Principles of Animation Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The personality and nature of an animation is greatly affected by the number of frames inserted between each main action.
  2. 5. The presentation of any idea so that it is completely and unmistakably clear.
  3. 7. The principle that most living creatures move in a circular path.
  4. 9. Used to prepare the viewer for an action, such as a crouch before a jump or an arm pulling back for a punch.
  5. 10. Describes gestures that support the main action to add more dimension into the character animation.
  6. 11. The technique of squashing or stretching elements of a character or object (such as a bouncing ball) to exaggerate movement in the related direction.
Down
  1. 1. Principle of animation that covers the notion that different parts of a character’s body will move at different rates.
  2. 3. Refers to the way that all movement starts slowly, builds speed and finishes slowly
  3. 4. How every action pose, and expression can be taken to the next level to increase the impact on the viewer.
  4. 6. Making sure that forms feel like they are in three dimensional space, in terms of volume, weight and balance.
  5. 7. Characters that you animate should be somewhat pleasing to look at. Characters should have a charismatic aspect.
  6. 8. Two methods used to animate drawings. The first method is like animating as you go. The second method is where you draw the beginning and end of each main pose.