The 12 principles of animation were introduced by Disney's animators, Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, in their book 'The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation'. Published in 1981, it is widely considered to be the best animation book of all time.
Here are some great online videos that summarize and teach these principles:
Here are some great online videos that summarize and teach these principles:
- Squash & stretch
- Anticipation
- Staging
- Straight Ahead Action & Pose to Post
- Follow Through & Overlapping Action
- Slow In & Slow Out
- Arcs
- Secondary Action
- Timing
- Exaggeration
- Solid Drawing
- Appeal
This guy has an entire series of videos, one for each principle.
And from TED: