Man has been fascinated ever since he started producing art. Man has been able to produce quality work with the use of tools such as paint brushes or pencils. The two categories of professionals named above on the topic do similar tasks as their jobs are about drawing. The distinguishing factor is on the material used as an output. This article basically elucidates on how Artists and Illustrators are valuable in the production of Animation Films.

On the output level, art work is mostly portrayed on canvas material while drawing based illustrations are portrayed visual media through presentations, magazines or comic books. The use of illustration basically involves creation, demonstration as well as practice of their original work. This is the main difference between the two forms of professionals.

Illustrations as well as art are significant when producing animated films. First of all, artists provide a platform for the creation of characters that depict the subject matter of a narrative. This involves creating various aspects of a fictional character such as size, gender or specific body features such as shape of nose, mouth or eyes. Meanwhile, illustrators use the drawn characters in sync with a logical story to make it much easier for the audience to comprehend.

Production of art also involves creation of scenery that accompanies the characters. Illustration on the other hand adopts the use of emotions that give a vivid description of what these characters are experiencing at a particular moment. Illustrations capture emotions such as happiness, sadness, sorrow as well as anger. Creation of emotions within character helps the audience realize that the characters feel emotions just as humans hence end up sympathizing with them . This creates a bond between such characters and the audience which further increases the chance so the audience liking the character.

Furthermore, illustrations provide a basis for the creation of various voices or sounds that are projected by the characters . For instance, certain male characters have deeper voices to emphasize their dominance while female characters have softer voices to reveal their softer side as females. Alternatively, illustrators are responsible for determining the dramatic sounds that accompany various scenes within the film. A jovial scene requires a jovial tune to enhance the jovial mood being experienced. A sad scene requires a sad tune to reveal a sad mood being experienced by a certain character.

Artists are responsible for capturing every aspect relating to a character within the film. Objects being used by the characters should also be captured as they probably play a role along the storyline of the narrative. For instance various objects held or worn should be captured as they narrate unique qualities about the specific character.

It is important that directors are notified during production phase concerning the movement of characters as per the illustrations. If the characters are performing specific acts such as running, then they should be captured so as not to contradict with the original story.

Art work and illustrations play a significant role as described from the above excerpt. They provide a basis for the creation of animation films from the original characters. Their inputs as well as opinions are vital to the success of any animation film. As such, their input should be incorporated when producing the film to ensure it does not become a failure.