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11/12
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TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL AND LIVELIHOOD
EDUCATION
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
2D-ANIMATION
QUARTER 2 - WEEK 1
LESSON 1

CapSLET
Capsulized
Self - Learning
Empowerment

Schools Division Office of Zamboanga City

Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga City

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SITTI SALHA M. MALDISA
DPLMHS SASHS
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CapSLET
Capsulized Self - Learning Empowerment Toolkit

SUBJECT &
Senior HS Animation 11/12 QUARTER 2 WEEK 1
GRADE/LEVEL
TOPIC Animators keys

LEARNING CODE
Produce clean-up drawings which are
COMPETENCY
consistent with the requirements TLE_ICTAN9- 12CI-IIIa-j-2

At the end of the lesson the students were able to:

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the requirements for clean-up drawing; and
2. Create a clean-up drawing.
IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on the learner’s activity and
assessment sheets provided separately.

UNDERSTAND
Requirements for Clean-up drawings
Clean-up is a part of the workflow in the production of hand-drawn animation.

✓ In traditional animation, the first drawings are called "roughs" or "rough

animation" because they are often done in a very loose fashion. If the
animation is successfully pencil tested and approved by the director, clean
versions of the drawings have to be done.

✓ In larger studios this task is given to the animator's assistant, or, in a more
specialized setting, to a clean-up-artist. The artist doing the clean-ups is
responsible for the final line and finished look of the shot.

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Animation tools for this traditional drawings:

1. Animation Disc 2.Pencil 3. Pegbar 4.Eraser 5.Animation Paper

Requirments for clean-up drawing:

1. Key Animation- are poses drawn by the animator presenting the action and narrative
required by the scene.
2. Layout- guide to the positions of the elements in the scene and their size relationship to
each other and to the location of the scene.
3.Exposure sheets known as “x-sheet” or “dope sheet”- chart that shows frame by frame of all
drawings of every animated scene.
4. Model Sheet- a reference sheet of an animator that shows how a character is constructed
and how they would pose.
5. Story board- Visual narrative of the script in the forms of thumbnail drawings or frame work,
that shows the different scenes organized in a sequence of panels.

How to produce a clean-up drawing?

Here are the tips for Clean-up drawing

➢ Drawing for Animation

✓ Even though it’s a cartoon, think of it as having a skeleton and muscle -

not just an assemblage of lines.
✓ When starting a new character, read over available model sheets.
✓ If you have time, go over the model sheets and draw the character’s basic
construction (see Fig.1,2 and 3). This will help to familiarize you with the
character’s proportions.
✓ Draw through shapes - objects.
✓ Watch the ends of your lines, they determine the entire shape. (Draw
through both connecting shapes and solid objects, feel the form as you
draw).

➢ Simplify

✓ Avoid Parallels and twinning, they create stiff, flat drawings.

✓ Avoid tangents - they fool the eye into seeing unintended shapes. They
also cause individual shapes to blend into one another.
✓ Avoid ambiguity - the "kind of, sort of, maybe" that makes areas mushy
and uncertain. Create a drawing that is solid, not timid.
✓ Avoid the "sawtooth effect" and monotonous lines. Vary clumps of hair,
length of lines in clothing, skin folds etc.
✓ Where’s the focus? Spend the most time and effort in the area(s) of focus
(ie: The face - eyes especially, or hands if they’re involved in some
business).

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✓ You can speed up on fast action scenes, but take your time on slow acting
scenes and tracebacks.
✓ Perspective- find your horizon line - what’s above it is up - what’s below it
is down.
✓ Don’t feel limited by the flat, two-dimensional nature of the paper. If you
need help visualizing it as three-dimensional space, try drawing a box for
your character to stand in.
✓ Action lines- (especially useful in rough animation and key cleanup) When
creating or recreating a ruffs, find the basic action line and build your
drawing around it.

Straight Curves

Fig.5
Straights against curves create interest and tension.

✓ Straight against Curve - Use straight lines for tension, strength, hard
areas like knees and elbows. Curves for flow, sag and softness. Let them
play off one another, as they do in nature.
✓ Watch your arcs! - Plot arcs in red or blue before roughing in the character.
Check the layout- Are the characters feet well planted? Does the character
have to register to any background elements, or elements on a separate
level?
✓ Always stay organized - Work out a system and know your scenes status.
✓ Communicate - Ask questions, listen to the answers. Ask everyone,
teachers or animator if there is anything specific that they want you to
watch out for when beginning a new scene. Ask to review your drawing of
the rough animation. Lack of communication breeds suspicion in the unit.
✓ Pay close attention to the dialog - Sometimes it’s "on frame" and
sometimes it’s a frame ahead. Check the keys against the XSheet.
✓ Watch for lost details - such as whiskers, seep lines, and costume details.

A note on Eyes

✓ Watch perspective!
✓ On some characters lifting the pupil slightly away from the
white will strengthen focus.
✓ A crease showing the thickness of the eyelid can help with eye
direction.
✓ Indicate eyelashes on male characters with a darker line and
slight overlap for depth.
✓ Make certain that eyelids are hinged on outer corner - not like
a pull blind

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For Inbetweening

Start Inbetween End

✓ Note: There are no insignificant drawings. The eye can percieve up to 1/30 of a second
- your drawing will be on the screen 1/24 to 1/12 of a second. Your inbetweens can make
or break a scene.
SAQ -1: What makes your drawing most successful?

✓ How do you understand the lesson?

SYNTHESIZING
Direction: Write your learning experience and reflections about the lesson.

Let’s Practice!

Direction: What are the requirements for clean-up drawings?. Write your answer in a
separate sheets of paper.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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REMEMBER
Key Points
➢

➢ Clean-up animation is the process of creating the final drawings you see in the finished
film. It does not necessarily mean a “clean” fine line. The team of artists uses key
drawings and animation charts from the animator, making it appears as thogh one artist
has created the whole film.
➢ The clean-up artists will follow the intentions of the animators and stay true to
performance and movement.
➢ The clean-up can be done usually on a new sheet of paper. But they can be done also
on the same sheet as the rough animation. The finished animation will be copied on the
cels or transferred inyo a computer for further processing.

TRY
Let’s see how much you learned today!

Direction: Draw the figure below you can start from scratch to
rough drawing and then do the final clean-up. Do not apply color
anymore.Draw on the answer sheet provided.
Note: the fig.with colors will just show you the looks of your drawing when in
Computer application.

Name: Section:

Score:________________
Parent signature:__________________

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CapSLET
Capsulized Self - Learning Empowerment Toolkit

SUBJECT &
Senior HS Animation 11/12 QUARTER 1 WEEK 5
GRADE/LEVEL
NAME

YEAR AND SECTION

TEACHERS NAME

ANSWER SHEETS

UNDERSTAND
Write your answer inside the box
SAQ -1: What makes your drawing most successful?
Answer here:

✓ How do you understand the lesson?

SYNTHESIZING
Direction: Write your learning experience and reflections about the lesson.

Let’s Practice!
Direction: What are the requirements for clean-up drawings?. Write your answer on the
answersheet provided.
1.
2.
3.
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4.
5.

TRY
Let’s see how much you learned today!
Direction: Draw the figure here you can start from scratch to rough
drawing and then do the final clean-up.

Name: Section:

Score:________________
Parent signature:__________________

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SITTI SALHA M. MALDISA
DPLMHS SASHS
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Developed by:
SITTI SALHA M. MALDISA
DPLMHS SASHS