This week, I continued working on the wolf walk cycle animation. Most of my time was spent refining the movement and comparing it with the reference footage. During the process, I found several problems that still need improvement.
The main issue was that the wolf’s body gradually moved forward while the animation was intended to be a walk cycle in place. This made the loop less convincing and affected the overall rhythm of the movement. In addition, some parts of the animation did not match the reference closely enough, particularly in the body motion and weight transfer. As a result, the movement sometimes felt less natural than the real animal’s walk.
Although I encountered a number of difficulties this week, the process helped me better understand the importance of observation and reference analysis in creature animation. I plan to continue refining the timing, body movement, and overall mechanics of the walk cycle in the following weeks to achieve a more believable result.