Cycles
Cycles can be used to cut down the amount of hours spent drawing the same motion over and over again.
Walk cycles are the most common ones that everyone would of heard of. They are rythmic and constant. If the background is moving along at the correct pace then as long as the timing is precice, the character will look as though it is walking.
A cycle can be produced by using just 4 frames (depending on the speed you need it to be).
Walk cycles are the most common ones that everyone would of heard of. They are rythmic and constant. If the background is moving along at the correct pace then as long as the timing is precice, the character will look as though it is walking.
A cycle can be produced by using just 4 frames (depending on the speed you need it to be).
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Any animal or human can be animated using a cycle, as it is naturally just how we fuction. The animation below is a found video that someone has made of a rabbit jumping across the screen. the jumping action is the cycle. |
A historic example of cycles being used in Roadrunner. The cycle is used where the Coyote and Road Runner are chasing eachother. Instead of aniamtinf each individual step, the blurred circles are cycled to create as though very fast exaggerated action. |
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Written by Elizabeth Foley