School of Motion’s SOMtember challenge continues, the second prompt was:

Anticipation/Overshoot

“Anticipation is the principle of preparing the audience for an action or movement before it happens. By giving us clues about the upcoming action, animators can make movements feel more natural and less sudden. One example of this is how we first squat down before jumping up. The squat anticipates and builds energy for the jump. You don’t need a character to illustrate this one, however. Shapes can also anticipate their actions!”

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“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

Pablo Picasso

This was a struggle. At times, despite our best efforts, certain ideas simply do not come to fruition as we envisioned. Perhaps if I had longer than a week, but in these moments, it’s essential to recognize that it’s okay to let go and move on. When we do this…,we open the door to fresh opportunities and the potential for new creative endeavors. Moving on to week 3.

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