What do pepole use to make cartoons like The Simpsons?
What do pepole use to make cartoons like The Simpsons?
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Um... a pen?
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Well, not just a pen.
They have colours, so I guess they use crayons AND felt tips.
Such is life.
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...what're pepole? and since when do they make The Simpsons?
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lol you guys...Originally posted by Liger86
What do pepole use to make cartoons like The Simpsons?
depends, now alot of people use things like adobe illustrater(sp) and photoshop.
Originally, the animators traced their animations onto cels
(sheets of clear plastic). The outline of the animated object would
be on the front side, and the color would be on the back. That
was back in the olden days, though. Eventually Disney created a
process that eliminated the need for tracing. The original paper
drawing could be copied to the cel (that way, the animations
didn't need to be traced)...
Anywho, each frame was layered over static backgrounds, then
photographed.
I'm sure that's how (or close to how) The Simpsons is animated.
They may use more advanced ways to color, or draw -- but I
know it's done on cels. You can even buy them from Fox. Some
are expensive, though ($400. There's one I saw of the whole
family that's going for $1600)...
Here's a place that "cels" them (Get it? "Cels", "Sells." Hehe. Clever).
http://www.americanroyalarts.com/foxmenu.htm
Of course, nowadays you can simulate everything with computers.
Cel-animation really isn't necessary, anymore (but it's so cool).
Animation in general is rad.
Greatest Animated Movies of All Time:
Cell: The Lioin King.
Clay: The Nightmare Before Christmas.
CG: Toy Story.
Get this book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...336814-4165467
Edit: Changed a link. Found a better site that sells Simpsons
Animation Cels.
Last edited by Cheeze-It; 02-20-2003 at 08:12 PM.
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