Anticipation is the viewer's hope or expectation for an action or an event to happen. Anticipation can also be an action that you perform before you perform the wanted movement. Eg, leaning back before you rise from a chair.
Actions can either be bold, like in a comic book, or subtle, such as raising an eyebrow.
What went well with this animation, was the flip in the air and the drop. I was especially happy with the small bounce at the end to show it slowing down. In terms of anticipation, I think that the character design of a spring pop up toy was a universal indication of anticipating an action. However, I think I could have emphasised that pause for longer, so that the main action of anticipation was more obvious. I also think that I was very focused on the material of the toy, such as the rubber head and the wooden body. Due to this, the squash and stretch was only noticeable in the head, though I tried to thin the body slightly for a stretch motion. I think I should have encouraged the cartoon design and made the character less realistic in squash and stretch.
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