pose-library-design

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Design reusable 2D character pose libraries, action cycles, and expression states for data-driven animation.

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Sourcecalesthio/openmontage

Added on2026-08-11

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add calesthio/openmontage pose-library-design

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Pose Library Design

Use this skill when producing

pose_library

artifacts.

Pose Categories

Neutral: idle, breathe, listening.
Attention: look_up, look_down, look_left, look_right.
Emotion: happy, sad, surprised, worried, determined.
Action: reach, point, hold, jump, flap, walk_contact, walk_passing.
Mouth: closed, small_o, wide_open, smile, frown, phoneme-ish shapes.

Acting Pattern

Use timed pose sequences:

text

anticipation -> action -> hold -> settle

Do not continuously animate every part. Holds make the acting readable.

Pose Data Pattern

json

{
  "pose": "surprised",
  "parts": {
    "head": { "rotation": -6, "y": -4 },
    "pupil_left": { "x": 4, "y": -6 },
    "mouth": "small_o"
  },
  "hold_frames": 18,
  "transition": "back.out"
}

Quality Checklist

Required emotions have poses.
Required actions have poses or cycles.
Reused cycles have contact and passing poses.
Poses name only changed parts; defaults come from the rig.

Sources

GSAP timeline sequencing for readable multi-step poses: https://gsap.com/docs/v3/GSAP/Timeline/
Remotion interpolation for frame-based transitions: https://www.remotion.dev/docs/interpolate
Remotion spring for natural motion: https://www.remotion.dev/docs/spring