Strata-cut animation
Okay little one, have you ever played with a bunch of different colored clay or playdough? And have you ever made something like a snake or a worm by rolling them in your hands? Great! Now, imagine that you have a really long snake made of clay or playdough.
With strata-cut animation, an artist uses a big block of clay or other material, like foam or even cheese, that they cut and shape Very carefully. They start with a big block and carefully carve away little slices, almost like they're slicing bread with a sharp knife.
Now, here's where the really cool part comes in. The artist keeps slicing away tiny pieces from the block and taking pictures of each layer they're removing. And as they do this, they're creating a kind of animation where the block of clay or whatever material they're using appears to "come to life" and move as they remove each slice.
Think of it like this: if you were to take a picture of a log and then a picture of the same log but with a thin slice cut off of it, it would look like the log moved a little bit, right? That's basically how strata-cut animation works, but with way more layers and more precise cuts.
So, the artist keeps taking pictures of each layer they're taking off, and then putting them all together to create a short animation movie. It's really cool because it looks like the clay or whatever material the artist is using is actually moving and doing things, when really it's just a bunch of pictures put together in a certain order!
With strata-cut animation, an artist uses a big block of clay or other material, like foam or even cheese, that they cut and shape Very carefully. They start with a big block and carefully carve away little slices, almost like they're slicing bread with a sharp knife.
Now, here's where the really cool part comes in. The artist keeps slicing away tiny pieces from the block and taking pictures of each layer they're removing. And as they do this, they're creating a kind of animation where the block of clay or whatever material they're using appears to "come to life" and move as they remove each slice.
Think of it like this: if you were to take a picture of a log and then a picture of the same log but with a thin slice cut off of it, it would look like the log moved a little bit, right? That's basically how strata-cut animation works, but with way more layers and more precise cuts.
So, the artist keeps taking pictures of each layer they're taking off, and then putting them all together to create a short animation movie. It's really cool because it looks like the clay or whatever material the artist is using is actually moving and doing things, when really it's just a bunch of pictures put together in a certain order!