This 3-min short video will introduce you to The 12 Principles of Animation by the Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas in their 1981 book The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation.
What are the 12 principles of animation?
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Squash and Stretch
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Anticipation
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Staging
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Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose
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Follow Through and Overlapping Action
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Slow In and Slow Out
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Arc
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Secondary Action
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Timing
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Exaggeration
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Solid drawing
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Appeal