Use of Hand Tools and Equipment - Animation

It is used to rough out first key drawings. HB or B pencil is needed for clean drawings while
colored pencil is used for roughing out the animation.

• Pencil

• Ballpen

• Brush

• Crayon

It is used for clean up drawings. Often used by the animators because it does not
have to be continuously sharpened.

• Crayon

• Brush

• Ballpen

• Clutch Pencil

It is used to sharpen a pencil’s lead by shaving away its wood surface.

• Blade

• Broken Glass

• Knife

• Sharpener

Which tool is used to remove pencil markings on the paper?

• Eraser

• Sharpener

• Crayon

• Marker

It is used to get rid of any carbon dust or eraser pieces.

• Crayon

• Sharpener

• Brush

• Eraser

It is used to catch the right facial expression for a character.

• Drawing Tablet

• Scanner

• Animation Light Box

• Mirror

It is used as an alternative device to camera.

• Drawing Tablet

• Animation Light Box

• Scanner

• Mirror

It is used to clearly see through all the layers of drawings.

• Mirror

• Animation Light Box

• Scanner

• Personal Computer

It is used in animation for line testing.

• Personal Computer

• Animation Light Box

• Scanner

• Clutch Pencil

It is used to secure animation papers or for taping down the peg bar.

• Brush

• Mirror

• Masking Tape

• Scanner