12 Animation Creative Project

Squash and Stretch shows weight and flexibility. Objects compress when they hit something and stretch when they move fast.

Genre Action, Stop Motion

Release Date 10.03.2026

Academic Term: 2026 Spring Semester

Platform Video File

Tools Used Figma

Developer

Arina Skrūzmane (Artist)

Supervisor Andrejs Birzgals Teacher

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About This Project.creative

This animation shows a small anime robot girl performing different movements. The character jumps, moves her arms, and reacts with different expressions. The animation demonstrates important animation principles such as squash and stretch, anticipation, timing, and secondary actions. Her mechanical parts and twin-tails continue to move after the main action, which creates follow through and overlapping action. The movements follow natural arcs and include exaggerated poses to make the animation more expressive and appealing. The goal of this animation is to create a clear, dynamic, and visually interesting character performance.