The popularity of posters as advertising afforded him an opportunity to work for a Parisian printing house. Inspired by cubism as well as surrealism...
“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.”
Squash and stretch Anticipation Staging Straight-ahead action and pose-to-pose Follow through and overlapping action Slow in and slow out Arc Secondary action Timing Exaggeration Solid drawing Appeal
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The book has been referred to by some as the "Bible of animation",[2] and some of its principles have been adopted by traditionalstudios. In 1999, The Illusion of Life was voted the "best animation book[...] of all time" in an online poll done by Animation World Network.[3] While originally intended to apply to traditional, hand-drawn animation, the principles still have great relevance for today's more prevalent computer animation.