GSAP Animation Principles
Implement all 12 Disney animation principles using GSAP's powerful timeline and tween system.
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Squash and Stretch gsap.to(".ball", { scaleX: 1.2, scaleY: 0.8, yoyo: true, repeat: 1, duration: 0.15, ease: "power2.inOut" });
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Anticipation const tl = gsap.timeline(); tl.to(".character", { y: 20, scaleY: 0.9, duration: 0.2 }) // wind up .to(".character", { y: -200, duration: 0.4, ease: "power2.out" }); // action
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Staging gsap.to(".background", { filter: "blur(3px)", opacity: 0.6 }); gsap.to(".hero", { scale: 1.1, zIndex: 10 });
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Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose // Pose to pose with explicit keyframes gsap.to(".sprite", { keyframes: [ { x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: -50 }, { x: 200, y: 0 }, { x: 300, y: -30 } ], duration: 1 });
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Follow Through and Overlapping Action const tl = gsap.timeline(); tl.to(".body", { x: 200, duration: 0.5 }) .to(".hair", { x: 200, duration: 0.5 }, "-=0.4") // overlaps .to(".cape", { x: 200, duration: 0.6 }, "-=0.45"); // more drag
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Slow In and Slow Out gsap.to(".element", { x: 300, duration: 0.6, ease: "power2.inOut" // slow in and out }); // Other eases: "power3.in", "power3.out", "elastic.out"
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Arc gsap.to(".ball", { motionPath: { path: [{ x: 0, y: 0 }, { x: 100, y: -100 }, { x: 200, y: 0 }], curviness: 1.5 }, duration: 1 });
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Secondary Action const tl = gsap.timeline(); tl.to(".button", { scale: 1.1, duration: 0.2 }) .to(".icon", { rotation: 15, duration: 0.15 }, "<") // same time .to(".particles", { opacity: 1, stagger: 0.05 }, "<0.1");
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Timing // Fast snap gsap.to(".fast", { x: 100, duration: 0.15 }); // Gentle float gsap.to(".slow", { y: -20, duration: 2, ease: "sine.inOut", yoyo: true, repeat: -1 });
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Exaggeration gsap.to(".element", { scale: 1.5, // exaggerated scale rotation: 720, // multiple spins duration: 0.8, ease: "back.out(2)" // overshoot });
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Solid Drawing gsap.to(".box", { rotationX: 45, rotationY: 30, transformPerspective: 1000, duration: 0.5 });
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Appeal gsap.to(".card", { scale: 1.02, boxShadow: "0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)", duration: 0.3, ease: "power1.out" });
GSAP Timeline Pattern const masterTL = gsap.timeline({ defaults: { ease: "power2.out" }}); masterTL .add(anticipation()) .add(mainAction()) .add(followThrough());
Key GSAP Features gsap.timeline() - Sequence animations ease - 30+ built-in easing functions stagger - Offset multiple elements motionPath - Arc and path animations yoyo / repeat - Loop control "<" / "-=0.2" - Position parameter for overlap