Different types of animation

What are the different ways and techniques people use to get a series of pictures moving? You would be surprised about some of the methods different artist and animators do to get a whole animation. This blog will be exploring

  • 2D,3D animation
  • Zoetope animation
  • Paint on glass animation
  • Sand animation

2D animation

A very traditional type of animation that was used a lot by Disney animators back in the 1900’s, It was used in a lot of movies like Peter pan and Aladdin. This method was usually used by taking pictures of drawings and putting them on cels which are transparent acetate sheets. Now animators use different programs on computers to do their animations.

3D animation

3D animation is essentially the manipulation of 3D objects to make an animation. Animators generally use CGI (computer generated images) on various different computer programs. With 3D animation you can create more realistic animations with more realistic looking things.

Zoetrope animation

A zoetrope is a spinning wheel with strategically cut slits you can see through and a series of images on the inside, If you spin the wheel the images will start to move causing a very short animation. Although zoetropes were mainly used in the 19th century the visual effect is still created today with GIF’s

Paint on glass

The paint on glass method of animation is very slow and difficult and involves the manipulation of slow drying oil paints on a sheet of glass to create an illusion of motion.

Sand animation

This animation style is very messy and is done with a glass table with a light as a canvas. The animator will draw an image and the sand, erase it, then draw the next image while taking pictures of each image then merging the images to create a beautiful style of animation.

 

Citation

Articles

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kAV6jv7gRHWRsOwVjiJL4HMJuNXbUQjwAuANIigt3t0/edit

http://webneel.com/different-types-of-animation-styles

Pictures

http://disneyinfinity.wikia.com/wiki/Peter_Pan_(Character)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint-on-glass_animation

http://drgrobsanimationreview.com/2010/05/01/steamboat-willie/