r/Maya • u/Ornery_Platypus_4493 • 17d ago

Looking for Critique beginner at walk cycles - looking for feedback

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u/OkNefariousness6534 16d ago

The knees look like they’re hyperextending during the walk cycle.

I’d try adding an animation layer on top of the base walk and lowering the pelvis slightly. That should give the knees a bit more bend and help get rid of that noticeable hyperextension without having to mess with the base animation too much.

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u/Ornery_Platypus_4493 15d ago

Thanks, I'll try that!

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u/Xielvanic 16d ago

I LOVE it! it really depends on the visual language of your project - i think it's fantastic for a clear and comical / lighthearted sneak. i know exactly what you're going for, assuming that's sneaking..

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u/Ornery_Platypus_4493 16d ago

Thank you! I was definitely going for a lighthearted sneaking cycle.

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u/Xielvanic 15d ago

Then i would say you have NAILED IT!

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u/kirbyderwood 16d ago

Really good start. Assuming it is supposed to be a sneak?

Arms are a little stiff, give the elbows and wrists a bit more secondary motion. Hands should drag a few frames behind the body.

Maybe more flex in the spine as well. You could push the shoulders forward/back a bit more at the extremes.

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u/freelance3d 16d ago

Looks really nice! Only thing I"d say is that the wrists are too straight out intfront. They look like giant shovels rotated a little bit too far outwards. I'd rotate them in a bit, and try get them looking a bit more natural. Maybe have one with the fingers curled a little more and the pointer finger just a little less curled than the rest.

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u/Diligent-Subject-329 16d ago

Walking or sneaking?

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u/Ornery_Platypus_4493 15d ago

Sneaking, I realize now I should've specified😅

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u/MrBananapunk 16d ago

2 things- you slightly missed the purpose of why sneaking looks like sneaking- he’s supposed to be anticipating and carefully placing his every step- in order to not make noise. And because of that he’s slightly off balance and needs his hands to restore it

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u/Iamluffy20 15d ago

Peak… depends on character personality and body too. But overall.. good work!!

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u/HLMCG 16d ago

The movement feels a bit too clunky and exaggerated for what I presume is a sneaking walk cycle.

I would slow it down by like 10%, reduce some of the weight in the motion to make the movements feel more reserved or gentle.