What follows is a brief account of the many stages of animation production as well as what influences the time and cost involved. I hope you find it useful. Several steps take place before production …

Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn; What happens between each frame is much more important than what exists on each frame; Animation is therefore …

Animation studios use a workflow called the ‘production pipeline’, in which all tasks are listed and checked, step by step. The pipeline is usually divided into 3 main stages: pre-production, production, …

Cartoon Computer Animation • Traditional Animation was replaced with 2D Computer Animation circa 1990 while still using the concepts of static backgrounds, key framing, animation cycles, etc.

At the most fundamental level, animation consists of simple transitions (wipes and dissolves between PowerPoint slides, for example) and path animations (moving text and logos).

Each animation technique, whether traditional or digital, defines its creative process, tools, and workflow. Knowing these techniques helps students grasp the diversity of the artistic approaches and the …

In pose-‐to-‐pose animation, the animator plans his action, figuring out just what drawings will be needed to animate the scene. Pose-‐to-‐pose is used for animation that requires good acting, where poses …