Project Description
Legendary Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas wrote about 12 basic principles of animation. In their book, the first principle they described is the concept of squash and stretch.
Their idea is that most objects in motion do not stay rigid. While objects retain their volume, they tend to change their shape based on inertia and elasticity.
By adding a squash when an object hits a static body and a stretch as it moves quickly, you can give an object a sense of weight and speed as it is moving. When taken to an extreme, you can add a comical effect to the animation.
Applying the principle of squash and stretch to a bouncing ball was one of the first tasks Disney animators would practice. In this project, you are going to look at applying a basic stretch and squish to a bouncing ball animation.