Cel Animation:
This type of animation is known by various names, such as "traditional animation", "hand-drawn 2D animation", "classical 2D animation". To put it simply, it is an old technique where each frame in the animation is drawn by hand. Until the advent of computer animation, this was a dominant technique in the animation industry.
This type of animation is known by various names, such as "traditional animation", "hand-drawn 2D animation", "classical 2D animation". To put it simply, it is an old technique where each frame in the animation is drawn by hand. Until the advent of computer animation, this was a dominant technique in the animation industry.
As can be seen above, the animation process involves transparent sheets known as 'cels' over which characters are drawn, which all have one common background. This innovative method brought in a lot of relief to the people involved in this process, saving them time and additional labor. More technical stuff can be seen in the image below:
Limited Animation:
One other innovative process that came through this mode of animation was known as "limited animation", that involved creating cels just for specific parts like head/hands/legs that would allow a large amount of time being saved. Limited animation is still used today in small budget animation films.
A sneak-peek:
Have a look at this video that gives you an insight into this type of animation, made by ZeppieKyu, below. You can follow Zeppie's YouTube channel here: Zeppie9294.
One other innovative process that came through this mode of animation was known as "limited animation", that involved creating cels just for specific parts like head/hands/legs that would allow a large amount of time being saved. Limited animation is still used today in small budget animation films.
A sneak-peek:
Have a look at this video that gives you an insight into this type of animation, made by ZeppieKyu, below. You can follow Zeppie's YouTube channel here: Zeppie9294.
This was a very basic but highly effective technique of animation used which later on gave birth to amazing techniques like Rotoscoping, Animation Loops, Multiplane Camera, Xerography, Cel Overlay and Limited Animation (as already discussed).
Another sneak-peek:
We have one more video to show you how this process goes on. Have a look at this, as Sheila Graber shows you clearly each and every step.
Another sneak-peek:
We have one more video to show you how this process goes on. Have a look at this, as Sheila Graber shows you clearly each and every step.
Check out their website here! Graber-Miller.
Present scenario:
Though there has been an obvious decline in this type of animation, it created a strong base over which the computer applications for the same were further built. The set of animation techniques used in this type of animation are nonetheless the same, only that the medium has been shifted from paper/scanner/sheet to the digital counterparts.
And what are those counterparts? We'll be dealing with them in the next part of types of animation, coming soon! Keep watching Flamantel's space!
Present scenario:
Though there has been an obvious decline in this type of animation, it created a strong base over which the computer applications for the same were further built. The set of animation techniques used in this type of animation are nonetheless the same, only that the medium has been shifted from paper/scanner/sheet to the digital counterparts.
And what are those counterparts? We'll be dealing with them in the next part of types of animation, coming soon! Keep watching Flamantel's space!