Animating Emotions in 2D

Grade 9Art45 min

Learning Objective

I can create a 2D animation that effectively conveys a specific emotion through character design and movement.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

5 ways to animate FASTER

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe how using video reference could help you animate a character expressing surprise more efficiently. Be specific about what you would film and how it would inform your animation. Explain how reusing frames or creating animation cycles could be applied to an animation of a character expressing anger. Give at least two examples of elements that could be looped or reused.

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