Reviewing the 12 principles of animation

For more information and detail about what each of those principles actually means, check out this article about the 'old men of Disney' and the 12 principles of animation. They actually developed these principles and they still check out today and the basis for all animation.

Pose to Pose - understanding key poses. Click here to get a better understanding of creating key poses that essentially create your animation.

Inbetweens and motion arcs. Here you can learn about how to make things appear smooth - timing and motion arcs are particularly important.