Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 525 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) hair swings after a stop
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
4. 4.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) more frames near stops (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
6. 6.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
9. 9.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a lift starts gently
14. 14.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a breath before a shout
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) more frames near stops
24. 24.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
25. 25.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) fast move, fewer frames
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) crouch before a jump
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm swings in a curve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
36. 36.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True

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