Principales to 2d Animation

Explore how a timeline guides animation with 24 frames per second, defining timing and spacing to show movement; learn about fps, dps, and the roles of keyframes, in-betweens, and breakdowns.

Master keyframes, breakdowns, and in-betweens within a timeline to create smooth, pose-to-pose animation, using onion skin to preview ghost frames and refine motion.

Apply personal 2d animation techniques, from using camera movement to follow action frame by frame, to rough keyframe planning and reference gathering, ensuring believable character acting and scene design.

Master the squash and stretch principle from 12 animation principles to convey speed, momentum, mass, and preserve volume in 2d and 3d animation, applying it to characters and facial expressions.

Anticipation prepares the viewer for the next action and adds realism by cues like crouching before a jump, pulling the arm back before a punch, and guiding attention with gaze.

Master staging to guide viewer's focus by controlling acting, timing, camera angles, and positioning, ensuring action is clear, centered or on a third, and ideas and emotions come through.

Explore straight ahead and pose to pose, two methods for animating drawings; pose to pose offers control and early shaping, while straight ahead handles unpredictable effects like fire.

Master follow through and overlapping action to add realism to movement, using drag to delay body parts, with mass and timing shaping how the tip of the appendage catches up.

Master slow in and slow out to achieve lifelike motion by easing between extreme poses with in-between frames, and applying the timing near the extremes.

Explore how arcs guide movement along circular paths, adding slow in and out from gravity, and apply arcs to character motion for more expressive animation.

Explore how secondary action and overlapping action support the main action to add dimension to character animation, such as arm swinging, head bopping, and facial movements during a walk.

Master timing by adjusting frames between main actions; many frames close together slow the motion, few frames apart speed it up, with 24 frames per second as standard.

Explain exaggeration as raising actions, poses, and expressions to increase impact, making the essence of the action more apparent and real without distortion.

Master solid drawing by shaping forms in three-dimensional space with volume and balance, drawing from all angles using spheres, cubes, and cylinders, and bending lines toward the vanishing point.

Explore the appeal principle by crafting dynamic, charismatic characters that are pleasing to look at, including heroes and villains, using original shapes, proportional play, and simple details for animation.

Master the bouncing ball by building an arc, setting keyframes on the timeline, and applying in-between frames with slow in and slow out, squash and stretch, and animation principles.

Wrap up the course by revisiting everything you need to start animation, inviting questions, and encouraging you to try new things with your bouncing ball projects to improve.