Flipping Through Drawings

In the picture

1. 1Thumb on the sheet corner: presses the sheets together.
2. 2Front sheet: the runner’s lifted foot is near the ground.
3. 3Middle sheet: the runner’s arm swings forward while the knees bend.
4. 4Outer sheet: faint doubled edges and a curved smear trail behind the runner.

Examples

• Flipbook pages that make a stick figure walk.
• Cartoon frames shown quickly in a row.

Quiz: Flipping Through Drawings (Age 12)

1. 1

   What does the fan of drawings show about how animation works?

   • It uses many still drawings that change slightly from one to the next.
   • It uses drawings that are all exactly the same.
   • It uses one drawing that is stretched to look like it moves.
2. 2

   What makes the small changes between drawings create smooth movement?

   • The changes add up from one drawing to the next.
   • The sheets are pressed tightly together.
   • Each drawing is a completely different character.
3. 3

   When drawings pass quickly, what does your eye do?

   • It only notices the last drawing in the sequence.
   • It blends one pose into the next.
   • It sees each pose as completely separate with no blending.

The answers, each with its explanation, are in the app. This lesson has left the free week, so its quiz is part of the subscription.