Animation Craft
A walk cycle needs a planted foot, not just repeating leg drawings
Make an animated walk feel grounded by checking the supporting foot against the floor, then matching body travel, timing and the loop’s final frame.
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Animation Craft
Foreshortening makes a drawn arm point towards the viewer
Foreshortening uses overlap and perspective to show an arm reaching towards the viewer. Practise the large forms before adding fingers and costume details.
Animation Craft
An exposure sheet gives animation drawings a schedule
An exposure sheet records which drawing appears on each frame. Read its timing separately from the number of drawings to understand how a short action is built.
Animation Craft
Parallax gives an animated background depth by moving its layers differently
Notice how differently moving foreground and background layers create depth in animation, and try a simple original three-layer scene.
Animation Craft
Squash and stretch can change a shape while preserving its sense of volume
Squash and stretch makes an animated object feel elastic or heavy. Follow the changing silhouette while checking that its apparent volume still makes sense.
Animation Craft
An animatic gives storyboard drawings a first trial in time
An animatic turns storyboard panels into a timed sequence. See how pauses, reaction shots and temporary sound reveal pacing before detailed animation.