Cartoon Turtle Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Cartoon Turtle Walk.
Head - light bounce and dip, with overlap and flop in the mouth and jaw
Body - light side to side sway and twist, with a bit of bounce
Flippers - quick little flaps with overlap and drag on the tip
Arms - paddle forward alternating
Hands - overlap and drag from the sway of the arms, extending into the fingers and thumbs
Tail - light side to side sway and drag

Animation Time! - Cartoon Turtle Rig

Today's Inspiration:

"I did what any kid likes to do: go to the movies, play, draw. It's not unusual. What's more unusual is to keep wanting to do those things as you go on through life. ... but there's enough weird movies out there so you can go a long time without friends and see something new everyday that kind of speaks to you."

- Tim Burton
Burton on Burton
http://www.amazon.com/Burton-2nd-Revised-Edition/dp/0571229263


Program - Maya 2010

Rig - Cartoon Turtle Character
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/cartoon-turtle-character?os=windows

Animator's Bibles:

Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life


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Miku Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Miku Walk.
Head - light tilt and sway side to side
Chest - puffed out extra side to side squash and twist
Hips - extra bounce and sway side to side, rotate to offset the chest and favor the next step
Legs - low small steps
Feet - extra ball roll, drag back on the passing position land with a little heel roll
Arms - bent upward light sway and swing side to side
Hands - hang down, overlap and drag from the sway of the arms extending into the fingers

Animation Time! - Miku Rig

Today's Inspiration:
"All the things have not been done in art that can and will be done. I don't think our bones and muscles will change much and that light will shine differently, so all the good rules will still hold. I can only say that you must have the courage of your convictions, believing that your way is right for you and for your time. Your individuality will always be your precious right and must be treasured. Take from the rest of us all that you can assimilate, that can become a part of you, but never still the small voice that whispers to you, "I like it better my way.""

- Andrew Loomis (Figure Drawing for all it's Worth)
http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-All-Its-Worth/dp/0857680986

Program - Maya 2014

Rig - Miku
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/character-rigs/c/miku-v-1-0?os=windows

Animator's Bibles:

Character Animation Crash Course
Animator's Survival Kit
Illusion of Life
12 Principles of Animation
Drawn to Life


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Little Bot Walk - Walk a Day

Today's Walk is a Little Bot Walk.
Head - leans forward, dips back, then down and out
Wheels - scoot forward, pull back, then shoot forward
Arms - overlap and swing from the movement of the head
Hands - overlap and drag from the swing of the arms extending into the fingers and thumbs
Antenna - pulls back, flops forward, then drags and flops