Follow Through and Overlapping Actions

It is difficult to come up with a definitive explanation of Follow Through and Overlapping Actions, as they cover such a wide area. Essentially this principle refers to the way that loose parts of an object are affected by its movements.
Follow Through occurs when the solid parts of an object come to a halt, and inertia causes any flexible parts to continue moving. An example of this is when Mickey throws his hands forward; brings them to a halt; then his sleeves continue forward (Fig 4.1 – 4.2).

















Overlapping Action occurs when the solid parts of the object change direction and eventually drag the loose parts along the same path (Fig 4.3).