Big Dog - Shift Weight

Ex 1

The sequence of leg movements for one complete step is that the front-right and back-left legs will move first followed by the front-left and back-right legs. This forms a complete walk cycle for the big dog. When the front-right and the back-left legs are moving forward, the front-left and back-right legs will be standing still on the ground to help balance the big dog's body weight. The same thing happens when the front-left and back-right legs move first. The front-right and back-left legs will be standing still on the ground to hold the big dog's body weight.

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Ex 2 - Final Animation

After doing this exercise a few times, I felt slightly easier to do the animation of the big dog. It is not that easy to animate the dog because I had to watch the video many times in order to get a proper animation. I need to know how to apply weight onto the body whenever the dog moves. The animation may look a bit weird but I'm proud of what I've done after all the hard work.