The 12 Principles of Animation

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by Lawrence Espineli5 views·Updated Apr 18, 2022
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  1. These are the 12 principles of animation.
  2. The first principle squash and stretch gives characters
  3. or objects the illusion of gravity and flexibility,
  4. making it more realistic to the audience.
  5. The second principle anticipation,
  6. it gets the audience prepared for what's about to happen next.
  7. Almost being predictable
  8. staging uses motion to help guide the viewer's eyes and focus
  9. on what the main key in the scene is
  10. straight ahead. Action
  11. is a realistic movement
  12. of the animation
  13. and post opposed
  14. is the increased dramatic effect on any motion.
  15. Okay,
  16. follow through and overlapping
  17. is where everything moves at different rates, not everything is synchronized.
  18. Slow in and slow out is where
  19. an object starts off slow
  20. speeds up towards the middle
  21. and ends with it slowing down again.
  22. Art
  23. is essentially the real life physics of objects
  24. with natural art in them.
  25. Put into animation for example, like a thrown ball with an arc under it
  26. except put into an animation.
  27. Secondary action is used to support and emphasize the main action during a scene.
  28. Okay,
  29. The 9th principle
  30. timing when used correctly allows you to control
  31. the mood
  32. and the reaction of a character
  33. or object
  34. appeal is the principal in which your characters, objects and settings
  35. must be appealing to the viewers.
  36. Solid drawing is the ability to draw in
  37. three dimensional spaces and understanding the form and anatomy
  38. and the final principle exaggeration helps
  39. keep the animation from looking too realistic