{"id":260,"date":"2014-08-28T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T13:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/?p=260"},"modified":"2021-07-19T21:30:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:30:54","slug":"bringing-life-to-animation-naturally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/bringing-life-to-animation-naturally\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Life to Animation Naturally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have reached the halfway mark in our journey to discover the principles of animation. Congratulations for getting this far! The next two principles that we are going to cover are, \u201carcs\u201d and \u201csecondary action\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In life, most movement happens in an arched or circular trajectory. The principle of applying this to animation is called \u201carcs\u201d. This helps to provide fluidity and a natural flow to animation. This is especially important when animating a human character. When movement is created in a straight or linear fashion, it feels dull, stiff and unnatural, however when \u201carcs\u201d are used properly they create a more expressive natural movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our animator has created the below example of properly used \u201carcs\u201d in movement to demonstrate it for you\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/arcs.gif\" alt=\"Animation Arcs\" class=\"wp-image-347\"\/><figcaption>Arcs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important principle is that of \u201csecondary action\u201d. Let\u2019s get into detail as to what makes this so important. \u201cSecondary action\u201d is what gives life to the movement of your character. Unless you are on the show Seinfeld, it is natural for someone to swing their arms while they walk, that is a great example of a \u201csecondary action\u201d. These \u201csecondary actions\u201d help to emphasize the attention to the primary function of the character, not distract from it. 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