drawing.

if you where to think of hand-drawn animation in percentages, precisely one third of it would be drawn. Drawn is also starting to become my favourite, and also one of the most challenging parts of my hand drawn animation. Having just started actualy animating the film now, I am begining to gain a clue as to how my time will be spent during the animation process. If we are to think of this in a pie chart of percentages , then drawn, or rather drawing, is likely to be the largest segment, or slice if you will.



I have decided to draw the charachters onto the acetate sheets, or "cells" in Ink, for ink is eaily removed with a small amout of water, and so it is possible to simply wipe away an expression, or an arm or what ever, and draw on again in the new position for the next frame. This all makes the animation process very smooth in a way, as you are constantly having to draw as you go along, drawing directly over the backgroud, it feels in a way like drawing directly into the film. The process of animating is becoming a process of drawing, and this marridge of the two is very interesting, as you feel as though you are giving life to your drawings. I feel like the old man in pinocio, or Dr. Frankestein.