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Use when someone has basic awareness of animation principles and wants to start applying them in simple projects

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# Building Your Animation Foundation

You know the basics. Now let's understand how to actually use these 12 principles in your work.

## 1. Squash and Stretch
**What it does:** Gives weight and flexibility to objects.
**Try this:** Animate a bouncing ball. Squash it 20-30% on impact, stretch it slightly at peak velocity.

## 2. Anticipation
**What it does:** Prepares the viewer for action.
**Try this:** Before a character jumps, have them bend their knees. The bigger the anticipation, the bigger the expected action.

## 3. Staging
**What it does:** Directs attention clearly.