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Bouncing Bunny Animation + Breakdown (2022)

The main goal of this project was to re-learn the basics of 2D animation. Its primary focuses in terms of the 12 principles of animation were squash and stretch, pose to pose, and arcs. Shape morphing/manual tweening, linear motion and character design were also important. The entire project was executed in several parts, following online tutorials by 'Tiptut'.

Tutorial link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PNaj2s2LoY&list=PLmxcIrCbCbSjcG8Qw_cSF9lVZrF1-X56_&index=1

Bouncing Bunny (Final Animation)

Bouncing Bunny (Final Animation)

I animated a simple bouncing ball starting with three key frames (start, middle and end poses) before tweening. I imagined the weight of the ball and incorporated some squash and stretch. The red dot was a marker for the placement of the head.

I animated a simple bouncing ball starting with three key frames (start, middle and end poses) before tweening. I imagined the weight of the ball and incorporated some squash and stretch. The red dot was a marker for the placement of the head.

I then added limbs to the bouncing ball and due to the rotation of the body, they follow a natural arc. I also added eye markers to the head so that it would be easier for me to see where the character's face is.

I then added limbs to the bouncing ball and due to the rotation of the body, they follow a natural arc. I also added eye markers to the head so that it would be easier for me to see where the character's face is.

I cleaned up the lines and added extra physical traits to the character to make it look like a bunny before colouring it in.

I cleaned up the lines and added extra physical traits to the character to make it look like a bunny before colouring it in.

The background was made in Photoshop using a round brush and a custom tree brush.

The background was made in Photoshop using a round brush and a custom tree brush.

For the foreground, the grass was exported as a separate file. Once it was added into the scene, I used a simple motion tween between the same picture off-screen but on opposite sides, ensuring the first and last frames were the same.

For the foreground, the grass was exported as a separate file. Once it was added into the scene, I used a simple motion tween between the same picture off-screen but on opposite sides, ensuring the first and last frames were the same.

I then drew a background character to look at the main character with concern. The three drawings show three separate frames. The first and third frames were mirrored for simplicity.

I then drew a background character to look at the main character with concern. The three drawings show three separate frames. The first and third frames were mirrored for simplicity.

The background character is a graphic symbol and has 'Single Loop' selected in its properties. In the scene, the 'Frame Picker' window was used to pick out the separate frames in the timeline.

The background character is a graphic symbol and has 'Single Loop' selected in its properties. In the scene, the 'Frame Picker' window was used to pick out the separate frames in the timeline.

I then animated the sun shape-morphing into a triangle. The tweening was done manually for a more natural and dynamic flow. My signature consisted of several frame redraws to create that flickering effect.

I then animated the sun shape-morphing into a triangle. The tweening was done manually for a more natural and dynamic flow. My signature consisted of several frame redraws to create that flickering effect.

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