2D Animation Basics

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Expand and Shrink

Twist and Turn

Jump and Hop

Squash and Stretch

Blender

Toon Boom Harmony

Adobe Animate

Clip Studio Paint

To plan out the sequence of events, camera angles, and transitions before actual animation begins.

To finalize the color palette for the animation

To add sound effects to the animation

To create detailed character designs

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Pixar

Walt Disney

Hanna-Barbera

The principle of 'squash and stretch' in 2D animation involves deforming an object to give the illusion of weight and flexibility.

The principle of 'squash and stretch' involves making objects rigid and inflexible in 2D animation.

Squash and stretch is about maintaining the original shape of objects in 2D animation.

In 'squash and stretch', objects are not deformed to show weight and flexibility.

Adobe Animate

Blender

Toon Boom Harmony

Adobe Flash

Timing in 2D animation is essential for setting the speed and flow of movements, ensuring they are realistic and engaging.

The speed of movements in 2D animation is not affected by timing.

Timing in 2D animation has no impact on the quality of the final product.

In 2D animation, timing is only relevant for background elements.

Anticipation in 2D animation slows down the pace and flow of the animation.

Anticipation in 2D animation is irrelevant and unnecessary.

Anticipation in 2D animation helps create a sense of realism and weight to the movement.

Anticipation in 2D animation makes the movement appear robotic and unnatural.

Onion skinning is a technique used in 2D animation where multiple frames are displayed at once to see the progression of movement.

Onion skinning is a term used in photography to describe the process of enhancing colors in an image.

Onion skinning involves peeling layers of an onion to reveal hidden images for animation.

Onion skinning is a technique used in 3D animation to create realistic textures.