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Physics in Animation: Timing, Spacing, and Scale
As an animator, why do you need to know physics? After all, you’re an artist, not an engineer. Today Professor Alejandro Garcia, teacher of the course “Physics of Animation” at San Jose State, discusses the Principles of Animation Physics, and exactly what you need to know as an animator.
More Animation Critiques & Animating Live
In today’s live stream we have a look at the top entries for the March competition of the 11SecondClub. We also continue the 2D frame by frame animation of Wizard Kitty and dive into the topics of timing and spacing and straight ahead special effects.
Best animation exercise for beginners
Best animation exercise for beginners Have you always been curious about 2D animation? This FREE animation tutorial is a great start for learning how to animate. Do this animation exercise from our 2D animation class for beginners and get a feeling for some of the most important principles of animation in just 35 minutes! Free…
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[Live] Animation Analysis – The Bad Guys trailer
In this video JK and Ferdinand go frame by frame through some amazing character animation in the trailer for Dreamwork’s The Bad Guys. We expect to find out more about snappy animation timing, awesome posing and design and some fun acting moments.
Breakdown
A breakdown is a pose at the turning point of a motion path – often during the fastest moment of a motion. It’s often seen as the middle of a motion, but it doesn’t have to be exactly in the middle for both the timing and the spacing. While key poses and extremes are often…
Best animation exercise for beginners
You want to learn 2D animation? This video tutorial gets you started experiencing spacing, animation timing, arcs and more in a playful way using OpenToonz. Don’t want to miss the next video? Learn more:
Pixar’s Soul: Jerry & Terry Character Animation Analysis
These characters are from another dimension… Pixar’s latest film Soul had some very creative character designs and animation. Let’s learn from a scene with Jerry and Terry about character animation, acting for animators, rhythm and the struggle of tucking away edge points. In this video we have a look at the following character animation topics:…
Pose to pose
When animating pose to pose, the animator defines the most important poses first (e.g. key poses), then the second most important poses (e.g. extremes and breakdowns) and so on. This is a very systematic approach where more keyframes are continuously added between poses. The big advantage of pose to pose animation is that a rough…