Universal Fallback

When you're working on animation but don't have a specialized skill for your exact context, this gives you Disney's 12 principles as a general reference guide. It's a solid breakdown of squash and stretch, anticipation, arcs, timing, and the rest, with practical application notes for each. The quick reference table is handy when you just need a reminder of what principle does what. Honestly, it reads more like documentation than an interactive skill, but if you're implementing animation systems or need to explain these concepts to Claude in a conversation, having this loaded means you won't need to explain the fundamentals yourself. Think of it as animation vocabulary for any domain.

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$ npx -y skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill universal-fallback --agent claude-code

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Universal Animation Principles

Disney's 12 animation principles applied generically across any medium or context.

Quick Reference

Principle	Universal Application
Squash & Stretch	Show impact and flexibility
Anticipation	Prepare before action
Staging	Direct attention clearly
Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose	Continuous vs keyframe approach
Follow Through / Overlapping	Elements complete at different rates
Slow In / Slow Out	Ease acceleration/deceleration
Arc	Natural curved motion paths
Secondary Action	Supporting elements reinforce primary
Timing	Duration affects perceived weight
Exaggeration	Push for clarity and impact
Solid Drawing	Maintain form and structure
Appeal	Design for engagement and delight

The 12 Principles Explained

1. Squash & Stretch

Objects deform during action to show impact, weight, and flexibility. Volume remains constant—compression in one axis means expansion in another. The most important principle for showing life and physics.

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