Animation Principles - Refresher
Use when an experienced animator needs a quick reminder of the 12 principles without basic explanations
What this skill does
# Quick Principles Refresher You know these. Here's the checklist. ## The 12 1. **Squash/Stretch** - Volume constant, shape varies. Check your impacts and fast motion. 2. **Anticipation** - Is the audience prepared? Opposite direction, proportional to action. 3. **Staging** - Silhouette test. One idea. Where's the eye going? 4. **Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose** - Right method for this shot? Maybe hybrid. 5. **Follow Through / Overlap** - Does everything stop at once? (It shouldn't.) Hierarchy: root leads, tips lag. 6. **Slow In / Out** - Checked your spacing charts? Bunched at ends, spread in middle. 7. **Arcs** - Track the paths. Everything curves unless intentionally broken. 8. **Secondary Action** - Supporting, not competing. Add after primary works. 9. **Timing** - Frame count matches intent? Weight, mood, pacing all live here. 10. **Exaggeration** - Did you push it enough? (Probably not.) Find real, then go 20% past. 11. **Solid Drawing** - Does it have weight? Volume consistent through motion? 12. **Appeal** - Would you watch this? Clear shapes, readable pose, distinctive design? ## Quick Diagnosis **Floaty?** Check timing and slow in/out. Probably too even. **Stiff?** Add overlap. Offset timing. Break symmetry. **Confusing?** Staging issue. Simplify. One idea per shot. **Mechanical?** Arcs are probably too straight. Add anticipation variety. **Dead?** Secondary action missing. Overlap insufficient. **Boring?** Push exaggeration. Check appeal. Vary timing. ## Shot Checklist Before calling it done: - [ ] Silhouette reads - [ ] Arcs tracked - [ ] Spacing varied (slow in/out) - [ ] Overlap on all appendages - [ ] Secondary action supports (doesn't compete) - [ ] Exaggeration appropriate to style - [ ] Timing matches weight and mood - [ ] Anticipation proportional - [ ] Volume consistent - [ ] Appeal present ## Principle Priority by Shot Type **Action:** Timing > Arcs > Anticipation > Squash/Stretch **Dialogue:** Staging > Secondary > Timing > Appeal **Comedy:** Timing > Exaggeration > Anticipation > Staging **Subtle acting:** Secondary > Overlap > Timing > Staging Trust your instincts. You've done this. This is just calibration.
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