12.31.2013

Angry Determination Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is an Angry Determination Walk.
Head - pulls up on the passing position then back down on the contact
Chest - pulls back on the passing position then back down on the contact
Hips - down on the contact position rotate to offset the chest
Legs - both legs straight on the contact position foot drags to the next step
Feet - slow step to quick contact rotate back and forward into contact
Arms - upper arm leads the movement followed by the forearm with breaking joints
Hands - follow the movement to the arms



12.30.2013

Thank You Sir Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Thank You Sir Walk.
Head - delayed and dips down on the passing position
Chest - squashes on the passing position
Hips - Offset the chest extra up and down
Legs - slow start to quick finish backward steps
Feet - delay rotating backward rotate forward before the land
Arms - little circle dips that accentuate the squash and stretch
Hands - clenched together squash and stretch themselves with some overlap on the thumbs



12.29.2013

Itchy Butt Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an Itchy Butt Walk.
Head - lifts up on the passing position delayed from the chest for overlap
Chest - pulls back on the contact position and settles on the passing
Hips - slight up and down and side to side rotate offsets the chest
Legs - keep a steady pace
Feet - pull back and rotate forward
Arms - Left arm perched behind the chest Right arm swinging back and forth
Hands - Left hand itching the butt up and down Right hand successively breaking joints follow from the forearm



12.28.2013

Umbrella Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is an Umbrella Walk.
Head - dips down and pulls back delayed 2 frames from the chest
Chest - compresses on the contact position
Hips - offset the chest and sway side to side
Legs - keep a steady pace tighten up on the passing position
Feet - rotate back on the passing position and forward on the contact
Arms - Left arm subtle back and forth Right arm successively breaking
Hands - Left hand holding tight to the umbrella Right hand overlapping the right arm movement with the thumb following through the movement



12.27.2013

Cane Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Cane Walk.
Head - leans in and pulls back delayed 2 frames from the chest for overlap
Chest - pulls inward even further on the passing position
Hips - rotate to offset the chest
Legs - perpetually bent to emphasize the pain of stretching them out
Feet - slow labored steps barely lift off the floor rotate back and slight rotate forward before the contact
Arms - left arm pretty rigid on the cane right arm breaking like a pendulum
Hands - left hand clenches the cane tight on the lift and relaxes on the settle right hand overlaps the movement of the arm


Side Platter Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Side Platter Walk
Head - light up and down rotate on the passing position
Chest - straightens out slightly on the passing positions
Hips - lots of side to side sway
Legs - straight legs on the passing position to accentuate the up and down of the hips
Feet - slide back and flop down
Arms - left arm broken drag forward and flip back right arm straight to accentuate the weight of the trey
Hands - left hand broke delayed and overlapping right hand keep alive on the fingers


12.24.2013


Heavy Sack Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Heavy Sack Walk. (I know I know >< )
Head - delayed leans back on the middle passing position
Chest - compresses and stretches under the weight of the heavy bag
Hips - offset the chest and dip down to express weight
Legs - mostly bent under the weight of the bag straight leg on the contact position to emphasize the weight shift
Arms - left arm swings slowly back and forth with a bit of break to add fluidity right arm has subtle rotate
Feet - pick up rotate back in anticipation of the step
Hands left hand overlaps and extends the motion of the left arm right hand little bit of rotate on the passing positions


12.23.2013


Carrying the Big Box Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is Carrying the Big Box Walk.
Head - leans far back on the contact position movement delayed 2 frames to add overlap
Chest - Stretches back on the contact position
Hips - Dip down to accentuate the weight
Legs - Straight leg on the contact position to empasize the weight
Feet - Drag back flop toes
Arms - straight on the contact then bend on the passing position
Hands - keep alive on the right hand fingers left hand slips and catches the weight


12.22.2013

What happens when I listen to a lot of Celtic Music


Jelly Bones Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Jelly Bones Walk
Head - falls forward whips back delayed 1 frame from the chest
Chest - pulls forward jerks back delayed 2 frames from the hips
Hips - lots of up and down and rotate especially side to side
Legs - extra knee rotate to keep the legs looking unstable
Feet - rotate back and flip forward floppy toes
Arms - broken elbows everywhere
Hands - delayed 2 frames from the forearm overlap and drag extended out into the fingers


12.21.2013

The name of my new record label


Turn it Down - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Turn it Down Walk.
Head - rigid as if being held by both hands to keep it straight
Chest - light lean back on the passing position
Hips - little bit of up and down and rotate side to side
Legs - small careful steps
Feet - rotate back and exaggerated toes
Arms - pseudo vice claps to try and hold out the noise from getting into the head. Then fed up and swipes at whatever is causing the noise
Hands - putting pressure on the head slight finger moves for keep alive overlap and drag on the right hand as it swipes



12.20.2013

Spider Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Spider Walk.
Head - pulls in and down on the passing position
Chest - pushes outward on the passing position
Hips - offset the chest and rotate toward the weight shift
Legs - delayed 3 frames from the arms
Feet - rotate forward and back and overlaps into the toes
Arms - lead the movement
Hands - drag back on the passing position flop forward



12.19.2013

Drum Major Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Drum Major Walk
Head - bounces along from the movement of the chest
Chest - stretches back on the passing position as the main hand raises squashes side to side on each step
Hips - rotate to emphasize the weight shift of the leading leg
Legs - quick high steps
Feet - backwards rotate to forwards rotate 
Arms - left arm breaks a bit to loosen it up focused more backwards right arm pulls the baton upward then then slowly brings it back downward


12.18.2013


Pull it Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Pull it Walk
Head - delayed 2 frames from the chest to add overlap
Chest - elongates backward then compresses inward
Hips - offset the chest and add a bit of up and down
Legs - add some tension straights to push the feeling of weight
Feet - slow steps with a bit of settle in the toes
Arms - Straight to show the weight
Hands - little bit of rotate and grip to keep them alive


12.17.2013


Push it Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Push it Walk.
Head - delayed 3 frames from the hips to add extra drag
Chest - delayed 1 frame from the hips focused on line of action to show weight
Hips - offset the movement on the chest slight up and down
Legs - complimenting the line of action
Feet - bit of ball roll to allow the feet to stay planted longer toes drag
Arms - straight ahead to keep the feeling of weight
Hands - slip a bit on the weight of the box due to the constraints


12.16.2013


Stomp Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Stomp Walk
Head - delayed neck to loosen up the head
Chest - slight lean back on the contact position
Hips - down low on the passing position offsets the chest
Legs - raise highest before the contact position to add weight to the steps
Feet - don't lift up right away and slam down hard to add weight to the stomp rotate back and forward along with the toes to add floppiness and
Arms - pretty rigid swing forward and back to keep focus on the feet
Hands - overlap the movement of the arms


12.15.2013

Keith Courage - Below Alpha Zones


When You're a Jet Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a When You're a Jet Walk.
Head - gives on the passing position and pulls down on the contact
Chest - squashes to the sides and pulls back on the passing position
Hips - rotate to complement the foot that leads the movement
Legs - bent with a higher up lift before the contact position
Feet - Drag back to rotate and fall forward toes exaggerated
Arms - Swing back and break then compress forward
Hands - overlap the action of the arms and fingers snap



12.14.2013

Preacher Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Preacher Walk.
Head - bows down and looks forward
Chest - pulls inward releases a bit on the passing position then pulls in again
Hips - offsets the chest side to side rotate bumped up
Legs - bent with a bit of a hard step
Feet - Rotate back then forward on each step, little bit of floppy toes and a higher step to add weight
Arms - Left are wiggling the finger lots of broken joints Right arm giving a blessing overlap and drag to add flexibility



12.13.2013

Psy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Psy Walk.
Head - leans back and opens up then pulls inward
Chest - leaned back compresses and releases slightly on the passing position follows the hips extra curve side to side
Hips - bouncy lots of up and down and back and forth
Legs - springy
Feet - extra ball roll on the passing position to give the legs more spring rotate back and forth on the heal and toe to loosen up the steps
Arms - close to the chest laying on top of one another and 1/2 speed of the legs
Hands - overlap and follow through the action of the arms



12.12.2013

Scratch Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Scratch Walk - RAWR!
Head - pulls in and back and bobs out and forward
Chest - concave and then stretches out with squashing left and right on the passing position
Hips - Up and Down and rotate to offset the chest
Legs - 1/2 time to keep the movement slow and menacing
Feet - rotate back and rotate forward in a quick step to add weight and a heaviness to it
Arms - Left are big anticipation and delayed swipe Right arm Swipe and then settle
Hands - follow through and overlap extended out into the fingers


12.11.2013


Fake Trumpet Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Fake Trumpet Walk
Head - down and forward then pulls back and up then forward again
Chest - caved in then puffed out then back
Hips - lots of up and down to keep it bouncy rotate to offset the chest
Legs - bouncy with a bit of straight
Feet - toes break backward then flop forward
Arms - compress and in front of the face to simulate proper holding of a fake trumpet
Hands - dancing away on those trumpet keys


12.10.2013

Sharkasaurus!



Itchy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an Itchy Walk.
Head - slowly leans back and pulls forward
Chest - in and out can't seem to stay still
Hips - lead the chest
Legs - mostly bent with some extra up and down to allow for the feet to itch the opposite leg
Feet - loose toes bit of rotate and extra up and down to allow for itching
Arms - compressed inward and bent left arm curved to allow for itching of the back right arm bent to allow itching of the chest rotate forward and back with and overall up and down
Hands - drag a little and rotate in and out with finger moves in and out to accentuate the uncomfortable itch


12.09.2013

The Little Thumber Boy



Such a Headache Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is Such a Headache!
Head - very slight give with the passing position mostly neutral to give the feeling it hurts to move
Chest - a bit of pull back on the passing positions
Hips - Side to side sway to adjust weight on the passing position
Legs - slow to move
Feet - floppy toes
Arms - left arm moving to allow for the head to be rubbed right arm more set to put pressure behind the eyes
Hands - left hand rubbing the head right hand putting pressure on the eyes


12.08.2013



Come Here Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Come Here Walk.
Head - bobs in and out
Chest - Twists forward and to the side with each step
Hips - lots of up and down and twist to offset the chest
Legs - bouncy
Feet - vanilla to keep the focus on the upper body
Arms - rotate inward in a circular motion
Hands - follow through and overlap from the arm movement with extra finger overlap to really pull the motion together




Character Concept Rough

12.07.2013

Forget You Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Forget You Walk.
Head - leads the turn and the return
Chest - puffs in and out a little on each passing position follows the head on the turn
Hips - allow for the turn follow the chest
Legs - bent with light steps
Feet - extra heel roll
Arms - left arm broken and dragging right arm over arching big dismissal motion fk/ik respectively
Hands - follow through from the movement of the arm


12.06.2013



Monster Concept Sketch

Pious Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Pious Walk
Head - very focused forward and up with slight give on the passing position
Chest - compresses slightly on the contact potion
Hips - offset the chest and shift the weight left and right on each passing position
Legs - very straight very rigid to keep with the feel of the character
Feet - low to the ground keeping the leg straight big of rotate
Arms - close to the chest oppose the chest movement
Hands - compressed together subtle rotate in toward the chest on the passing positions pink delay 1 frame to add extra life


12.05.2013




That Stinks Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a That Stinks Walk!
Head - bobs slightly with each contact
Chest - gives a little on the passing position
Hips - little bit of up and down
Legs - pretty vanilla to keep focus on the right hand movement
Feet - step to the beat with a bit of floppy toes
Arms - left arm swinging away with a little breaking of the forearm to add extra fluidity Right arm moving up and down with each step but mostly focusing on the inward and outward movement
Hands - left broken fist to add to the breaking of joints right delay and follow-through of the wrist extended out to the fingers


12.04.2013

Castle Grey - Work in Progress


Crab Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Crab Walk
Head - pulls back with each step and settles forward delayed a few frames from the hips
Chest - compresses and releases a bit with each step delayed 1 frame from the hips
Hips - bouncy with a decent amount of up and down movement and rotate to offset the chest
Legs - bent and crab like raise up high on each step
Feet - rotate back in anticipation on each step floppy toes
Arms - bent to straight to allow and show weight shifts
Hands - drag a bit with each movement fingers overlap to increase fluidity


12.03.2013




Concept idea for a character in a project I'm working on.

Pigeon Toed Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Pigeon Toed Walk.
Head - pretty vanilla slight up and down in response to the chest.
Chest - caved inward a bit most of the movement is based on side to side compression
Hips - curve upward and to the side on each passing position to balance the weight
Legs - curved and bent inward
Feet - spread apart with a lot of inward rotate and floppy toes
Arms - left arm more pulled back right arm more focused forward slight break to add flexibility on the forearm
Hands - follow through from the arms


12.02.2013

Happy December!



Hope you and yours are having a wonderful Holiday Season!

Shy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Shy Walk
Head - pulls inward toward the chest and slightly releases perpetually looking away
Chest - lightly caved in and expands on the passing positions
Hips - little bit of up and down to give some room for leg straights
Legs - slow steps subtle toe rotate
Arms - held close to chest offset from the rotate of the chest to show movement
Hands - right hand close to self left hand stroking it for comfort


12.01.2013

Graceful Anticipation Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Graceful Anticipation Walk.
Head - pulls back and throws forward
Chest - puffs out and caves in
Hips - offset the chest lots of backward rotate
Legs - pull backward in anticipation of the step straight leg holds to show the pull of the weight
Feet - rotate back on the anticipation and flop forward on the heavy step
Arms - straights mixed with a slight flap
Hands - accentuate the broken arm overlap on the flap like movement


11.30.2013



Little concept piece I was tinkering with this morning.

Over There Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an Over There Walk.
Head - light give on the neck and the head on the contact positions
Chest - curved forward with a little release on the passing position
Hips - rotate to offset the chest bit of up and down
Legs - straight leg passing position
Feet - floppy toes
Arms - Left arm one big anticipation for the point forward Right arm forward anticipate and forward again
Hands - brake often to accentuate the movement finger drag adds to the overlap


11.29.2013

Happy Black Friday!


Hope you get to have a special day with your family!


Broken Arms Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Broken Arms Walk.
Head - falls back then springs forward
Chest - curls inward and pulls back with each step
Hips - offset the chest and translate up and down to add a bit of bounce to the steps
Legs - bend and bend a bit more
Feet - rotate back and ball roll forward floppy toes
Arms - broken broken broken
Hands - wrists broken as well to follow the movement of the arms to keep up with the successive breaking of joints allowing for extra fluidity


11.28.2013

Carrying the Feast Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Carrying the Feast Walk.
Head - Pulls down and forward with each step and then pulls back in anticipation for the next
Chest - responds to the weight of the feast plate
Hips - rotate in response to the chest dip down lower before the high passing point
Legs - Slow steps constantly bent to show the weight of the feast plate
Feet - Rotate back with floppy toes
Arms - slight break back on the contact position to emphasize the weight
Hands - left hand slips off the plate a bit and grabs back

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!
Thanks for always stopping by and taking a moment out of your day to think about animation!


11.27.2013

Waitress Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a waitress walk.
Head - slight bob inward and outward
Chest - squashes to the side with the hips on each step
Hips - sticking the butt out a bit with a bit or rotate to add some waggle to the hiney
Legs - some extra bend on the down before the extreme up on the passing position
Feet - a bit static and vanilla since everything else is very lively
Arms - left arm a bit broken to loosen the movement up right arm holding a tray bent up ward with a bit of back and forth movement on each step
Hands - Left overlaps and follow through Right constrained to the tray with some subtle finger moves



11.26.2013

Vitality Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Vitality Walk!
Head - pulls down a bit on the up position
Chest - slight rotate in conjunction with the hips to keep it alive and simulate breathing
Hips - bouncy lowest point before the high passing position
Legs - lots of straights on the contact and passing postion
Feet - toes broken to add extra flop rotate pushed
Arms - completely broken forearm leads the action
Hands - overlap and follow through from the arms


11.25.2013

Big Boy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Big Boy Walk (inspired by the wonderful Dick Tracy Villain)
Head - Bobs a bit with each step
Chest - bent inward gives a little to allow for breathing
Hips - move downward on the contact frame
Legs - constantly bent with a higher than normal foot drop before the contact frame
Feet - pound a bit heavy with each step with a smattering of heel roll and toe roll to loosen them up
Arms - stay bent for the majority of the movement with a little overlap and slight break
Hands - slight overlap and follow through


11.24.2013

That Dame Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is all about that Dame!
Head - straight forward sways with the movement of the chest
Chest - compresses and stretches with each sway of the hips
Hips - Sway up and over and back and over with each step really moving the weight of the hips
Legs - follow and balance out the movement from the hips
Feet - a bit of over exaggerated toes to add more readability to the steps
Arms - sway with the hips a bit more subtle to keep the focus on the the hips
Hands - overlap and follow through from the movement of the arms right hand fingers a little more exaggerated to offset less movement in that arm but keep it interesting


Old Man Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an Old Man Walk.
Head - gives out a little with each step and pulls back with anticipation for the next
Chest - pulls up on the foot lift and squashes down on the step
Hips - a bit of up and down and side to side rotate
Legs - slow with a bit of give on the down step
Feet - slow and rotated out
Arms - stay bent while moving opposite the leg
Hands - follow through from the arms with a bit of extra overlap and follow through in the fingers and thumbs


11.22.2013

Minister of Silly Walks Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Minister of Silly Walks Walk.
Head - dips in and pulls back
Chest - anticipates the big leg movement and then follows through
Hips - pull back to allow for a big step then settles
Legs - Left Leg makes big step then stutter step Right leg makes set to allow for balance
Feet - stutter a bit after the big step
Arms - unexaggerated swing opposite there respective leg
Hands - follow through and overlap from the arms


11.21.2013

Holy Grail Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Holy Grail Walk.
Head - drags forward and pulls back with the motion from the chest
Chest - Leans in to the foot plant and pulls back in anticipation of the next
Hips - offset the chest and allow for the leg movement
Legs - Right leg leads the action Left Leg follows
Feet - Right foot hits a bit hard Left foot plays catch-up
Arms - held into the chest as if gripping a horses reins with a bit of overlap and follow through from the movement of the chest
Hands - drag and overlap from the arm movement


11.20.2013

Sumo Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Sumo Walk.
Head - looks left then right and down
Chest - slight in and out to allow for breathing
Hips - rotate up and back on the big step slight rotate on the second and then settles
Legs - right leg pulls up high for a bit stretch step left leg settle steps to keep balance
Feet - little bit of back rotate and floppy toes
Arms - focused on staying on the thighs with some overlap and then settle into position
Hands - follow through from the arms lift off the thighs then settle back then get into form


11.19.2013

Toss Back Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Toss Back Walk!
Head - bobs on half the timing of the rest of the walk
Chest - light in and out movement
Hips - a little bouncy up and down with rotate
Legs - little bouncy steps
Feet - back rotate with floppy toes
Arms - circular chuck movements with follow through left and right during the toss
Hands - overlap the movement of the arms and pull back and follow through on the toss


11.18.2013

Extra Gravity Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an Extra Gravity Walk.
Head - struggles to pull up then squashes down
Chest - light stretch back than compresses
Hips - lift up then stay down
Legs - labored steps
Feet - slowly pull themselves away from the ground then smack back down
Arms - light swing mostly focused on the down positions
Hands - overlap and followthrough


11.17.2013

What the Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a What the Walk!?
Head - light up and down on the steps drag and settle on the turn
Chest - puffs in and out on each step drags and follows through on the turn
Hips - up and down and rotate drag on the turn and lead on the next step
Legs - medium sized steps left leg drags with the turn
Feet - not too much rotate floppy toes
Arms - floppy and loose drag on the turn
Hands - overlap and follow through offset with a delay on the thumb, ring and index finger


11.16.2013

Wrong Way Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Wrong Way Walk.
Head - bit of up and down on the steps turns and leads the action the other way
Chest - some in and out to allow for breathing follows the head and directs the movement
Hips - stick out a bit turn and allow the legs to change direction
Legs - light steps with a quick turn pause and change direction
Feet - a little bit of rotate and floppy toes
Arms - overlap and drag with a wide spin
Hands - drag and follow through


11.15.2013

Last Steps - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Last Steps Walk.
Head - a little in and out pulls down and drags back with the drop
Chest - puffs in and out with the steps pulls down and drags back
Hips - up and down and rotate with each step to offset the chest and follow the legs stops and then falls quickly with the drop
Legs - casual steps freeze then drag downward quickly
Feet - a bit of rotate with floppy toes
Arms - exaggerated swinging to a moving hold then fly upward as he falls
Hands - overlap and follow through the motion from the arms fingers add a bit of extra drag


11.14.2013

Fist Steps Walk

Today's walk is a First Steps Walk
Head - Dips down and pulls back following the chest and the hips
Chest - Drops down with the hips and pulls back up to keep balance
Hips - attempt to keep balance to offset the rest of the body sticks out a bit more than a normal walk
Arms - out stretched to drive the movement rotated up and down dragging behind the movement of the hips
Hands - overlap follow through from the arms
Legs - wide gait to better allow for balance first step hits hard second is a bit more cautious
Feet - rotate back and flop forward


11.13.2013

Dribble Walk

Today's walk is a Dribble Walk.
Head - looking side to side
Chest - puffs in and out
Hips - rotated downward slight up and down and rotate to offset the hips
Legs - bent with a wide gait
Feet - rotated outward little bit of heel and toe flop
Arms - left out to protect rotates toward the chest and away right rotates up and down to allow for the ball bounce
Hands - left rotates in and out to overlap the arm thumb and fingers slightly drag right hands rotate and follow through with the ball to allow for a bit of force to push the ball downward fingers drag and overlap


11.12.2013

Toss and Walk

Today's walk is a Toss and Walk.
Head - slight bob up and down and in and out
Chest - puffs lightly
Hips - subtle rotate to offset the chest with little dips downward before the upward movement
Legs - rhythmic move to a beat
Feet - floppy toes light rotate
Arms - left arm gingerly glides forward and back with overlap and drag right arm tossing a ball with a little give forward and back to match the walk
Hands - left overlap and drag with extra overlap on the thumb right grip and release on the ball with overlap and follow-through

11.11.2013

Pitch Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Pitch Walk.
Head - focused forward pulls back to anticipate the movement and pulls backward to settle
Chest - compresses to anticipate the movement drags forward then pulls back to settle
Hips - balance the motion a little up and down and rotate to offset the chest
Legs - little step anticipation big step settle
Feet - bit of rotate backward, ball roll, heel roll and toe overlap
Arms - pull in to anticipate the action left arm directs the action and the right arm loops to throw then settles
Hands -overlap and drag with compressed fists to outstretched fingers


11.10.2013

Ball Catch Walk

Today's walk is a Ball Catch Walk.
Head - Slight up and down with each step. Focused on the ball and pulls down with the ball as it is caught
Chest - a little bit of give with each step and compresses as the ball is caught
Hips - subtle up and down with rotate to offset the chest
Legs - slow back wards steps
Feet - rotate back with little toe roll as the foot lifts and ball roll as it rests
Arms - slow moving back then anticipate the catch and bring it in to the cest
Hands - drag and overlap with an over shoot on the ball catch


11.09.2013

Bum Leg - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Bum Leg Walk.
Head - Pushes forward and pulls back
Chest - Blends the action between the hips and the head
Hips - up and down with allowing for the nonworking leg
Legs - Right leg static and non functioning peg leg like left leg follows the throw of the right leg and allows for movement
Feet - Right foot broken Left foot drags back and springs forward
Arms - oppose the legs in movement with a bit of overlap and drag on the forearm
Hands - left hand swings a bit more than the right to offset the movement of the leg


11.08.2013

Hips Don't Lie - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a booty shaking Hips Don't Lie walk.
Head - a bit more graceful and peering slight rotate and angle
Chest - twist and bend to support the hips
Hips - lead the action lots of rotate and shake
Legs - follow the hips 
Arms - bend and follow up and down the body movement
Hands - grace the side of the body
Feet - shuffle with the hips


11.07.2013

All that Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is an All That Walk.
Head - Looking around at everyone dips down in between the left and right glances
Chest - Puffs out and pulls in
Hips - a little up and down with a good amount of rotate to offset the chest
Arms - subtle with a bit of overlap and delay
Hands - relaxed with a bit of overlap in the rotate and the thumbs
Feet - slappy with a decent amount of floppy toes


11.06.2013

Hesitant Walk - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a Hesitant Walk.
Head - dips down slightly
Chest - curved and sunken with subtle give
Hips - offset the curve of the chest
Arms - close to the chest slight movement to keep them alive
Hands - holding together closely one fist one slowly stroking the knuckles
Feet - slow steps leading with the toe into a ball roll


11.05.2013

Grumpy Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Grumpy Walk.
Head - Focused forward with a little give back and forth
Chest - pretty rigid forward with a bit of in and out to allow for breathing
Hips - a decent amount of up and down
Arms - slow backward fast forward and up with some rotate inward and outward
Hands - follow the arms with a little overlap and drag
Feet - a bit stompy with floppy toes and heels


11.04.2013

Backward Glide - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a backwards glide!
Head - pulling back and directing the motion
Chest - mainly arched back with a bit of overlap forward opposition
Hips - slight rotate and up and down
Arms - delay and overlap
Hands - follow the arms with a bit more drag
Feet - smooth slide back leading the action


11.03.2013

Wild West Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Wild West walk!
Head - Focused straight a forward with a little give on the next and head to keep it moving
Chest - puffed out with a bit of rotate to keep him breathing
Hips - lots of side rotate to allow for the wide gate walk
Arms - puffed out widely rotate with the forward moving leg led by the elbow
Hands - follow through and overlap from the arms fingers twitching
Feet - drag and flop


11.02.2013

Loose Stroll - Walk a Day

Today's walk is a loose stroll!
Head - bopping to the beat of the steps
Chest - a little back and forth to loosen it up
Hips - mostly give in the butt
Arms - broken broken broken to give them a loose quality
Hands - exaggerated rotate to give them some nice overlap
Feet - floppy rotate toe drag and flip


Headbanger Walk

Today's walk is a Headbanger Walk.
Head - Banging away up and down
Chest - curved inward slight give to allow for breathing
Hips - more up and down less rotate
Arms - Main arm joint broken to give it more sway and flex other arm little ups and downs to give it life
Hands - Both hands fist pumping
Feet - a little bouncy and heavy


10.31.2013

Walk a Day - Zombie Walk

Happy Halloween!
Today's walk is a Zombie Walk
Head- Back and forth to even the movement of the leading foot and keep balance
Chest - Curved to keep the major line of action
Hips - a little up and down and rotate but mostly to keep everything moving correctly
Arms - straight forward with a little forearm bend to keep them lively and maintain silhouette
Hands - fingers bend in every direction a bit of rotate to enhance the silhouette
Feet - one foot drags the other is slow to rise and quick to plant


10.30.2013

Walk a Day - Careful Walk

Today's walk is a careful walk.
Head - Drags back and pulls forward
Chest - rotates and slinks back
Hips - balance the movement between the chest and the legs
Arms - mostly straight out with the drag on the forearm and subtle circles
Feet - slow mostly rotated down and cautious



10.29.2013

Walk a Day - Fierce Walk

Today's walk is a fierce walk.

Head - bobs in and out and up and down
Chest - contrasting shapes from curved in to puffed out
Hips - lots of up and down
Arms - mainly focused forward with lots of forearm bend
Hands - claw like with a bit of drag and swipe
Feet - high stepping with a foot slap

10.28.2013

Walk a Day - Sneaky Sneaky

Today's walk is a sneak!
Head - lots of overlap and drag
Chest - a bit floppy
Hips - some rotate back and forth to allow for the chest and head
Arms - perched forward with a bit of drag
Hands - drag down with a little floppiness
Feet - tip toe steps


10.27.2013

Walk a Day Mime in a box walk

Today's walk is a mime in a box style walk
Head - pretty steady a bit of movement from the hips and chest eyes focused to the side
Chest - worm style wiggle to allow for the hips to go side to side
Hips - rotate back and forth to allow for the legs to shuffle side to side
Arms - little circles in and out
Hands - flat against a made up wall a little bit of rotate to match the arms
Feet - a bit of rotate to add some extra bend to the legs to keep them looking too rigid.


10.26.2013

Walk a Day - 70s walk

Today's walk is a 70's dance style groove.
Head - bobbing up and down
Chest - Puffing up and down
Hips - gyrating and rotating in and out
Arms - like a locomotive doing little circles opposite each other
Hands - a bit of drag coupled with a finger point and a closed hand
Feet - a little floppy with a slap down over two frames

10.25.2013

Walk a Day - Animalistic

Today's walk is animalistic!
Head - very focused forward with a bit of a downward focus the next sways quite a bit to allow for this
Chest - wags up and down to allow for some squash and stretch
Hips - up and down and rotate heavy to allow the legs to get to the angles they need to
Arms - a few straights and bends to allow for the weight and muscle movement to support the body
Hands - a little bit of drag and release


10.24.2013

Walk a Day - Day 8!

Alright we made it over a week straight! Now on to week 2!

Today's walk is a pointy groove!
Head - lots of up and down to the beat
Chest - in and out on the lower torso to allow for the rotate on the hips
Hips - tons of rotate from front to back
Arms - slight front and back movement but mostly up and down on the forearms
Hands - pointy fingers that drag up and down with lots of overlap
Feet - all on the toes lots of rotate and ball roll


10.23.2013

Walk a Day - Day 7!

Today's walk is a bird style walk!
Head - really bobs and pecks
Chest - lots of contrast between puffed out and sunk in
Hips - a bit of up and down and rotate to smooth the rest of the movement
Arms - tucked in and bent with a little in and out piston like movement
Hands - limp with a bit of overlap
Feet - lots of up and down and long steps



10.22.2013

Walk a Day - Day 6!

Today's walk is heavily leaned back but still being a bit light on the feet.

Head - mostly leaned back with a little bit of back and forth
Chest - puffed out and leaned back to continue the flow of the line of action from the main foot
Hips - a little up and down and rotate to push the movement forward
Arms - fairly straight with slight exaggeration on the extreme forward and back keys
Hands - rotated outward to add more of an emphasis on being light and unobtrusive 
Feet - slip a bit with a light toe landing on each step



10.21.2013

Walk a Day - Day 5!

Today's walk is a propeller arms walk!
Head - a little bit of a bob with a slight turn on each arm spin
Chest - slight hunch to a light puff giving it a little bit of contrast and rubbery movement
Hips - a bit of rotation to offset the movement of the chest and lots of side to side rotation
Arms - big propeller like loops a bit of broken joints and drag to give the movement a bit more fluidity
Hands - a little bit of overlap and drag to embellish the overall arm movement
Feet - light bounce and a 1 frame foot slap to give the step a bit more pop

10.20.2013

Walk a Day - Day 4!

Today's walk is an Angry Chug!
Head -  pretty straight forward with slight up and down brought on by the shoulders
Chest - hunched with a bit of give to allow for heavy breathing
Hips - slight thrust and rotate focused forward to balance out the curvature of the chest
Arms - never really straighten out always bent on the forearm don't overlap backward too much to keep focus on the forward movement
Hands - tight fists with a little give throughout to allow for non rigidity overlap and drag on the wrists.
Feet - a bit of pound on the steps by adding a bit of backwards rotate and large spacing between the frame before the step and the step

10.19.2013

Walk a Day - Day 3!

Today's walk is a proud march!
Head - Chin up focus forward
Chest - Puffed out with slight up and down
Hips - pretty vanilla with a bit of angle to support the chest
Arms - lots of swing on the forearm
Hands - swing forward to a fist and back to a relaxed open palm
Feet - very straight leg heavy with a high foot plant slight overlap on the toe


10.18.2013

Walk a Day - Day 2!

Walk a Day - Day 2!

Today's walk is a bit down, exhausted, and heavy.
Head - focused on the ground slight up and down
Chest - focused down subtle breathing
Hips - slight turn on each step
Arms - mostly sedated
Hands - little overlap on the wrists
Feet - mainly on the ground with quick labored heavy steps and a bit of floppy rotation and toes

10.17.2013

Walk a Day

Walk a Day

Sorry for not posting for so long, but I've been working on this idea for a while. It's called walk a day. For the last few months I have challenged myself (and kept up with it) to do 48 frames a day. It doesn't have to be perfect and polished, but just a walk that works mechanically and endeavors to delve into the interesting and fascinating world of walks.

I know what you're thinking... walks... what is so interesting about a walk. Well, I dare say you can tell almost everything about a person by the way they walk. If you see your friend walking up the path toward your house you can instantly tell what kind of a mood they are in. You may not be able to know all the intricacies of why they are in that mood, but you can absolutely tell if they are happy, sad, angry, depressed you can also tell what kind of energy level the person is running at are they lethargic, energetic, just got off a 14 hour work day... Okay so you can tell a persons mood, and energy level, so what! Well, that's not all! You can also tell if a person is hurting or suffers from pain, by the way they carry their weight, are they bigger and take heavy labored steps, did they get in a car accident when they were in their 20s that changed the way they can put weight on their hip? You can also make a fairly educated guess at how old a person is by the way they walk. Now I'm not talking like 21 or 22, but rather if a person is an infant, a toddler, a teen an adult, an elderly woman who makes the best cookies ever (okay you may not be able to tell that she can make the best cookies ever by the way she walks ... unless she is carrying a tray of cookies with her as she walks).

I digress... walks are fascinating to me.
Hope I can impart just a little bit about what makes every person's walk so unique to your daily life and maybe next time when you're walking down the Huntington Beach Pier (or local people watching venue) you'll take an extra moment to stop and stare at the way someone walks and see if you can estimate a guess about the person behind the walk.

Today's walk is a bit of a forarm heavy walk.
little bit of up and down on the hips
the wrists are a bit exaggerated
the head bobs a little excessively but to a beat as if he were listening to a good 70's funk ballad
the heels of the feet flop a bit
and the knees need at least a few polishing passes :P

Thanks again for taking a moment to stop and think about the magic of a walk, and I hope you enjoy the new walk a day series.

~ Casey


4.08.2013

Moving!

Holy Moly!

I haven't had time to update this thing in forever.
So...

I got married...
Had to quit school..
Ran a 2.4 million dollar retail store...

More life happened...

Now I'm moving back to CA..

Guess that means I might have time to update this thing again!

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~ Casey