Animation Basics
Lesson 2 of 3 6 min +40 XP

Keyframes & Tweening

Key poses and the in-betweens.

What you'll learn

  • Understand keyframes & tweening
  • Apply it to real examples
  • Check yourself with a quiz
The important poses first

An animator draws the big poses — the start and end of a jump — then fills the frames between. Keyframes anchor the action; tweening connects them smoothly.

Anchor, then fill

Keyframes are the defining poses; in-betweening (tweening) fills the frames between them to create smooth motion.

Knowledge Check

+10 XP / correct

1. A keyframe is a…

2. Tweening fills the frames…