easily create walk cycles in Cinema 4D using CMotion. Master character setup, cycle adjustments, surface and path walking, and overlapping animation techniques for realistic character movement.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Taiyaki Studios

Learn How to Animate with Adobe Character Animator Tutorial 2022

Comprehensive tutorial on Adobe Character Animator, covering setup, lip-syncing, walk cycles, scenery, and exporting. Includes free Vambie character puppets for practice and potential Adobe CC subscription giveaway.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sir Wade Neistadt

Learning Blender Animation in 1 Week

Explore Blender animation techniques in one week, from basic ball bounces to character walk cycles and lip-sync, with expert advice and practical exercises for rapid skill development.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video