Squash and Stretch

Squash and Stretch

The Squash and Stretch has been in cartoons since the beginning of animation. They are abstract in nature and generally last only a fraction of a second. 

The Squash and Stretch is a way to link two poses together. The work shown below demonstrates this. The middle image is a hybrid of the profile and the front view.

Process video that shows you how to create the drawing shown above.

Head turn without the tween.

Slow tween head turn

2 tween frame head turn

2 Speed fast head turn

Great animation full of 
squash and stretch

The animation that put this technique on the map, by Chuck Jones

Animators love this cartoon for so many reasons, both good and bad. Animators from all over the world contributed to this amazing remake.

Then because the animators loved both animations they made a shot by shot comparison video.