Fresh Eyes

Hello, all!  Well, this post has been a long time coming!  I'm working full-time now as well as other things (um, I guess you could call it life), so finding time to animate isn't easy, but I managed to finally finish this walk cycle and update my demo reel!  Yay!

I'm exploring a new dialogue piece and out of that, I decided to take a stab at a quadruped walk cycle.  I've never worked with a 4 legged rig before (always staying in my comfort zone of bipeds) and have always struggled with cycles.  What started out as a quick, little exercise to get my feet wet turned into a full-on piece!  Surprising, but rewarding!  And I've got to admit, the wings were tough!  There was lots of deleting and redoing!  But here it is!  Hope you enjoy it!  And shout out to Long Winter Studios for this awesome rig (named Drake), I've really enjoyed working with it!


And here is my updated demo reel including this adorable and awesome new piece!  Woot woot!  Thank you to all those who have continued to support me in this journey, it means a lot to me!  Feedback is welcome!

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