" PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION "

The twelve Basic principles of animation introduced by the Disney's animators Ollie Johnston & Frank Thomas in their 1981 book The illusion of life - Disney Animation.

• SQUASH & STRETCH - Defining the rigidity and mass of an object by distorting its shape during an action.

• TIMING - Spacing actions to define the weight and size of objects and the personality  of characters.

• ANTICIPATION - The preparation of an action.

• STAGING - Presenting an idea so that it is unmistakably clear.

• FOLLOW THROUGH & OVERLAPPING ACTION - The termination of an action & establishing its relationship to the next action.

• STRAIGHT AHEAD ACTION & POSE TO POSE ACTION - The two contrasting approaching to the creation of movement.

• SLOW IN & SLOW OUT - The spacing of the in-between frames to achieve subtely of timing and movement.

• ARCS - The visual path of action for natural movement

• EXAGGERATION - Accentuating the essence of an idea via the design and the action.

• SECONDARY ACTION - The action of an object resulting from another action.

• APPEAL - Creating a design or an action that the audience enjoys watching.

• SOLID DRAWING - Natural and Appealing , not stiff poses.