Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is part 2 of 19 of the After Effects CC: Puppet Pin Walk Cycles course. Follow this link to view the course playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHcEMtrLAqvxLHA6evZ_cYb

In this video I discuss how I created the character we will use to create a walk cycle. Characters can be designed in a number of ways!

Optional Companion Materials:

Source Files: ctroft.com/course-source-files/source-files-after-effects-cc-puppet-pin-walk-cycles
eBook: amazon.com/dp/B073QF432C

Course Menu:

Chapter 1: Welcome!
---0101: Course Intro (youtu.be/QweAFjY7Nw0)
Chapter 2: Rigging a Character
---0201: Examining Character's Layers (youtu.be/j3d6CxbpecY)
---0202: Splitting Up a Character (youtu.be/pOr1FKp_enE)
---0203: Importing Character to After Effects (youtu.be/od4Oh9JPVrc)
---0204: Creating Puppet Pin Meshes (youtu.be/XP7L5uXv8WA)
---0205: Reassembling Character for Animation (youtu.be/XXTI6PytB1k)
Chapter 3: Animating a Walk Cycle
---0301: Adding a Ground Line (youtu.be/s1dulZdlvxQ)
---0302: Creating First Contact Pose (youtu.be/PNU36Po3WO4)
---0303: Drawing Stride Lines (youtu.be/EjjW7MLreQw)
---0304: Adding Second Contact Pose (youtu.be/Z0p_PQSjjc0)
---0305: Duplicating Third Contact Pose (youtu.be/p84jRivcxX8)
---0306: Lifting the Legs (youtu.be/SfJWt4xWhIQ)
---0307: Shifting Weight (youtu.be/a_I8ZZZpzQ0)
---0308: Correcting and Polishing (youtu.be/SJgEURxgn3A)
Chapter 4: Looping a Walk Cycle
---0401: Building a Simple Scene Composition (youtu.be/-FSxiKRYU5w)
---0402: Changing Walk Cycle Speed (youtu.be/yp3cwdxCUWw)
---0403: Looping a Composition (youtu.be/RbW1PKbtbEo)
---0404: Moving the Character (youtu.be/RhG7qOQBng8)
Chapter 5: Conclusion
---0501: Final Thoughts (youtu.be/THHk9k5Re88)