Monday 21 September 2015

2D Computer Graphic Animation

What is 2D Computer Graphic Animation?

2D Computer Graphic Animation is animations or cartoons that have been created entirely on a computer and are not drawn or printed.

How does it work?

It works similar to stop motion animation and an image is created on a computer and the picture will be created around 12 frames per second. Again this is an illusion and ticks the brain and the eye into thinking its seeing a smoothly moving object.

There are advantages and disadvantage to this animation technique:

  • The advantages are that its the modern way to make cartoons and less time consuming than other cartoon animation skills.
  • The disadvantage is that it requires a computer and is a lot more expensive to make and more difficult.
Early digital computer animation was developed at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1960s by Edward E. Zajac, Frank W. Sinden, Kenneth C. Knowlton, and A. Michael Noll. Other digital animation was also practiced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. - Wikipedia

Two well known examples are shown below:

The Simpsons:

Spongebob:

Here is a video showing a 2D Animation Graphic Animation:


Here is a video that shows what goes into making a 2D Computer Animation:


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