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Animation

Techniques
How fictional characters and
environments are brought to life.
Table of contents

Section A Section B
Traditional
Animation
01 02 2D Digital
Animation

Section C Section D
3D Animation 03 04 Stop Motion
Animation
Table of contents

Section E Section F
Motion Graphics 05 06 Rotoscoping

Section G Section H
Cut-Out Animation 07 08 Experimental
Techniques
01
Section A
Traditional Animation
Introductio
n
Animation techniques encompass a
wide range of methods and tools to
bring static images to life.
Also known as
Hand Drawn
animation
Traditional Animation( Hand
Drawn)
● Overview: Involves drawing each
frame by hand on paper or cel
sheets.
● Key Characteristics:
○ Labor-intensive.
○ Used in classic animated
films like Disney's The Lion
King (1994).
● Sub-techniques:
○ Cel Animation: Drawings
are transferred to transparent
cels for layering.
○ Flipbook Animation:
Sequential drawings flipped
quickly to simulate
Traditional Animation( Hand
Drawn)
02
Section B
2D Digital Animation
Use of
Softwar
e
2D Digital Animation

Modern evolution of traditional


animation using software.
Tools: Adobe Animate, Toon Boom
Harmony.
There are two famous key
techniques

Frame-by- Vector based


frame
Each frame is Smooth and scalable
manually created in (e.g., Flash animation).
software.
2D Digital Animation
03
Section C
3D Animation
70 to
90%
Big movies like Avatar,
Avengers and Mad max use
3D elements
3D Animation
● Overview: Creating animated
images in a three-dimensional
environment.
● Tools: Blender, Autodesk Maya,
Cinema 4D.
● Key Characteristics:
○ Requires modeling, rigging,
texturing, and rendering.
○ Common in films (Toy Story
series), video games, and
VR/AR.
● Processes:
○ Keyframing: Setting pivotal
movement points.
○ Motion Capture: Capturing
3D Animation
04
Section D
Stop Motion Animation
Stop Motion Animation
● Overview: Physical objects are
manipulated and photographed
frame by frame.
● Types:
○ Claymation: Sculpted
characters (e.g., Wallace &
Gromit).
○ Puppet Animation: Puppets
with movable joints (e.g., The
Nightmare Before Christmas).
○ Object Animation: Everyday
objects animated (e.g., Lego
movies).
○ Pixilation: Live actors moved
incrementally (e.g., The Secret
Stop Motion Animation
Stop Motion Animation
Stop Motion Animation
05
Section E
Motion Graphics
Motion Graphics
● Overview: Focuses on moving
graphic design elements like text,
shapes, and icons.
● Tools: Adobe After Effects, Cinema
4D.
● Applications:
○ Explainer videos.
○ Titles and transitions in videos.
Motion Graphics is Used By

Websites Movie YouTube

Apple website as well as Movie Titles and Almost every YouTube


some other big names intermission channel has an intro and
use motion graphics to breaks are good an outro and some use
display their websites examples of title cards more than
more immersive. motion graphics often to give more life to
the videos.
Motion Graphics
06
Section F
Rotoscoping
Rotoscoping
● Overview: Tracing over live-action
footage to create realistic animation.
● Some common Applications:
○ Films like A Scanner Darkly.
○ VFX for combining real and
animated elements.
Applications of Rotoscoping

VFX Animation
Removing or replacing objects, isolating Creating realistic character
characters for special effects, or animations by tracing over live-
integrating CGI into live-action scenes. action footage.

Green Screen
Film Restoration Replacement
Cleaning up green screen edges
Fixing old footage by or replacing backgrounds when
isolating and enhancing traditional chroma keying is
elements. insufficient.
Rotoscoping
07
Section G
Cut-Out Animation
Cut-Out Animation
● Overview: Characters and
backgrounds are created from paper
or digital shapes.
● Tools: Can be manual or digital
(e.g., in South Park).
● Key Characteristics: Simplistic and
cost-effective.
Cut-Out Animation

South Park
Characters
Cut-Out Animation
Cut-Out Animation
08
Section H
Experimental
Techniques
Experimental Techniques
● Sand Animation: Moving sand on a
lit surface to create dynamic
imagery.
● Paint-on-Glass Animation:
Painting on glass for fluid
movements (e.g., The Old Man and
the Sea).
● Pixel Art Animation: Retro-style
animations for video games or
stylistic works.
Pixel Animation
When to Use each of them?

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