is hand drawn really dead on television

[orcino]

the best flash cartoon I have see was juniper lee why

I just learned it was made in flash 2 weeks ago

 

[Tiana(:]

But cel animation is very much gone. It's all ditigally painted now.

 

[drog]

But it wasn't...

 

[Suzanne J. C.]

No, the best Flash cartoon is Foster's, since I never learned it was Flash until a month or two ago. It seriously doesn't lok like Flash.

 

[Ms Take]

I think this discussion is overrated. Sure, cartoons are a visual medium and the animation styles have some influence in the overall quality, but I believe that substance is far more important. I would be just as willing to watch a good animated program that is animated via etch-a-sketch as I would a good animated program that is animated via hand-drawn techniques. You can’t judge a book by its cover and you can’t judge a cartoon by its visual appearance. I have seen several people express that they wouldn’t watch a cartoon merely because it was animated in flash… With all due respect, I don’t believe those people are true animation fans. Shouldn’t we celebrate all forms of animation? After all, those forms are merely tools of the trade; the means in which ideas can come to life. What truly matters is if the people using those tools have the right ideas.

A good cartoon will be good regardless of how it’s animated. Unfortunately, humanity is far too shallow to agree with me.

 

[caseay]

I agree with you. If it's an awesome show that is well written, has style, and visual flair, I will watch it. If the animation sucks...it sucks. Regradless of whether it's Flash or hand-drawn.

 

[choirgurl]

All Fox cartoons are hand-drawn.

Flash is cheap to use. Thanks to the low-budget handling of Flash, several cartoons have been made that otherwise would not have been made, and it's created a lot of jobs for American animators that normally get outsourced. With the right tools, Flash can look just as good as traditional hand-drawn animation. Superjail is made in Flash, and from an animation (not design) perspective, it looks great.

 

[Haii Jesss !]

Wait...So hand drawn cartoons no longer use cels? I thought it was just cel paint that was replaced with digital? Or is it because most backgrounds are now digitally created?