ABSTRACT
Drawing for storyboard and animation requires a different focus in education than the classic academic training: The quick grasp and understanding of form and movement becomes essential. Drawing remains an indispensable means of expression for almost everyone who is involved in animation. Animators and storyboarders must practice the skill of fast perception and communication through drawing. In figure drawing, it is crucial to pay attention to the appropriate accents: What is important for the animator is usually very different from the main focus of a painter or other "classically" trained visual artist: the animator is interested in the overall impression of the body in the pose, expressed by line(s) of action. The goal for animation and storyboard is usually simplification in the interest of clarity and enhancement of effect. A successful storyboard drawing puts the characters perfectly in the limelight and shows them clearly "distinguishable" against the background (if available).
