How create 2D Walk Cycle Animation (Front View)

 Steps to Create a 2D Walk Cycle Animation (Front View)

Preparation:

1. Gather reference materials of walk cycles.
2. Set up your animation software and create a new project.

Step 2: Draw the first Key Pose. Contact Pose: Draw the character with one foot forward and the other back, both touching the ground.

Step 3: Draw the second Key Pose. Animate the arms swinging opposite to the legs.

Step 4: Draw the last Key Pose.

Step 5: Draw the first in-between. The pass pose

Step 6: Draw the second in-between. The high point

Step 7: Draw the third in-between.

Step 8: Draw the fourth in-between.

Step 9: Draw the fifth in-between.

Step 10: Draw the last in-between.

Step 11: Press CTRL + ENTER to preview the animation

Add a new layer and name it as clean-up. 

Using the paint brush tool (Y), Clean up each frame. 

Here is the breakdown of the walk cycle front view.

Press CTRL + ENTER to preview the animation

Using the paint bucket tool, Color palette, and Eyedropper tool, color the parts of the character.

Press CTRL + ENTER to preview the animation