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Xerography
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Could any artists in the house point out any websites that deal with how xerography is used in modern animation? the more information, the better.


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Re: Xerography
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You've probably already checked this, but...

According to wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerography said:
Ub Iwerks managed to adapt xerography to eliminate the hand-inking stage in the animation process by printing the animators drawings directly to the cels. At first only black lines were possible, but in the 80's lines in different colors were introduced and used in animated features like The Secret of NIMH.
But to be honest I don't really think it's used that often anymore in the digital age

(Not that I would know... I went to an Animation school but didn't focus on Classical Animation)


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Re: Xerography
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aye, i think most studios would be using digital inking nowadays since it takes the best of both xerography and hand inking. i've been scouring for history articles, since I figure most of what I am looking for will have taken place between 1985 and 2000, however the pickings are slim so I thought I'd beseech the almighty Safehouse for help, and perhaps even better, personal experience.

also, i figured it would be used in the production of manga and comics, though I think those industries tend more towards lithography for color prints.


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Re: Xerography
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You might actually have good luck trying to contact an animator directly - animators love to talk shop in my experience, and are usually pretty down to earth as well.

Try:
http://www.donbluth.com/contactus.cfm
... since they were the ones involved in that Xenography process on NIMH.

Looks like they reply to stuff often!


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Re: Xerography
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that is an awesome idea, thanks zeno.




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