Squash and Stretch is the technique which grants flexibility to objects and characters. By using this technique, animators can create dexterous movements and characters, breaking the stiffness of motion by increasing the flow of the animation and asserting density of objects. For example, by squashing and stretching a ball upon landing, the animation insinuates that the ball has a malleable structure (possibly rubber), whilst if the ball does not squash and stretch upon landing, the animation insinuates that it is made from a more dense material (if it were a bowling ball, perhaps). Furthermore, the technique improves interaction between characters and objects by mending them to the environment and using their density to make them appear more fluid in motion.
Tom and Jerry's "The Yankee Doodle Mouse" :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVJpKmAm6h4
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| Perfect example of squashing. |
As an example of stretching, during Jerry's firing array of champagne corks, the bottles stretch out giving a free-flowing effect of movement, making it appear really cartoonish.
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