Lightwave 11-Animating a Human-Vol.#1-How to Make Your Character Walk

In this training course for beginner Lightwave students 3D Instructor Adam Gibson shows the essential basics of how to animate a character walking. Keyframing concepts and problem solving are covered in easy to understand video chapters.

*All Model and Scene Files are included with the course so that you can follow along.

Table of Contents for Volume #1

Chapter 1- Intro

Chapter 2- Initial Set-Up and Turning Off Arm IK

Chapter 3- Posing the First Step

Chapter 4- Walk Cycle Length and Explanation

Chapter 5- Display Window Set-Up

Chapter 6- Create the First Step

Chapter 7- Create Second Step

Chapter 8- Creating the Third and Fourth Steps

Chapter 9- Creating the Fifth and Sixth Steps

Chapter 10- Correcting Foot Slippage

Chapter 11- Keyframe Feet Lifting off the Ground

Chapter 12- Keyframe Left Arm Positions

Chapter 13- Keyframe Right Arm Positions

Chapter 14- Keyframe Weight Transfer

Chapter 15- Keyframe Bobbing Movement

Chapter 16- Keyframe Hips Twisting

Chapter 17- Adding Foot Animation Details

Chapter 18- Keyframe Heel Strikes

Chapter 19- Adding Tension to Heel Nulls Pitch Keyframes

Chapter 20- How to Move Keyframes in the Timeline using the Dope Track

Chapter 21- Keyframe Toe Point Down

Chapter 22- VPR Rendered Animation of Walk Cycle

High Quality (Screen-Res 1440 x 900 pixels)

Format: Quicktime Video

Level: Beginner

Running Time: 3 hrs. 56 mins.