Character - Running Cycle

Eishin

Hi, Im new here, but its not my first post. Currently Im practicing with a biped character doing skinning, rigging, clothing and of course animation, I need lot of feedback to make awesome things. Thank for you time.

monster

I'm guessing you used a side reference for the animation, but not a front ref. It looks pretty good from the side. But when viewed from the front I notice quite a few things you can improve.

• General rule, if you don't animate the fingers just put them in a fist. Saves time, and doesn't look unnatural.
• Typically only toddlers sway their head when they run. Keeping the head upright is key to making him look balanced as he's running.
• The spine and torso are very stiff. Try a little more rotation there.
• The hips typically lead the legs when running, and gyrate up and down as you push off. But you have neither motion.
• When you run, your feet should be pretty close together. Here they are still about shoulder width apart.

Seems like a lot, but most of this can be fixed quickly with an animation layer.