Art & Animation

Much has been made of the demise of traditional animation. Tonight I went to see "Chicken Little" and my husband and I got into a big discussion about how computer illustration has truly become the norm now. We joke that we have to thank the Japanese for keeping that alive in anime, but it's becoming true. Sure, even many of those are done with computer animation too, but it doesn't have the "look" of 3D computer animation. I must sound like a Luddite unwilling to brace new technology--which isn't true at all. I'm quite the opposite. I'll admit that I enjoy it, but a part of me is starting to miss the artistry of well-done cel- or cel-style animation.