Weightlifting Turkey! from the Daffy Duck episode "Holiday for Drumsticks" 1949

Accurately showing weight in animation can be one of the hardest things to do. This is a shining example of how to do it right!

The whole body here is under the bar. Something so heavy is held close to our centre of gravity. Notice also how the stance has widened to prepare for the heave!

There is a very slow progression from this above frame to the one below, perfectly shows the weight and strain.

 Watch throughout the weight of his body gradually moves up his body.

(Above) the elbows pop out to push up the weight and (below) the arms are straight and locked pushing the weight up.

What I like is the arms come down slightly after the initial push up showing the weight applying force on the body. This follow through then precedes by a further slight push upwards as the weight becomes comfortable on his shoulders!

 Slapstick surprise ending. Unexpected is often key to being funny!

Daffy Duck take from "You Were Never Duckier"

Have a look at this completely insane take of Daffy Duck from 'You Were Never Duckier' (1948) 

This frame (above) looks like it shouldn't work, but it does so well. The dry brush shows the anticipation of the head turn.

 The pupils exaggerated delay adds to the disbelief. 

Doesn't make sense when you think about it that the glove suddenly flops down onto his face but you buy it when you see it.

 There are just a few lines on this last pose yet it has so much expression. 

Bugs Bunny skip revisited.

I really wanted to post some more detail on this skip. I will be posting more Looney Toons and any other animation examples that are worth checking out. Notice the curve on the hand flick motion. 

 This bit really gives the 'pop'

I like the way the ears are kept subtle. You could easily have the ears flopping about in this type of action but having just a small amount trailing adds that slight rigidity that hares ears have.

 Love the way the arm overlaps and arcs as it falls

More to come...