traditional animation
nounUK /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
US /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl ˌæn.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
A way of making cartoons by drawing many pictures by hand and showing them fast so they look like they move.
The old movie was made with traditional animation, so every frame was drawn by hand.
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2. Animation created frame by frame without computer-generated imagery, often on cels or paper.
She studied traditional animation before learning 3D software.
3. The older, pre-digital style of cartoon production used by studios in the 20th century.
Disney's early films are famous examples of traditional animation.
4. A technique where each drawing is made and photographed individually to create motion.
The class learned traditional animation by drawing a bouncing ball on paper.