Animation Craft
What to look for in a genga exhibition beyond the finished pose
Key-animation drawings reveal decisions that a finished frame can hide. Read exhibition labels and compare poses, notes and reproduction details.
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Animation Craft
Why traditional animation cels are painted on the reverse
Traditional animation cels often place colour on the reverse of a clear sheet. Explore how that construction separates outlines, paint and background.
Animation Craft
A peg bar keeps animation drawings registered from frame to frame
See how a peg bar keeps hand-drawn animation aligned, why registration errors cause unwanted movement, and how digital pegs differ.
Anime Viewing
An anime layout drawing establishes the space before finished animation
Layouts turn an animated scene into a workable space. Look at scale, perspective and camera instructions before the polished final frame.
Anime Viewing
Pillarboxing preserves an older anime frame on a wider screen
Understand the side bars around older anime, compare preserving the frame with stretching or cropping, and check the release before changing the display.
Manga Close Reading
A manga splash page changes the rhythm before you read its details
A manga splash page gives one image unusual space. Look at the page before and after it to understand how it changes emphasis and reading rhythm.