So my basic understanding is they were hand drawn, but how does this even work? Did they hand draw every frame brand new each time? Did they erase then redraw the characters that moved and keep the background the same? But wouldnt that mess up the background if they erased even some tiny parts??
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Oy, what a question to make me feel like a dinosaur. A thing called a “cel” would be used in hand drawn animation sometimes. The background would be drawn one time, and then the characters or any moving part would be drawn onto a clear celluloid sheet (a “cel”) which could then be laid over the finished background and replaced as necessary without changing the background. In old cartoons you can sometimes tell what objects are on a cel and which are background drawings if you have a keen eye. Cels will be more vibrant in color, while the backgrounds color may be more heavily shaded, or “simpler”.
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