1.-Traditional-Drawing-Techniques-for-Animation.pdf

Title: Clean-Up Drawing

Subtitle: Refining Animation for Clarity and Consistency

Background: light sketch / pencil strokes theme

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TRADITIONAL
DRAWING
TECHNIQUES

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TRADITIONAL DRAWING
•The art of creating images using physical tools
and surfaces such as pencil and charcoal.
•It relies on hand-drawn marks made directly by
the artist.
•The practice of creating art manually.

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Importance of
Traditional Drawing
1
Builds fundamental art skills in
observation, proportion, and
shading.
2
Serves as a foundation for other visual
arts like painting, animation, digital art.
3Enhances creativity and hand–eye
coordination.

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•Line Drawing
•Hatching
•Stippling
•Contour Drawing
TRADITIONAL DRAWING
TECHNIQUES:

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1. LINE DRAWING
TECHNIQUES:
•focuses on outlines
and edges rather than
shading, color, or
texture.

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Line Drawing Stroke
may include:
1. Thin Lines
•Refers to a line that is
light or fine in
appearance
•by applying minimal
pressure on the
drawing tool.

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Detailing:
•To add details to a drawing,
like hair, fur, or fabric texture.
Thin lines can be used for various
purposes in artwork, such as:
Sketching:
•Thin lines are often used in the
initial sketch

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2. Thick Lines
•A thick line in drawing
refers to a bold, heavy,
or broad line.
•by applying more
pressure to the
drawing tool.

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Purposes of thick line:
often used for outlining to create emphasis
give the impression of weight, solidity, or
proximity, making objects appear closer
balancing the composition between thick
and thin lines to add visual interest.
•Bold Outlines
•Depth and Weight
•Contrast

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Thin & Thick Lines
Combined
•Combining thin and
thick lines in a
drawing is a
powerful technique
that adds depth,
contrast, and visual
interest.

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3. Wiggly (wavy/curvy)
Lines
• refers to a line
that follows a
curving, movement
of something wavy
or twisting

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Movement and Energy
•wind, flowing water, or
a twisting object.
Texture
▪hair, fur, grass, and flowing
patterns.
Here are some key uses and
effects of wriggly lines in
drawing:

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2. HATCHING
TECHNIQUES:
•The art of shading with
closely drawn parallel
lines.
•Hatched lines should be
drawn lightly and closely
together.

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1. PARALLEL HATCHING
•Straight lines drawn in line direction.
•Light shading if spaced apart, darker if closer
together.
TYPES OF HATCHING:

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2. CROSS-HATCHING
•Uses layers of hatching placed at an angle.
•Usually the 1st layer is vertical, the next horizontal
and the next diagonal
TYPES OF HATCHING:

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3. CONTOUR HATCHING
•The lines follow the shape or curve of the object
being shaded, giving a more three-dimensional
appearance.
TYPES OF HATCHING:

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4. SCRIBBLE HATCHING
•Instead of using uniform lines, scribble hatching
employs irregular, overlapping lines to create
shading.
TYPES OF HATCHING:

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3. STIPPLING
TECHNIQUES:
•a drawing technique that
involves creating an
image or shading by
using small, distinct dots.
•The closer together the
dot, the darker the tone.

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4. CONTOUR
DRAWING
TECHNIQUES:
•a drawing technique that
focuses on capturing the
outline and edges of a
subject.
•Instead of shading or adding
details, the artist draws the
visible edges, shapes, and
lines that define the form.

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1. BLIND CONTOUR DRAWING
•draw the outline of a subject without looking at the
paper. Helps train observation skills and hand–eye
coordination.
TYPES OF CONTOUR DRAWING:

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2. CONTINUOUS CONTOUR DRAWING
•The artist draws the subject in one continuous line
without lifting the pencil/pen from the paper. Creates
flowing, connected outlines.
TYPES OF CONTOUR DRAWING:

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3. CROSS-CONTOUR DRAWING
•Uses contour lines that run across the surface of the
subject (like wrapping lines around an object). Shows
volume and three-dimensional form.
TYPES OF CONTOUR DRAWING: