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Animation Field Notes · Mar 9, 2026

The Art of Economic Motion

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Combat "over-gesticulation"

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Photo by Sarah Dorweiler on Unsplash

A common problem young animators make is that once they learn how to make things move and live, they make their characters move a lot. Too much. We call it “over-gesticulation.”

Movement needs to be controlled. Rein it in. Get precise and specific.

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