Chapter 7: Principles of AnimationIn this one drawing you will
find most of the principles of
good animation drawing:
x pose and mood
x shape and form
x anatomy
x model and character
x weight
x line and silhouette
x perspective
x direction
x tension
x planes
x solidity
x depth and volume
x squash and stretch
x overlap and follow thru
x straights and curves
x primary and secondary
action
x negative and positive
shapes
x texture
x caricature
x simplification
x detailsAside from its purpose in the scene, each drawing can be analyzed for different aspects of
drawing. Consider anatomy alone. The whole body is a caricature of an animal, but all
the parts of a real animal are present, i.e., head, neck, back, tail, etc., and each of them
work in a plausible way.