Add One In-Between
Lesson 2 of 6 · Intermediate · 7 min
What you will make
A middle frame positioned between the two extremes.
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Fill the middle cell with a frame positioned halfway between the two key poses.
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Follow the steps
Fill the gap with a blend, not a copy.
Start with: The two key poses from lesson one.
- 1
Copy pose one into the middle cell
Paste the resting pose into cell two, keeping the same horizontal alignment. This gives you a safe starting point inside the correct cell.
Cell two filled with pose one.
- 2
Move it partway toward pose two
Raise the body about halfway between the two extremes. Halfway is the honest answer; three-quarters is snappier, zero is no animation.
A middle frame at an intermediate height.
- 3
Reuse pose two's leg position
Copy the feet from the stretched pose, since legs usually lead the movement. Do not invent a third leg arrangement.
Legs that match the direction of travel.
- 4
Compare the three cells side by side
Heights should read as low, mid, high. If any two cells look identical, the middle one is not doing its job.
Three visibly different frames in order.
See the technique
Three identical frames
Two key poses and one blend
Learning notes and references
- Place the in-between frame halfway between the key poses.
- Average positions rather than inventing a third idea.
- Keep the in-between slightly closer to one side for a snappier feel.