Learning Resources

Cel Animation

Assigned Activities Step 2

Create a Coloured Flip Animation

This activity will use the flip animation from Part 1.  You will need coloured pencils.  Any colours will do.  Markers will probably not work as they will saturate the paper and bleed through.  Test the animation frequently as you work.

• Colour the balls in each cel.  Make them different colours (one red, one blue for example), but try to use shading techniques to show the ball is spherical
• Add a shadow to the balls in each cel.  Make sure that all shadows are in the same direction
• Add a very light background colour
  
  Don't worry if the colours are not uniform, of if there are gaps.  Use a light touch, and hold the pencil almost horizontal so that you shade with the side of the lead, not the tip.
   
• When you are done, videotape the animation. Digitize the video.
• Alternately, you can video directly to the computer.  Give it a name such as u3s3l1anim2