PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ANIMATION

The article focuses on the potential of printmaking techniques for the visual design of animated films. The examples show that since the early 20th century artists have been using the techniques of printmaking or its imitation for animated films. The emergence of a new kind of visuality in contemporary culture calls for a more complex visual language in audiovisual works and implies the prospects of applying authorial techniques in the creation of an animated film.

ANIMATION, PRINTMAKING, ANIMATION VISUAL DESIGN, ANIMATION TECHNIQUES, HISTORY OF ANIMATION, UNIQUE GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES