Timing & Spacing

My "homework" was to do the bouncing ball exercise on page 100 and the jumping exercise on page 101. During the bounce of a ball, the action slows at the highest point and the drawings are spaced closer together. The bounce happens rather quickly and the ball stretches before and after. Interestingly, a person jumping follows a similar pattern.

New Goal: Learn 12 Principles of Animation!

As you can see, I'm setting a new goal for myself. I will independently study the 12 principles of animation in order to stimulate my growth toward becoming a better animator. I still feel like a beginner right now and I've got a long way to go (and I'm not afraid to admit that!). I want to record my journey, crummy animations and all, so that I can look back and see my own improvement. I'm hoping that keeping a blog will help me to stay motivated too! I'm using two main sources to study from: Preston Blair's book Cartoon Animation for traditional techniques and Digital Tutor's tutorials for implement them in 3D. More to come soon!