Today, an aspiring animator has many opportunities to learn the necessary skills of his chosen profession from college classes to a variety of books to magazine articles and even teaching resources on the Internet. The eager student also has access to other trained professionals who can guide him effectively in knowing the basic concepts of animation that he would need to study and practice.
However, things were much different almost a century ago when aspiring newspaper cartoonists struggled with a new entertainment form known as animated cartoons. Originally, animation was a novelty like a magic trick. Less demanding audiences were greatly entertained by the mere fact that drawings moved or performed an occasional slapstick gag. Animation was considered a product and not an art...
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