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Aya, i usually refrain from posting unfinished poops, but this one is really enjoyable to watch :>. I'll scrap it later when i'll upload the finished version.
Nakadrake is slightly different from usual animation characters because he has a biped walk but a quadruped run. I wanted to explore this idea a bit. Also, i've never done transitions, so i decided, instead of making two separated cycles (walk and run), to combine them with simple transitions. The first transition (walk to run) is choppy and could use a few extra frames, but i'm really happy with the second one n_n.
I'm EXTRA proud of the tail movement and the biped walk. I've used no references for the biped walk,tail movement and the transitions, although i did study the dog run cycle by Preston Blair (i think? Not the cartoony looking one) before starting on it, since 4 legged animal cycles are a tad bit more complicated that biped cycles.

I don't think this took me more than a few hours tbh. I've been working on it bit by bit for around 3-4 days, but i didn't spend more than 1 hour in a sitting, since this was more along the lines of having fun than working to get it done asap hah.

Tons of rambling aside, i'm happy with it's current progress, sketchy or not!

Character and art belong to me.