Wednesday 24 August 2011

12 Basic Principles of Animation

Squash and Stretch

This gives weight and flexibility to an object or subject. As the point details, the object or subject squashes and stretches to create a sense of realism with muscles or bouncing balls or a number of other things. It is important in realistic animation that the volume of the object or subject doesn't change.

Anticipation

Anticipation is used to prepare the audience for an action, and to make the action appear more realistic. Before a ballet dancer jumps off the ground, she must first bend her knees in preparation and before a clarinetist blows into his instrument, he must first breath in. The technique can also be used for less physical actions, such as a character looking off-screen to anticipate someones arrival, or attention focusing on an object that a character is about to pick up.

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