LEARNING STUDIO · Multimedia 12 · Grease Pencil

Animation principles: how they work

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T1 Thomas, F. and Johnston, O. The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation. The source of the twelve principles (background reading; not reproduced here). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation

W1 Williams, R. The Animator’s Survival Kit. Timing, spacing and charts (background reading; not reproduced here). https://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/

B1 Blender Manual. Grease Pencil: onion skinning. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/grease_pencil/properties/onion_skinning.html

B2 Blender Manual. Grease Pencil: animation and interpolation. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/grease_pencil/animation/index.html

B3 Blender Manual. Dope Sheet: Grease Pencil mode. https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/dope_sheet/modes/grease_pencil.html

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