Timing

In flip book animation, the standard frame rate is 24 frames per second. Timing can vary slightly depending on how quickly a person flips the pages, but your final animation usually will turn out well using this frame rate. Before attempting to animate more challenging projects, you may want to test the timing of your flip book using simple keyframes.

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Draw a picture similar to this one. You will work with three different examples, so trace this drawing on two more pages, or make a copy to save yourself some time.

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