Anima&on/Op+Art+

Ms.+Hart+
Animated+cartoons+exhibit+the+design+principle+of+Movement!)

Mo&on+or+movement+in+a+visual+image+
occurs+when+objects+seem+to+be+moving+in+
a+visual+image.++

In+an+anima&on,+the+lines+and+shapes,+
along+with+the+changes+in+value+of+the+
drawings+appear+to+create+movement,+as+
they+are+a+series+of+individual+frames.+This+
provides+a+sense+of+movement+through+
&me.+
 Cartooning)and)Anima6on)

During)the)late)seventeenth)
century,)The)word)cartoon)
was)adapted)from)the)
Italian)cartone,)which)
means) pasteboard .)
Pasteboards)were)large)
pieces)of)paper)used)
for)rough)sketches.))
Burlington+House+Cartoon,++
By+Leonardo+da+Vinci+
 Renaissance+Cartoons+
The+drawings+were+made+to+transfer+the+
images+to+the+pain&ng+surface+in+one+of+
two+ways.++In+the+rst+the+cartoon+acted+
as+a+type+of+stencil,+thousands+of+small+
holes+pricked+the+edges+of+each+line+and+
a+bag+of+charcoal+dust+was+pounced+
upon+the+cartoon.++In+the+second+the+
cartoon+acted+as+carbon+paper,+the+back+
of+the+image+was+coated+with+charcoal+
dust+and+the+image+was+carefully+traced.++
Since+either+process+was+messy+and+
damaged+the+original+paper,+very+few+of+
these+survive.++Those+that+remain+were+
typically+created+for+pain&ngs+that+
werent+executed.+

Example+of+muralists+using+a+cartoon+
 The+front+and+back+of+the+Narmer+PaleUe.+Egypt+
(ca.+3000+BCE)++
Krater,+second+half+of+8th+century+B.C.;+Greek+

Ancient)Greek)and)Egyp6an)ar6sts)created)narra6ve)
art)scenes)in)registers,)similar)to)today s)comic)strips)
Huang+Gongwang+(1269^1354),+Dwelling(in(the(Fuchun(Mountains,+detail++

Chinese)ar6sts)created)con6nous)scenes)on)scrolls)
America's)earliest)cartoons)were)poli6cal.)The)rst)cartoon)
appeared)in)Ben)Franklin's)newspaper)The)Pennsylvania)GazeJe)
on)May)9,)1754.))
 Anima6on)Cel)

The)character)is)painted)on)clear)celluloid.))
The)lines)are)traced)onto)the)front)side)of)the)cel,)
and)the)colors)are)painted)in)a)smooth)coat)on)the)
back)side,)elimina6ng)any)brush)strokes.))
The)painted)cel)is)then)overlaid)on)the)background)
and)photographed)in)succession+to)form)each)single)
frame)of)an)animated)lm.)
When)completed,)the)frames)give)the)illusion)of)
movement)in)the)completed)lm.++
From)the)Plausible)Impossible)segment)of)"The)Wonderful)World)of)Color )
Is)it)true)that)The)Simpsons)no)longer)use)cels)
to)create)the)show)?)
Yes.+Aber+season+13+(2002),+The+Simpsons+have+
stopped+crea&ng+the+show+with+tradi&onal+
hand+drawn+anima&on+cels.+The+show+has+now+
switched+over+to+computer+anima&on.+This+
makes+the+value+of+original+Simpsons+artwork+
even+greater.++
hUp://www.simpsonscels.com/info/
what_is_a_simpsons_cel.shtml+

Back+of+cel+
Front+of+cel+
S&ll+from+the+tv+show!+
 Os+Gemeos+
Os+Gemeos+is+a+Portuguese+word+meaning+the+twins.+
These+duo+street+ar&sts+are+iden&cal+twin+brothers+who+
were+born+as+Otavio+Pandolfo+and+Gustavo+Pandolfo+in+
1974.+The+brothers+were+born+in+Sao+Paulo,+Brazil.+
Os+Gemeos+began+their+careers+by+being+involved+in+
spray^pain&ng+gra&+in+1987.+
As+&me+progresses,+their+work+involved+complicated+
murals,+family+portraits,+commentary+on+Sao+Paulos+
social+and+poli&cal+circumstances,+and+even+Brazilian+
folklores.+
Os+Gemeos+is+known+worldwide+and+they+are+perhaps+
best+known+for+the+yellow^skinned+characters.++
hUp://www.osgemeos.com.br/en/biography/+
 Silence+of+the+Music+exhibit+at+Lehman+Maupin+Gallery,+NYC+

hUp://www.lehmannmaupin.com/exhibi&ons/
2016^09^08_osgemeos/press_release/0/video+

Aber+watching+the+video+

^What+themes+inspired+Os+
Gemeoss+work?+
^Are+these+themes+s&ll+relevant+
to+you+today?+
^How+can+you+make+an+image+
that+is+imagina&ve+and+playful?+
^Why+is+paUern+important+to+
crea&ng+these+ideas?+
Where+can+you+nd+
similari&es+between+Os+
Gemeos+work+and+Op+Art?+
 Op&cal+Art+
Op+Art+ In+the+1960's,+the+term+"Op+Art"+
was+coined+to+describe+the+work+of+
a+growing+group+of+abstract+
painters.+This+movement+was+led+
by+Victor)Vasarely+and+Bridget)
Riley.)

Op)Art)uses)line,)
shape)and)paJern)to)
suggest)the)design)
principle)of)
Movement!)
 Britannia+^+1961+
Ar&st:+Bridget+Riley
Riley+is+precise+in+her+line+work+
to+allow+for+maximum+vibrant+
interac&on+of+the+eye+and+
mind.+
Loss)X)1964)
Ar&st:+Bridget+Riley
Project)op6on)#1)

Create+your+OWN+character+or+cartoon+version+of+YOURSELF!+

Reference+OS+Gemeos+style,+or+you+can+reference+the+style+of+your+favorite+
cartoon+characters.++

Complete+your+drawing+and+then+turn+it+into+a+cel+pain&ng.+

Create+an+op+art+inspired+background+for+your+cel.+
Project)Op6on)#2:)Collaborate)with)a)partner!)
To+really+get+in+the+mindset+of+Os+Gemeos,+choose+a+friend+in+class+to+work+
with.+
+Design+your+own+set+of+characters+and+their+ac&on.++
Create+one+background+for+both+cels+to+exist+on.+

Reference+OS+Gemeos+style,+or+you+can+reference+the+style+of+your+favorite+
cartoon+characters.+You+should+NOT+be+copying+the+character+exactly.+
Project)op6on)3:)

Choose+a+
character+that+
represents+you+
and+turn+it+into+a+
cel+pain&ng.+

This+years+spin:+
Must+alter+
character+to+
reference+Os+
Gemeos+use+of+
paUern+in+the+
clothing+
 OP+Art^+Ver&cal+Waves+
Step+1+ Step+2+

Draw+wavy+ver&cal+lines+ Draw+a+simple+wave+horizontally+across+the+ver&
Alter+the+spacing+and+the+style+of+curves+for+each+one+
Do+not+cross+any+of+the+wavy+lines+
 Ver&cal+Waves+
Step+3+ Step+4+ Step+5+

Use+thin+sharpie+ Complete+all+sec&ons+
Alter+the+distance+between+curves+
Draw+upward+curves+above+ Complete+the+en&re+sec&on+ Erase+the+horizontal+line+
the+middle+wave+
Draw+downward+curves+below+
the+middle+wave+
 Ver&cal+Waves+

Use+dierent+colors+
for+the+next+sec&on+
Shade+lightly+the+en&re+shape+with+a+
color+of+your+choice+
Shade+full+strength+^+leaving+a+small+
Color+each+sec&on+
area+in+the+middle+
using+an+analogous+
Use+white+pencil+to+blend+the+middle+
color+grada&ng+from+
part+
light+to+dark+
Use+black+or+a+darker+color+to+blend+
the+sides+of+the+shape.+
 Coloring/Shading+
1+
3+

1. Shade+lightly+
the+en&re+
shape+with+a+
color+of+your+
choice+

4+ 2. Shade+full+
2+ strength+^+
leaving+a+small+
area+in+the+
middle+

3. Use+white+
pencil+to+
blend+the+
middle+part+

4. Use+black+or+a+
OP+Art^+Tunnel+
Fill+Checkerboard+
Shade+darker+in+the+center+and+
lighter+as+you+come+out+by+the+
perimeter+of+the+paper+
 Op+Art+Hand+(prac&ce)+
hUps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMgLiU^
hWUo+
 Other+
op&ons+