a n i m a t i o n | ANIMATORISLAND's 51 EXERCISES
AnimatorIsland offers a lot of useful advice for animation. This summer, I plan to finish the 51 great animation exercises to master; http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/.
EDIT: UUGH FINALLY! I finished it in a few weeks, and it was exhausting but very cool.
1. Ball Bouncing in place, no decay (loop)
2. Ball Bouncing across the screen
3. Brick falling from a shelf onto the ground
4. Simple character head turn
5. Character head turn with anticipation
6. Character blinking
![7. Character thinking [tougher than it sounds!]](https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/726/778/original/josephine-conte-7.gif?1500818683)
7. Character thinking [tougher than it sounds!]
8. Flour Sack waving (loop)
9. Flour Sack jumping
10. Flour Sack falling (loop or hitting the ground)
11. Flour Sack kicking a ball
![[LEVEL 2] 12. Change in Character emotion (happy to sad, sad to angry, etc.)](https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/756/008/original/josephine-conte-1.gif?1501012993)
[LEVEL 2] 12. Change in Character emotion (happy to sad, sad to angry, etc.)
13. Character jumping over a gap
14. Standing up (from a chair)
![15. Walk Cycle [oldie but goodie!]](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/756/025/original/josephine-conte-4.gif?1501013209)
15. Walk Cycle [oldie but goodie!]
16. Character on a pogo stick (loop)
17. Laughing
18. Quick motion smear/blur
Melisha Tweedy from Chicken Run.
19. Sneezing
20. Reaching for an object on a shelf overhead
21. Character being hit by something simple (ball, brick, book)
I drew myself for fun.
21b. Alternative.
![22. Taking a deep breath [also tougher than it sounds!]](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/756/049/original/josephine-conte-10.gif?1501013421)
22. Taking a deep breath [also tougher than it sounds!]
23. A tree falling
24. Run Cycle
![[LEVEL 3] 25. Close up of open hand closing into fist](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/977/573/original/josephine-conte-1.gif?1502736998)
[LEVEL 3] 25. Close up of open hand closing into fist
26. Close up of hand picking up a small object
27. Character lifting a heavy object (with purpose!)
28. Overlapping action (puffy hair, floppy ears, tail)
29. Character painting
30. Hammering a nail
31. Stirring a soup pot and tasting from a spoon
32. Character blowing up a balloon
33. Character juggling (loop)
34. Scared character peering around a corner
35. Starting to say something but unsure of how
36. Zipping up a jacket.
Larson from Tout en haut du monde.
37. Licking and sealing an envelope
38. Standing up (from the ground)
39. Pressing an elevator button and waiting for it
40. Character eating a cupcake
41. Object falling into a body of water
42. Two characters playing tug-of-war
43. Character dealing a deck of cards out
44. The full process of brushing one’s teeth
(I had to compile my files so there are a bit of flaws here)
47. Run across screen with change in direction
46. A single piece of paper dropping through the air
48. Sleeping character startled by alarm then returning to sleepy state
50. Putting on a pair of pants
49. Opening a cupboard and removing something inside
50. Opening the “world’s best gift” and reacting
51. Any of the above exercises using a very heavy character/object next to a very light character/object. Enhance the differences the weight change makes!
WOOOOH IM DONE