ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the quality of animation by executing the action by including the elements of weight and gravity. One of the biggest failings of poor or inexperienced animators is their inability to create a sense of weight in their work. Weight is what every one of us on this planet is dealing with at every second of every day, in one way or another. Recognize that on the weightier action, the knees are bent to better absorb the downward pressure of the weight and the body is positioned beneath the weight as much as possible to support it. In every way this pose is so much more convincing. When posing a character who is dealing with weight, remember that the strongest parts of the human body are the legs, therefore, they need to bend to cushion the impact of any weight placed on them.
