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12 Principles of Animation — Part I

HISTORY Disney’s Nine Old Men devel­oped the prin­ci­ples of ani­ma­tion as a way to com­mu­ni­cate about the art that they devel­oped so mas­ter­fully.  The 12 prin­ci­ples of ani­ma­tion are not meant to be a check list.  They are how­ever con­cepts … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Principles of Animation — Part II

12 Orig­i­nal Prin­ci­ples 1. Appeal 2. Staging 3. Exaggeration 4. Timing 5. Anticipation 6. Ease In Ease Out 7. Secondary Motion/Action 8. Pose to Pose vs. Straight Ahead 9. Overlapping Action & Fol­low Through 10. Solid Draw­ing 11. Arcs 12. Squash & Stretch Appeal — is where the char­ac­ter must ooze … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Principles of Animation — Part III

12 Orig­i­nal Prin­ci­ples — Part III 1. Appeal 2. Staging 3. Exaggeration 4. Timing 5. Anticipation 6. Ease In Ease Out 7. Secondary Motion/Action 8. Pose to Pose vs. Straight Ahead 9. Overlapping Action & Fol­low Through 10. Solid Draw­ing 11. Arcs 12. Squash & Stretch CONTINUED — (Prin­ci­ples 7 — 12) Sec­ondary … Con­tinue read­ing →