Why this blog ? What will you find here ?

This page is a sub-section of my blog for online animation students Hand Drawn Animation Notes.

Here you will find sources and suggestions for purchasing or building traditional animation equipment. (see the links in the sidebar for companies which sell animation equipment and supplies online.)

See the next post for a list of topics.

 

UPDATE:  as of 05/12/2022  most of the information posted here is still valid, although some of the posts need to be updated.  If you find a broken link or one of the listed scanners or video cameras that is no longer being made , please feel free to contact me to let me know.   Hardware like scanners is updated frequently, so it's a challenge to keep it current. 

 

 

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Hand-Drawn Animation Equipment and Supplies

Click on the links below to read the Topics covered :

1.) Basic Equipment for Hand-Drawn Animation

2.) Purchasing an Animation Desk or Lightbox

2.a) Purchasing an Animation Disc (options)

3.) Do-It-Yourself Animation Desk

4.) More on Do-It-Yourself Animation Desk Project

5.) Image Capture for Animation: Video Capture options

6.) Image Capture for Animation: Scanning options

7.) Inexpensive Large Format (11" x 17") Scanner

8.) Another Do-It-Yourself Animation Desk project

9.) Animation Books: Essential Reading

10.) Getting Started with Traditional Animation : Basic Techniques PART 1

11.) Getting Started with Traditional Animation : Basic Techniques PART 2

See the sidebar for Links to Traditional Animation Suppliers and Animation Software.