COPY - Real Life Examples -12 Principles Quiz

• Imagine bouncing a rubber ball. As it hits the ground, it stretches and squashes, deforming its shape temporarily due to the impact and then returning to its original form.

• Secondary Action

• Timing

• Arcs

• Squash and Stretch

• Think of a basketball player preparing to jump and make a slam dunk. Before leaping, they crouch down, gather momentum, and briefly pause, creating anticipation for the powerful jump.

• Timing

• Anticipation

• Exaggeration

• Staging

• In theater or dance performances, careful staging is crucial to direct the audience's attention. Using lighting, props, and positioning of performers, the focus can be directed towards the main actions or characters.

• Staging

• Solid Drawing

• Appeal

• Anticipation

• Watch a person swinging a long ponytail. When they stop abruptly, the hair continues moving due to its own momentum, overlapping and following through the initial action of stopping.

• Exaggeration

• Follow Through and Overlapping

• Secondary Action

• Timing

• Observe a car coming to a smooth stop. It gradually decelerates, slowing down as it approaches its destination, and similarly, it accelerates gradually when starting from rest.

• Anticipation

• Arcs

• Timing

• Slow In and Slow Out

• When throwing a Frisbee, the arm movement follows a natural arc, smoothly propelling the disc along a curved trajectory.

• Arcs

• Timing

• Squash and Stretch

• Appeal

• Picture a character walking with a confident stride, but their hair or clothing flows in the wind, adding an additional motion that complements the primary action.

• Anticipation

• Staging

• Secondary Action

• Timing

Consider the movement of a cat pouncing on a toy. The timing of each leap, swipe, and reaction is essential to convey the agility and precision of the animal.

• Secondary Action

• Squash and Stretch

• Anticipation

• Timing

In a comedic cartoon, a character might slip on a banana peel and go airborne, exaggerating the height and distance of the fall for humorous effect.

• Exaggeration

• Arcs

• Slow in Slow Out

• Timing

• Look at a lifelike portrait or sculpture. The artist's understanding of form, anatomy, and volume brings the subject to life, capturing its three-dimensional qualities.

• Staging

• Appeal

• Solid Drawing

• Arcs