Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this video, professional animator Fabio De Proft takes a closer look at the principle of overlapping action and follow-through, two of the more complicated animation principles.

Find the rest of the series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hZ6hQCGHMUCSPAEMsjfPMF8YDIg4F4V

Files used: areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/maya_animation_tutorial_scene_files.zip

Skill level: Beginner

Table of Contents
00:00 - Intro + Example 1
01:00 - Animating the tail
05:20 - Using Blue Pencil to sketch out the tail motion
06:47 - Matching the tail rig to the sketched motion
23:53 - Example 2
26:12 - Retiming animation
27:05 - Dealing with kids in-between frames
27:40 - Overlapping action on the hands (using a "hierarchy overlap" technique)