In this video, professional animator Fabio De Proft takes a closer look at the principle of overlapping action and follow-through, two of the more complicated animation principles.

Find the rest of the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8hZ6hQCGHMUCSPAEMsjfPMF8YDIg4F4V

Files used: http://areadownloads.autodesk.com/wdm/maya/maya_animation_tutorial_scene_files.zip

Skill level: Beginner

Table of Contents
00:00 – Intro + Example 1
01:00 – Animating the tail
05:20 – Using Blue Pencil to sketch out the tail motion
06:47 – Matching the tail rig to the sketched motion
23:53 – Example 2
26:12 – Retiming animation
27:05 – Dealing with kids in-between frames
27:40 – Overlapping action on the hands (using a “hierarchy overlap” technique)