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Week 3: Arc and Anticipation with Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, Michael Cedeno

Week 3: Arc and Anticipation
The 12 Principles of Animation Learn to use arc and anticipation to form the characters’ natural-looking movements

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Instructor
Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, Michael Cedeno
Subjects
Entertainment Arts
Topics
Animation, Design, Sketching
Mediums
Colored Pencil, Pencil
Duration
1h 32m 59s

In week three, instructor Kathleen Quaife-Hodge will teach you the fourth and fifth principles of animation; arc and anticipation. You will learn that both help to form the characters’ natural-looking movements and create exciting experiences for the viewers. Instructor Michael Cedeno will demonstrate various types of balls bouncing in place, so you can witness how the different weights and volumes affect the arcs.

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