CARTOON ANIMATION - by Preston BLAIR

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RYTHM IN ANIMATION ACTION IS BASED ON THE WAVE PRINCIPLE. THE "LINE OF BEAUTY CURVE" (LIKE AN "S") ANIMATES AS A WAVE INTO THE OPPOSITE Z-SHAPE AND BACK THE WAVE IS PUSHED OR MANIPULATED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.	THE FIRST THREE DIAGRAMS ABOVE ARE WAVED FROM THE BASE; THE FOURTH IS WAVED FROM THE TOP. BE SURE TO WAVE RHYTHM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. IN THE EXAMPLE, THE HORSE WAVES THE COWBOY AROUND LIKE A FLAG.
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IN ANIMATION WE BUILD FROM THE FIRST DRAWING (AS WITH THE HORSES AND START A CHAIN REACTION OF RHYTHM LINES WAVING. USE THE SECOND DRAWING AS A GUIDE. THEN WHEN YOU GET THERE, REVISE IT SO IT FITS THE SERIE'S WAVE PROGRESSION AND ANATOMY PROGRESSION. THIS PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO ALL ANIMATED CURVES.

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