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Requirement

2. Five of the 12 principles of animation

Required

Choose five of the 12 and discuss how each one makes an animation appear more believable.

Note. Any five of the 12: squash and stretch, anticipation, staging, straight ahead action and pose to pose, follow through and overlapping action, slow in and slow out, arcs, secondary action, timing, exaggeration, solid drawing, and appeal.

Where this step comes from

  1. Animation Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 2 · Lists the 12 principles and asks you to choose five.

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