Types of animation
An animation is a dynamic medium in which images or objects are manipulated to appear as moving images. There are 5 main types of animation: Traditional animation 2D Vector-based animation 3D computer animation Motion graphics Stop motion Traditional animation Traditional animation or classical animation, or hand-drawn animation is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand. 2D Vector-based animation 2D animation creates movement in a two-dimensional artistic space. Work in the field of 2D animation requires both creativity and technological skills. 3D computer animation 3D animation is digitally modeled and manipulated by an animator. The animator usually starts by creating a 3D polygon mesh to manipulate. A mesh typically includes many vertices that are connected by edges and faces, which give the visual appearance of form to a 3D object or 3D environment. Sometimes, the mesh is given an internal digital skeletal structure ...