5 Key Poses for Better Run Cycle Animation

Disney Animation Supervisor and AnimSchool Instructor Angelo Sta Catalina shares his best tips on animating a run cycle.
In this snippet from an AnimShool class lecture, you'll learn the key poses and principles that make a run cycle come to life.
Angelo breaks down key poses including the contact, down, push, and peak, providing valuable tips for naturalistic and stylized runs while preserving the core principles of body mechanics.
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[@LordLuigi_Rigs]

Good tips

[@christophercrego9354]

Any Chance we could get a quadruped run? i struggle with the key poses.

[@MichaelSeldon-dm2ul]

Hey, Animschool, will you make an animation long film about this pup with his oversized gut (navel facing down) that gurgles while he and his friend, 8-yeah Pauline walk to a club?

[@CherrymaeFrance]

You could make a movie using your talend