For this project, I participated in the #toonme challenge, except not really. I actually animated my own walk cycle using a (very simplified) cartoon version of myself based off of a video of me walking.

I used this video to create my walk cycle. I traced over every other frame, then duplicated frames to create the illusion that I was walking across the page.

I learned that I have a really bouncy walk; I bounce on the balls of my feet, I kick my legs out, and I twist my wrists with every step. You don’t realize how strange your own walk is until you have to draw yourself walking. It was a really time consuming project, but I like how it turned out in the end.