Xerographic Animation
Animation drawings copied straight onto cels by a photocopier instead of hand inking. Disney, with Ub Iwerks, used it for One Hundred and One Dalmatians in 1961, giving the film its scratchy outlines.
Spot it
- 01Rough black pencil lines
- 02Flat painted color fills
- 03Scratchy, sketchy contours
Why it happens
A xerographic machine transfers carbon toner from the pencil drawing onto a transparent cel, preserving every sketchy line, and artists paint opaque color on the reverse.
Recreate it in Pixio
Image edit prompt“Redraw this image as 1960s xerographic animation art: rough scratchy black pencil-toner outlines with uneven line weight, flat opaque gouache color fills on the reverse of the cel, minimal shading and a slightly gritty film look. Keep the original subject and composition.”
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