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Paint like anime
The Japanese art of anime dates back to the early 20th Century and has gained in popularity East
and West ever since, thanks to cartoons for both kids ai
rime isthe name given to Japanese animations
haters started in the early Fifties with the
uurpese of producing weekly animated series, all
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Fromthe beginning anime took of, and tevelyedasa
unique styled by the famous Tezuka Osamu, who was
J responsible for animated series such as Actrohoyand Block
Jace. Osamu developed techniques that helped greatly nthe
‘mass prouction of anime. As time passed, anew generation
ofartists started to get iavelved With the introduction of
| computer-generated images the quality ofthe anime was
) boosted greatly, adding more colour, lighting effects, 3D
backgrounds, and recently thouse oftoxtures increasing the
speed othe praccton process.
‘Ane has ts roots in manga, which s the equal of comies
as we knovr them inthe West. Basically, mangas printed in
blackand white, and t's dane by a single author who hires
assistants to completa and help with te producticn. In Japan,
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‘manga is usualy sorialisedn telephone hookesize manga
‘magazines, compiling works and stores from different
artists. The relationship between mangaand animets strong
fs many fnotall the anlme series are based on popular and
successfulmanga stories.
“The anime style bas evelved so much thatithas some
unique charactoristie recognisable at fist sight characters
have sharp faces, small noses and mouths, and large colourful
yes, The hairs stylised and shaped The colours, although
sometimes unrealistic tend tomatch the characters
personality. Cuteor'keveail animalsare alse typically found
In anime series. Many ofthese make cutesouncs or speak
like humans Some ofthe most Famous crosturesin Japan are
anime creations Totoro and Pikacha,
‘Thebackgroundsare quite elaborateand (ul of etal,
\ohich contrasts with the smoother, simpler characters and
ther animated objects. Thisserves as alinkbetween our
reality ane th world of fantasy thatthe anime represents.9)
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