Learn time saving animation techniques, the mechanics of quadrupeds, and fundamental principles for creating convincing quadruped animations. Contains nearly 3 hours of project based training. Perfect for intermediate artists.

Popular highlights include:
Referencing Footage / Images
Mechanics of Quadruped Animation
Quadruped Anatomy for Animators
Ghosting
Character Sets
Follow Through
Translating Cycles Forward
Timing and Spacing
Achieving Believable Weight
Show Buffer Curves for Optimization
Graph Editor
Animating Arcs
In betweening
Editing Tangents

Lesson Outline:
1. Introduction and project overview
2. Setting up the scene
3. Beginning the animation of the gallop
4. Working on the next major poses
5. Continuing the poses of the extremes
6. Completing the extremes
7. Fixing the Thoracic Limbs / adjusting major timing and spacing
8. Starting to correct the fluidity of the gallop
9. Finishing the F curve clean up of the right Thoracic Limb
10. Cleaning up the left Thoracic Limb
11. Improving the motion of the left Pelvic Limb
12. Concluding the modifications of the left Pelvic Limb
13. Winding up the right Pelvic Limb
14. Fine Tuning the horses center of gravity movement
15. Adding the side to side motion of the Thoracic Limbs
16. Animating the Hips
17. Focusing on the Thoracic Vertebrae
18. The Heads movement
19. Adjusting the motion of the Cervix
20. Animating the Ears
21. Finishing the Ears
22. Commencing the work on the Tail
23. The wave pattern of the Tail
24. Completing the Tail
25. Finalizing the gallop
26. Bonus: Translating the gallop forward
27. Conclusion
Total Run Time: 2:51:40