Introduction

Years ago—nearly 25,000 years, actually—a man scrawled primitive paintings on the walls of his cave. These depictions of animals and hunters are the earliest forms of recorded art. Anthropologists debate whether the ancient cave artwork was done for historical or theological reasons. Regardless of its archeological origins, artists today find themselves struggling with the same predicament our caveman had—capturing a perfect moment in time. Through thousands of years of artistic and technological advancements, this relentless pursuit has led us to expand our vision and create the limitless art form of animation. Animation is a genre like no other. Commercials, video games, cinema, television, and computers all rely on animation to ...

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