That’s where this book comes in! Animating walk cycles is a subject that's covered a lot. There’s a reason for that: mastering the art of a walk cycle can open avenues to other techniques. It’s one of the simplest actions, yet it teaches so much about moving limbs and creating weight.

After Effects is a versatile piece of software. There are many tools that vary in pros and cons. But the Puppet Pin Tool can cover many tasks. And that is the tool we will be working with throughout this book.

More specifically you will learn how to:
–-Separate and rig a character
–-Create one puppet with multiple meshes
–-Reassemble puppet pin characters
–-Create contact, up, down and passing poses
–-Create a looping walk cycle
–-Animate the character going across the screen