Get Better At Animation QUICKLY With This Exercise

Summary by Krater

An animator demonstrates how to use reference, spacing, timing, and energy transfer to improve character animation in Photoshop using an Acer ConceptD 3 Ezel laptop.

From the video

Answers: How do I use reference and spacing to improve character animation?

• character animation principles
• reference footage in animation
• animation timing and spacing
• energy transfer in drawing
• anticipation and payoff in animation

What it concludes

• Good animators focus on showing energy rather than drawing a lot of frames.
• Isolating the energy extremes between anticipation and payoff helps structure character poses.
• Spacing impacts timing significantly, and slow-in and slow-out techniques make punches feel more impactful.