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Comment on 1- The Importance of the Squash and Stretch Principle by Elaine Ziman

I was telling my mother about the animation class and explaining some of the principles of animation that we discussed. In order for her to understand I kept having to refer her to Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons, which pretty much exaggerate EVERYTHING they do and have classic, but extreme, examples of everything from squash and stretch to anticipation. I see now Tom and Jerry would have worked, too. It’s also nice to see that these effects can be subtly and effectively used.

Also – your clips are excellent! Good choices and good vision for catching these examples. Continue reading

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