Tradigital Animate CC: 12 Animation Principles in Adobe Animateby Stephen Brooks from Tradigital Animate CC: 12 Animation Principles in Adobe Animatebrings the essentials of traditional animation and Adobe Flash together. The early masters of animation created a list of 12 principles which are important for anyone who wants to create interesting and believable animation.

Author: Stephen Brooks    Softcover, 368 Pages    Publisher: CRC Press    1st Edition, Published October 19, 2016

Chapter 1: Introduction, the Principles & the Program

Chapter 2: Timing

Chapter 3: Slow In & Slow Out

Chapter 4: Squash & Stretch

Chapter 5: Anticipation

Chapter 6: Arcs

Chapter 7: Staging

Chapter 8: Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose

Chapter 9: Follow Through & Overlapping Action

Chapter 10: Secondary Action

Chapter 11: Solid Drawing

Chapter 12: Exaggeration

Chapter 13: Appeal

Chapter 14: Putting It All Together

Chapter 15: Wrapping it Up

Appendix A: Advanced Techniques

Stephen Brooks is the creator of Rubber Onion Animation, a freelance and virtual studio operation. With ads, cartoon shorts and his character work on games such as Moshi Monsters paying the bills, Stephen has been active in creating his own animated shorts, podcast, and tutorial series. With a focus on classical, hand-drawn animation, Stephen has been working in Animate CC (formerly called Flash) for over ten years, bridging the gap between the traditional and digital worlds.

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