January 12

I discovered a valuable peice of information today. The 12 basic principals of animation. It is found in "the bible of the animation industry" The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. The 12 principals are:

Squash and stretch

Anticipation

Staging

Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose

Follow through and overlapping action

Slow in and Slow Out

Arcs

Secondary Action

Timing

Exaggeration

Solid Drawing

Appeal

Below i created a simple demonstration of the squash and stretch principal. As the ball collides with the ground, the impact causes the ball to squash. As it becomes airborn it stretched back to its orrigional shape.