3 Basic Principles for Animation

1) KEYFRAME:

Before creating any animation, always set the keyframes first. Taking note of key poses at different keyframes. Key poses such as,"Change of direction in animation, and different heights of a bouncing animation".

Questions we ask ourselves when we are animating,"What are the key poses of the entire animation". After noting those key poses, we can fill in the in between motions of the animation with ease.

*Ease in and Ease out, slowing down into a key pose.

2) TIMING:

Playing with the timing allows you to put in the animation principles into good use, hence creating a realistic animation.

3) CURVE:

Using the hypergraph to smoothen up the curves of the graph, making the animation into a more smooth and realistic motion.

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