{"id":60577,"date":"2015-08-05T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=60577"},"modified":"2015-08-05T09:04:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T14:04:02","slug":"walk-cycle-tutorials-and-inspiration-in-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/walk-cycle-tutorials-and-inspiration-in-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk Cycle Tutorials and Inspiration in After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take a leisurely stroll through this series of awesome walk cycle tutorials for After Effects.<\/h2>\n

There are very few techniques as fundamental to the art of animation than the walk cycle<\/strong>. Mastering a walk cycle<\/strong> takes time and research. By studying reference film and other animations, you can get walk cycles<\/strong> down in no time.<\/p>\n

What is a Walk Cycle?<\/h3>\n

In a nutshell, a walk cycle<\/strong> is a series of frames in which a character takes two steps (left, right, back to left). A good walk cycle<\/strong> will not only look convincing, it will also give some insight into who the character is.<\/p>\n

The following video created by Alan Becker<\/a> offers a great explanation of what a walk cycle<\/strong> is and how it can be used to tell your story better. Most notably, the tutorial covers the importance of using a four key walk cycle<\/strong> rather than two.<\/p>\n