Layout Drawing

OriginalLayout Layoutsdrawings are sketches of a scene. They will be more detailed than a storyboard, but still rougher than the pencilfinal sketchesanimation. thatWhere a final animation drawing will be dedicated to a particular cel layer, a layout drawings will generally contain elements of the entire cut (often including multiple characters, objects, and background elements). The drawings literally "lay out" the scene in deference to the storyboard theyand are a reference for both the key animator and the BGbackground artist.   ThereOriginal layout drawings are twooften rolesproduced thatby the key animator of a scene. In some larger productions studios, specialized layout artists may be hired.

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