What sort of animation do you prefer?

[Eldorado]

Do you prefer traditional animation where they animate on paper or computer animation (CGI/flash or whatever it's called nowadays)?

 

[JMTV]

Why can't we just like both? As long as the story is good, I don't care if its CG or 2D.

 

[Goldstar!]

Put me down for both. I personally don't care how many dimensions a cartoon is rendered in, as long as it doesn't look cheap and it's pleasant to look at.

 

[Eldorado]

Why can't we just like both? As long as the story is good, I don't care if its CG or 2D.

It's not just CGI but also hand drawn animation done on a computer, like flash animated cartoons.

 

[JMTV]

It's not just CGI but also hand drawn animation done on a computer, like flash animated cartoons.

True, but my point still stands.

 

[Pooky]

I'm less sure about the split between pencil and paper and "tradigital", but I certainly prefer traditional animation to CGI. I think there's a nuance to drawn acting, particularly comedic acting, that I still don't think CG has yet quite matched, certain practices like squash and stretch that CG can't do as well, a beauty to hand drawn backgrounds that I've rarely if ever seen matched by computers, and a certain visual appeal to a well done drawn character CGI usually falls short of too, particularly human characters. Plus about 95% of all animation for the first 90 years of animation's 115 year history was traditional, so it has that going for it.

I don't think there's anything wrong with having a preference either. Yes, there are CG animations I like more than a lot of hand drawn animation, but that doesn't stop me from preferring traditional on the whole. (I think I also prefer stop-motion to CG)

 

[Classic Speedy]

Depends on my mood. Variety is the spice of life.

 

[KeldeoKitty]

2D Animation for me. I only like CGI if it’s done well enough like in Disney, Dreamworks movies.

 

[Silverstar]

Story time: years ago on this very forum there was a guy who loved so-called traditional Disney and hate hate HATED CGI, Flash, basically anything that wasn't classic Disney feature type animation. I get the preference for that, but not every artist or studio has Disney dollars or a giant staff overseas that they can outsource their work to. Expecting everyone to crank out something along the lines of The Little Mermaid all the time is just plain silly, especially since there are also examples of eye popping CG works out there (e.g. Puss in Boots The Last Wish or The Bad Guys).

TL, DR version: I don't get caught up in 2D vs 3D or hand drawn vs Flash or whatever; I only care if it's GOOD. I've seen good and bad examples of each. It's quality that matters.

 

[SweetShop209]

Both are good in their own right.

 

[JMTV]

Story time: years ago on this very forum there was a guy who loved so-called traditional Disney and hate hate HATED CGI, Flash, basically anything that wasn't classic Disney feature type animation.

Honestly, this type of nostalgia bias needs to be a case study at this point.

 

[dumbfoolkid5]

Japanese Anime always draws my attention.

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[Dr.Pepper]

I said “both” because it depends a lot on my mood. I also really like the painted CG look that many movies like Wish and Puss in Boots have.

 

[-batmat-]

Both can be great, but old school traditional animation had much more expression on the characters that I haven't seen done with CGI.

 

[aegisrawks]

Put me down for both. I personally don't care how many dimensions a cartoon is rendered in, as long as it doesn't look cheap and it's pleasant to look at.

Best post outright.

 

[Mejo]

There’s a time and a place for each.