Animation 101

Animation 101
Chevonnese Chevers Whyte

Lesson
Objectives
1. What is a Flip Book?
2. Define Animation
3. Define Motion
4. Identify Tools for Animation
5. Discuss the Principles of
Animation
6. Create the Bouncing Ball
Animation

Flip Books
A flip book or flick book is a book with a
series of pictures that vary gradually
from one page to the next, so that when
the pages are turned rapidly, the
pictures appear to animate by simulating
motion or some other change.
The speed of the flipping, determines
the speed of the animation.

What is Animation?

Definition
Animation
1. The Illusion of Motion
2. The Study of Motion

What is Motion?

Types of Motion
Acceleration
Deceleration
Constant
Zero
Random

Increase in the rate or speed of something
Accelerating Motion

Increasing the flipping action or increasing the spacing between objects
Accelerating Motion (cont’d)

Accelerating Motion Demo

Decrease in the rate or speed of something
Decelerating Motion

Decreasing the flipping action or decreasing the spacing between objects
Decelerating Motion (cont’d)

Decelerating Motion Demo

No change in the rate or speed of something
Constant Motion

A steady pace in the flipping action or even spacing between the objects
Constant Motion (cont’d)

Constant Motion Demo

No rate or speed of something
Zero Motion

Speed of the the flipping does not matter or the objects are placed in the same
location
Zero Motion (cont’d)

Zero Motion Demo

Variations of the rate or speed of something
Random Motion

Speed of the flipping action does not matter or varying locations for the objects
Random Motion (cont’d)

Random Motion Demo

Animation
Software
● Adobe Flash/ Animate (2D)
● TV Paint (2D)*
● Toon Boom Harmony (2D)
● SynFig (FREE, 2D)
● Pencil
● Adobe Photoshop
● Adobe Illustrator
● Blender 3D (FREE, 3D)
● Maya (3D)
● Cinema 4D (3D)
● etc.

Tools for
Animation
1. Computer (ensure specs for
computer is inline with the
specs for animation software)
2. Light Box
3. Drawing Tablet
4. Tablet Glove
5. Animation Mannequin

Computer
● Minimum 4GB of RAM (ideally 8GB of RAM and Higher)
● Pay attention to Processing Power and Video Card (see specs provided by
various software)

Light Box
Used for Tracing in Traditional animation

Drawing Tablet
Preferably from Wacom: Bamboo; Intuos; or Cintiq

Tablet Glove

Animation Mannequin

Principles of Animation

Disney’s 9 Old
Men
Frank Thomas
Ollie Johnston
Book: The Illusion of Life

12 Principles of Animation - by Alan Becker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haa7n3UGyDc&list=PL-
bOh8btec4CXd2ya1NmSKpi92U_l6ZJd

Where Have
You Observed...
1. Squash and Stretch
2. Anticipation
3. Staging
4. [Pose-To-Pose and Straight
Ahead Action]
5. Follow-Through and
Overlapping Action
6. Slow-In and Slow-Out or
Ease-In and Ease-Out
7. Arcs
8. Secondary Action
9. [Timing]
10. Exaggeration
11. [Solid Drawing]
12. [Appeal]
The 12 Principles of Animation

Bouncing Ball

Bouncing Ball
Principles of Animation
● Squash and Stretch
● Arcs
● Ease-In and Ease-Out
● and a little Exaggeration

Breaking Down
and Animating
the Bouncing
Ball
Using Various Software
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLBubDTailcNXkIlktlLZ5FZ-
QiEkjMDjv

More Bouncing
Ball!
Challenge Yourself
● Heavy Ball Bounce
● Bouncing Ball with Tail
● Ping Pong
● Perspective Bouncing Ball
● etc.

Follow Me On
YouTube
YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel
/UCybk5JXPkcaqiegx_RSiiCg/playli
sts?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0
Toon Boom Tutorials Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=TgphkL6Ontc&list=PLBubDTailc
NUKwPDvSYf28p0lh3lo9G7R

Practice
Animation
● Pendulum Swing
● Wave Cycle
● Jumping Flour Sack
● 2 Leg Walk Cycle
● 2 Leg Run Cycle
● and even more!

Resources
Books You Should Know
The Illusion of Life: Disney
Animation
- By Frank Thomas and Ollie
Johnston
The Animator’s Survival Kit
- Frank Miller
Toon Boom Manual
- Mac: Applications => Toon
Boom Folder =>
Documentation
- PC: Windows => Program Files
=> Toon Boom Folder =>
Documentation

What Did You Learn?

Revision
1. What is a Flip Book?
2. What is Animation?
3. Why study Motion?
4. What are the different types of
motion and how do I represent
them on paper?
5. What are some of the Tools for
Animation?
6. Where have you observed the
principles of animation?
7. What challenges did you have
with creating your bouncing
ball?

Continue Studying Motion
Why Does It Move Like That?

The End
Thank you for your time

Animation 101

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