Should you animate a scene pose-to-pose or straight-ahead? How do you create a good breakdown drawing? When should you use an overshoot in your animation? Toniko Pantoja, an animator, story artist ...

Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose Animation, Follow Through and Overlapping Action, Slow-Out and Slow-In, Arcs, Secondary Action, Timing, Exaggeration, Solid Drawing and Appeal. In the video above ...

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At this year’s MAX, one of the most interesting sneaks is Project Strike a Pose. Here is the problem it tries to solve: Sometimes, you may have a photo of a model you want to use, but you don ...