13 / Hand-drawn Animation / 2024

Bowling Motion Study

Two compact hand-drawn bowling exercises exploring slow-in motion, collision timing and character reaction.

Role
Key poses, breakdowns, cleanup & timing
Deliverable
Timing & impact study
Tools
TVPaint · Photoshop · Premiere Pro
Production window
Animation exercise

The brief

The challenge

Make a simple ball-and-pin setup feel weighted and expressive using only line, spacing and a fixed camera.

The response

The approach

The action was separated into readable anticipation, contact and recovery beats, then adjusted through spacing and held reactions.

Why it matters

Value in practice

Short motion studies isolate fundamentals that carry into character acting, effects work and more complex production scenes.

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