Design of a Toolbox to Assist the Cartoon Production

Abstract

The production of 2D animation films (i.e. cartoons) using traditional techniques is a la- bor- and cost-intensive process. If some of its tasks could be efficiently suppoited by ap- propriate computer tools, production costs would certainly decre-ase. A set of tools to assist the painting and inbetweening stages of the traditional cartoon production is currently being developed. The reasoning behind the toolbox structure and the fundamental aspects of the developed assisted painting approach are presented.