Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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Finding the right timing for an animation is one of the biggest challenges. How fast or slow should something move? This video dives into the trickiest of the 12 principles of animation and gives you some guidelines on how to approach timing. With the "spacing to timing" method you will go from guessing the timing to knowing exactly where the drawings on your timeline need to be placed.

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00:00 Timing is tricky
00:41 Slow vs. fast characters
01:24 Just feel the timing?
02:09 3 main aspects of animation timing
02:18 Let's save acting for later...
02:44 Readability of character animation
03:51 Holding still!
05:29 Group Mentoring
06:16 Structure of an animated motion
06:38 The minimum ingredients
07:26 Halfing method for good eases
08:22 Duration in animation
09:16 Different spacing patterns
10:39 Example: How to time an animation
13:41 From beginner to professional
14:03 More examples in the next video
14:35 Patreon supporters