Animating in Historical Styles
2h 40mBeginner2021-06-17
Authors

Dermot O' Connor
Animator for Disney and Don Bluth
Course details
Do you create 2D animation or study classic animation styles? In this course, instructor Dermot O’Connor gives professional insights on several historical styles. First, Dermot talks about the differences between a surface style of a period and reproducing the essence of it. Then he goes over the technical factors, animation methods, techniques, and post-production effects for 1920s rubber hose animation. Next, Dermot does the same for 1940’s Looney Toons style animation, 1960s TV animation, and 1980s Saturday morning cartoon animation. He concludes with a thorough comparison of Bluth and Disney animations in the 1970s and 1980s and how you can approach each style.
Skills covered
2D AnimationAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Animation from the past
- What you should know
General Principles
- Examples of pastiches
- Style vs. substance
1920s Rubber Hose
- 1920s Overview
- 1920s Technical factors
- 1920s Animating the scene
- 1920s Cycles and FX
- 1920s Post production
Looney Toons
- Looney Toons Overview
- Looney Toons Technical factors
- Looney Toons Wipes drybrush and staggers
- Looney Toons Walks runs and wipes
- Looney Toons Animating the scene
- Looney Toons Hand-drawn vs. tweened puppets
- Looney Toons FX
- Looney Toons Post production
1960s TV Animation
- 1960s Overview
- 1960s Technical factors
- 1960s Animating the scene
- 1960s Post production
1980s Saturday Morning
- 1980s Overview
- 1980s Technical factors
- 1980s Animating the scene
- 1980s Post production
1970s and 1980s Bluth Disney
- Bluth Overview
- Bluth Technical factors
- Bluth Animating the scene
- Bluth Post production
Conclusion
- Next steps