Elements of Design
A path between 2 points, or a path created by a point moving through space
Line
The two basic types of this are symmetrical and asymmetrical.
Balance
This studio has created many famous works of animation, including Bambi and Dumbo.
Disney
This kind of editing is what is done in Photoshop. It's so pixels are not destroyed.
Non-destructive
Hypertext Markup Language
A defined area in 2D space. There are three kinds.
Shapes
Giving visual weight to something that is meant to stand out.
Emphasis
The person who draws the moving characters in an animated film.
Animator
Kinds of these include background, text and hue and saturation.
Layers
Name a color used to convey warmth.
Putting 2D shapes together to create 3D shapes - has height, width, AND depth. This can be faked using elements like value.
Form
The size of elements relation to each other. For example, you wouldn't want an adult sized head on a baby's body.
Proportion
The setting or stage where animation takes place.
Background
These are the kinds of images used in Photoshop. They can distort when re-sized.
Raster
Web graphics are at this resolution.
72 dpi
Element that is produced from light reflecting off an object.
Color
Repetition of multiple design elements working together.
Pattern
Typical number of frames per second used in animation.
24-30
We use these layer to colorize black and white photos.
Curves
CMYK, color used in printing, stands for this.
Magenta
Yellow
Key (black)
Degrees of lightness and darkness of color.
Value
The way the eye travels over a design.
Movement
Represented in frames, it's the order of action in an animation.
Timeline
One way you can remove the background from an image in Photoshop.
select subject, select inverse, delete
magic eraser
lasso tool
Small, quick spontaneous sketches of ideas are known as these.
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