2D Animation Techniques and Software

LESSON 2: 2D ANIMATION PREPARED BY: MS. VERLYN O. VILLADAREZ  2D ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 1.Flipbook 2.Rotoscoping 3.Film Drawing 4.Cel Animation 5.Flash Animation 2D ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 1. Flipbook  A tool that used an endless film and pictures in motion. 2. Rotoscoping A technique in which an...

LESSON 2: 2D ANIMATION PREPARED BY: MS. VERLYN O. VILLADAREZ  2D ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 1.Flipbook 2.Rotoscoping 3.Film Drawing 4.Cel Animation 5.Flash Animation 2D ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 1. Flipbook  A tool that used an endless film and pictures in motion. 2. Rotoscoping A technique in which animators trace live-action footage projected onto paper using a machine called rotoscope.  2D ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 3. Film Drawing  It refers to animations that are done by drawing directly onto a blank film or reel to produce images. 4. Cel Animation A technique in which animators draw a series of images manually to create the illusion of movement.  2D ANIMATION TECHNIQUES 5. Flash Animation  It refers to an animation created by individual using a computer and a particular animation software. It is important to emphasize that it does not always need to be Adobe Flash.  2D ANIMATION FREE SOFTWARE 1. Creatoon 2. Pencil 2D 3. Stykz  2D ANIMATION FREE SOFTWARE 1. Creatoon  A simple, user-friendly and intuitive software that can create 2D cut-out animations with special effects.  2D ANIMATION FREE SOFTWARE 2. Pencil 2D  An application called “Pencil Planner”. It is one of the most flexible, free and open source 2D animation software that offers numerous useful features.  2D ANIMATION FREE SOFTWARE 3. Stykz  A first multi-platform stick figure animation software that was by Pivot StickFigure Animator. It lets the users develop, edit and preview their animations.  2D ANIMATION PAID SOFTWARE 1. Adobe After Effects 2. Adobe Animate (Flash) 3. Animate Toon Boom Harmony  2D ANIMATION PAID SOFTWARE 1. Adobe After Effects  It is an application for creating video compositions, animations, and special effects. It is also known as an editing software used to edit and color-correct in the same place where the users animate.  2D ANIMATION PAID SOFTWARE 2. Adobe Animate (Flash)  Animate, formerly known as Flash, is the most popular animation software today. It is vector-based, very intuitive to use just like the most of Adobe programs and relatively inexpensive.  2D ANIMATION PAID SOFTWARE 3. Animate Toon Boom Harmony  Harmony is a vector-based program that has the option for bitmap drawing and also offers advanced rigging systems, effects, and camera tools.  2D ANIMATION TIPS 1. Be different when designing a character. 2. Do not be afraid to be exaggerate. 3.Play with angles and zoom. 4.Use colored outline. BEST 2D ANIMATION 1. Grave of the Fireflies (1998) 2. The Lion King (1994) 3. Mulan (1998) 4. Spirited Away (2001) 5. The Princess and the Frog 6. Your Name (2016) 7. A Silent Voice (2016)