LESSON 3: USE

OF HAND TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT
(UT)
EQUIPMENTS AND
MATERIALS FOR
ANIMATION

EQUIPMENTS FOR
ANIMATION

1. Ergonomic
Computer Tables
and Chairs
2. Light Box
3. Printer

1. Ergonomic
Computer
Tables and
Chairs

Ergonomics(or human
factors) is the scientific
discipline concerned with the
understanding of interactions
among humans and other
elements of a system, and
the profession that applies
theory, principles, data and
methods to design in order to
optimize human well-being
and overall system

Theergonomic
assessment toolis a
quick and easy solution
for determining the
ideal height for yoursitstand desk,ergonomic
chair,keyboard
trayandmonitor arm.

An ergonomic table is
one that adjusts to be
more ergonomically
correct for the user.
Ergonomic chairs are
designed to suit a range
of people; however,
there is no guarantee
that they will suit any
one person in particular.

2. Light box

Alight boxis
atranslucentsurface
illuminated from behind,
used for situations
where a shape laid upon
the surface needs to be
seen with high contrast.

3. Printer

Printeris
aperipheralwhich
makes a persistent
human readable
representation of
graphics or text on
paper or similar
physical media.

MATERIALS FOR
ANIMATION

1. Animation Paper
2. Bull clip
3. Learning
materials/guide
4. Learning elements
5. Hand-outs
6. Printable
Storyboard

1. Animation
Paper

When animating, you

often find that you are
working with four or
more layers of paper. A
level of translucency is
necessary to see all the
drawings. Professional
animation paper is
made with this in mind.

different sizes. These

are referred to as
field sizes. 12 field
and 15 field are the
most popular. 15 field
is 15 inches wide, 12
field being 12 inches
wide.

animation paper comes

with 3 punched holes. It is
possible to buy this paper
with no holes. Used with a
peg bar, the holes allow
accurate placing of each
piece of paper with the
next. This is important, as
the slightest movement in
a drawing will show when

2. Bull clip

temporarily but firmly binding

sheets ofpapertogether. It
consists of a rectangular sheet
of springysteel curved into a
cylinder, with two flat steel
strips inserted to form combined
handles and jaws. The user
presses the two handles
together, causing the jaws to
open against the force of the
spring, then inserts a stack of
papers and releases the
handles. The spring forces the

6. Printable
Storyboard

graphic organizer in the

form of illustrations or
images displayed in
sequence for the
purpose of previsualizing a motion
picture, animation,
motion graphic or
interactive media