Walk cycle animation

[jonas]

Can anyone give me some pointers on how to fix my left and right walk cycle in this?
http://www.matthewcorway.com/walkingtest.html
(Click on him to make sure it's focused and use the arrow keys to walk)

I want it to look more fluent and less shuffl'y'. I like the up and down animations but the left and right look more like dancing .. or something.

Is there anything online like a walk cycle reference chart or something?

Anyways, thanks in advance.

[Sqoon]

It looks okay to me, but aren't his legs to short for a more advance/realistic leg animation?

Also, walking diagonally produces no animation.

[Klonoa]

pixel, your dude is "skating".

btw, the leg which is coming forward has to kick out. your character isn't doing that.

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/s...ad.php?t=32626

[Shin Johnpv]

yeah like klonoa said hes skating and not walking

also it helps if you put a little height change in his hips and head
you just arent as tall when your legs are apart in a full stride as you are when your legs are together but thats me maybe it doesnt work so well for pixel animations

but the skating is from your timing being off a bit I think

[Drewbacca]

I had the same trouble when I was animating that robot in flash. It just takes some fiddling with the timing and a head bob movement to work it out a bit more.

[Brand X]

I'm not sure how 3d animation principles translate over to 2d, but it looks like you need to ease the legs into the movement, and ease them out. Start the leg movement out at a slower pace than the rest of the movement, a 1/3 of the way through the leg motion increase it to full speed, and then during the last third of movement slow it down so it eases into position. The walking animation just looks jerky, which is something normally in 3d animation that easing can aleiviate.

[jonas]

I like the animation cycle I got now. Still gotta add the diagonal animations but I added the room behind him and it now scrolls with him aswell.

Its coming along I'd say.

[Shin Johnpv]

he still seems to be skating a little bit
add some head motion too :P

[jonas]

Yeah, he does look a little wonky still. I just can't get it right.

Anyone wanna give it a try? I can upload .gifs

Anyways I added the scrolling BG to him. I know it's a huge room but at least it's coming along, heh.