The Twelve Principles of Animation

Front

Also known as ease in and ease out

Back

slow in and slow out

Front

Amount of frames between poses

Back

timing

Front

Animated characters need to have a unique personality and have a wide range of emotions.

Back

appeal

Front

Animation can occur before an action.

Back

anticipation

Front

Drawing the frames in sequence vs creating strong poses first & adding in between frames later

Back

straight ahead vs pose to pose

Front

Living flesh distorts during motion. Exaggerated deformations will emphasize motion and impact. What is this technique called?

Back

squash and stretch

Front

Minor actions that occur due to a major action.

Back

secondary actions

Front

The action that follows the main action; actions do not stop at the same time.

Back

follow through & overlap

Front

The basis for most all natural motion; created using a spline curve.

Back

arc

Front

The clear presentation of an idea.

Back

staging