Walk Cycle of a Stylized Character

This is 2D animation of a stylized character, adding elements that sets it apart from a regular walk cycle.

A fun animation that I made, where I first created the character in Illustrator, which were then imported in After Effects.

The bend effect was used on the hand to give it that dynamic bend and hit motion. For the square, a squash, stretch and rotate animation was made. The hair vector was parented to the head vector, and the hair was animated in a way that it overlaps the motion and gives a realistic feel to the overall animation.