Everything you need to know about 2D Cartoon Animation

Cartoons, Nostalgic right, we all love them and they used to be a revolution 3 decades back. Mickey Mouse, Tom & Jerry, Snow-white and Lion King, our generations don’t know them well but that was how animation began and we would like to honor it.

When it comes to cartoon animations, dimensions are important to create visual effects, we live in a world that is defined in 3D, but the animation was initialized through 2D around the 1800s, 2D was succeeded by 3D later on. The initial of 2D was through sketching different characters in different poses to demonstrate the animation. This was quite a difficult and time-consuming task to be done, but we can see many amazing movies through this cell animation during the 80s and 90s, such as “Snow White and the seven dwarfs” or “Bambi”. This made 2D cartoon animation a masterpiece in video and picture production.

2D cartoon animation, even after the 3D animation was introduced at the end of the 90s, was still renowned for its beauty and fantasy looks, But the question is why it is so popular even the latest 3D has cast its own charms on people and has made a huge impact?  Let’s go through the perks of 2D animation?

Its Cost Effective

 

2D cartoon animation is relatively economical plus easier to obtain since video production studios offer animation services proficiently, and this makes it cost effective, as not many resources are utilized to create cartoon animations. A simple motion can be created using simple scrapbook followed by a drawing showing different poses of the storyline. This is one of the easiest ways to create 2D motion and it shows us the versatility and creativity of the art form.

Transform Fantasy into Reality

 

We all would love to see our fantasy world to exist somewhere, and it is possible through cartoon animation. Creating and visualizing the fantasies is easy in 2D as compared to 3D animation. People and kids, especially with drawing skills, often draw their imaginations into reality via paper 2D cartoon animation.  Video production studios are the best when it comes to transforming fantasy into reality. Here’s a video we made, have a look at how cartoon animation has transformed

Simple and No complex detailing

 

2D cartoon animation is simple and easy to make, you don’t need to add a lot of detailing, for example, if you want to show a building, then it is not necessary to make it so perfect near to reality, it can be just a brief sketch to represent the concept of a building, unlike 3D animation where it is necessary making each thing relatively nearer to the natural look. Take a look at this video made by us

 

A corporate and business-friendly style

 

Pick any conglomerate, a startup or a multinational firm, their aim is to reach out to their target audience in the smoothest and easiest way possible, majority of the FMCG companies are now shifting towards marketing their products through social media or other digital mediums and for that, their 1^st preferred choice is 2D cartoon animation. It’s cost effective for them, why would they spend millions on a commercial or an advertisement when they can target consumers globally with a mere 500$ video, The ROI generated from it is beyond measure. Speaking of corporations here, Ali Baba operates from China and their operations are carried out in Cantonese, but their explainer videos are always based on being informative to reach a global exposure, have a look at their video of trade assurance.

Creativity at its Best

 

This form of motion helps us to show creativity and art more than reality. 2D has art and imagination as its root; this is one of the greatest forms of arts that keeps a thin line between imagination and reality. We, therefore, can say 2D is a great source to peep into the new horizon of imaginations. How 2D cartoon animation has evolved in these recent years can be seen by the fact that the quality has changed over time, have a look at this video of Onlife Health

Verdict

 

2D cartoon animation is still the powerhouse when it comes to cartoons and even in basic illustrations, 2D has also cemented its roots in marketing and plays a vital role in various demonstrations as we mentioned above, their reach is not only limited to a certain target audience, it has a major corporate affect too which we feel is largely ignored. Have any questions? Get in touch with us and we will elaborate further.