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140 ARCS - CURVES - PATHS OF ACTION  
A CHARACTER MOVES IN PATHS OF ACTION THAT EITHER CURVE OR GO STRAIGHT. IF A DRAWING IS PLACED IN AN ACTION THAT DOES NOT FIT THE PATH OF, SPACING PLAN, A JITTER, A JERK, OR AN UNREALISTIC ACTION WILL OCCUR. YOU DON'T NEED TO CHART ALL THE PATHS; YOU CAN SEE THEM WHEN YOU FLIP THE DRAWINGS. THE DEGREE OF ARC IN AN IN-BETWEEN CAN EITHER IMPROVE OR STUNT AN ACTION.
EXPERIMENT WITH THE DEGREE OF ARC IN THE IN-BETWEENS. WILL THE GIRL'S ACTION ABOVE BE IMPROVED IF A DRAWING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 DIPS LOWER IN A CROUCH ANTICIPATION THAN THE PATH INDICATES ? WHAT IF A DRAWING BETWEEN THE HIGH 3 AND 4 WERE HlGHER ? WHAT IF A DRAWING AFTER 7 WERE LOWER ? TRY TO THINK LIKE THIS ... EXPERIMENT ... FLIP THE DRAWINGS TO SEE IF YOU ARE CORRECT !
 
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