2D VS 3D ANIMATION The word animation means the state of being full of life or vigor i.e. liveliness. In simple words it can be said that it is a technique to photograph successive drawings or position of models to create an illusion of movement when the complete film is shown as a sequence. In our Today’s blog discussion we will understand the basic difference between 2d and 3d animation.
Animation as defined is a process of making the illusion of motion and the illusion of change by means of rapid display of a sequence of images with minimum difference from each other. Animation can be captured with analogue media, a flip book, motion picture film, video tape and digital media. The first animated screening was held in France by Charles Emile Reynaud. He created the Praxinoscope in the year 1877 and the Theatre Optique in December 1888. Reynaud projected the first animation in public, Pauvre Pierrot at the Musee Grevin in Paris. There are basically 5 methods of creating animation. They are as follows: 1. Traditional Animator - 2D, Cel, Hand drawn
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2D Animation – Vector Based 3D Animation – CGI, Computer Animation Motion graphics – Typography, Animated Logos Stop Motion – Claymation , Cut-outs
Traditional animation had a lengthy procedure. Thousands of pictures were drawn on acetate sheets or cels by hand. Each cel used to be different from the previous cel. The difference used to be very less. Every cel used to be photographed on a separate frame of film. When the reel was played the animation moved.
Computer technology brought a revolution in the world of animation. Computer animation is much faster compared to traditional animation. Moreover it is more controllable. Though computer animation is there since 1960s, animators started to use it along with traditional animation from 1990. 2D and 3D animation comes under Computer Animation. Here the animation is created digitally on a computer.
The main focus of 2D Animation is manipulation of image. While with 3D Animation technique a virtual world can be created. In that virtual world characters and objects move as well as interact which make them “real” or “alive” to the viewer. 2D animation characters can be created or edited on the computer using 2D Bit Map Graphics.
It is also can be created or edited by using 2D Vector Graphics. 2D animations are created by using software’s like Adobe Photoshop, Flash, After Effects and Encore. 2D animation has many applications which include analog computer animation, Flash animation and Power Point animation. Digital 2D animation can use different layers to build up pictures. It can show anything from background and landscapes to multiple characters and crowd. Digital 2D animation is not used as such for artistic purposes any more due to lack of depth. But it is still used in advertising and desktop Publishing. The software’s for 2D animations are follows: Anime Studio Syn Fig 3
Pencil 2D TVPaint Animation Toonz Crazy Talk Tupi 3D animation is a type of animation which uses computer generated images to create animated scenes. It is a process of generating 3 dimensional moving images in a digital environment. Careful use of 3D models or objects is carried out within 3D software for exporting image sequences giving them the illusion of animation or movement. Compared to 2D animation or traditional animation, 3D has much more depth and it looks much more realistic. It uses programs like Maya to create animation with more depth. The procedure of generating 3D is categorized into 3 main sections .They are modeling, layout and animation and rendering.
The first phase Modelling describes the technique of generating 3D objects within a certain scene.
The layout and animation phase - describes the process followed by positioning and animating the objects within a particular scene. The process of production is successfully completed with careful combination of the sections mentioned and some other sub sections. The market is filled with different software. The software’s used for 3D animation is as follows: Autodesk Maya Autodesk 3ds MAX Blender Modo K-3D Carrara 3D Movie Maker Massive Pov Roy AD3D Edge Plus is a 3D animation course which gives an individual the required skill to become job ready.
This course covers the process of animation film making from pre production and production to post production stages of film making. Importance is given to aspects of story boarding, stop motion, 3D design and modeling. Topics covered by MAAC are: Pre Production Story Boarding Cinematography Stop Motion Video Editing Digital Design Sound Editing 3D Design Modelling Digital Sculpting Look Development Lighting and Rendering Fluid, Hair and Cloth FX Character set up and Skinning Character animation
Software learnt by a student in this course are : Adobe Photoshop Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Adobe Audition Adobe Audition Autodesk 3ds Max Autodesk Maya Autodesk Mudbox Black Magic Fusion Autodesk Motion Builder Arnold New Age Software Job role offered to a professional with the above mentioned skill are: Modeling Artist Lighting Artist Texture Artis Render Artist Character Animator Layout Artist Digital Sculptor. Rigging Atist Video Editor Motion Graphics Artist FX Artist Game Artist 3D Generalist The difference of 3D animation and 2D animation lies in the process of creation and the end outcome as well.3D animation produces characters which are more realistic. They are represented in all three dimensions as in height, width and
depth. 3D animation is preferred more over 2D animation because of the ability to create more lifelike characters, more realistic. 2D movies which deserve special mention are the following:
1. Lion King 1994 2.Siprited Away 200 3.Alladin 1992 4.The Iron Giant 1991 5.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 6.The Little Mermaid 1989 7.Beauty the Beast 1991 8.Fantasia 1940 9.Bambi 1942 10.The Princess and the frog 2009 11.Toy Story 1995 3D movies which deserve special mention are the following:
1How To train your Dragon 2010 2.Toy Story 4 3.Sherlock Gnomes 4.Coco 5.The LEGO Ninjago Movie 6. Despicable me 3 7.UP 2009 8.Kung Fu Panda 9.Beowulf 10.Cars We welcome you to Maac Animation Kolkata. Here we have Best training faculty team, industry expert, and best infrastructure for learning animation and VFX. We have various bouquets of courses to suit your need and passion. Call us for a free counselling session at the below mention contact number or write us about your query. Our official website: - http://www.animationkolkata.com Call Us for Free Counselling Session +919836321595