By definition, whiteboard animation is done with a marker on a dry-erase surface. VideoTelling is revolutionizing the concept of whiteboard animation by developing techniques on paper. 3 new styles are to be discovered: watercolour, India
By definition, whiteboard animation is done with a marker on a dry-erase surface. VideoTelling is revolutionizing the concept of whiteboard animation by developing techniques on paper. 3 new styles are to be discovered: watercolour, India ink and felt.
Watercolour: the lightness and transparency of liquid colours
In watercolour, it is the play between the quantity of water and the concentration of the pigments which gives this so characteristic result, these vaporous colours. The white paper is placed on a smooth wooden board. The sheet is then moistened, then stretched and attached to the board by strips of gummed Kraft paper (a small roll of paper which becomes sticky when wet). This moistening guarantees beautiful spreading of the pigments. We start by drawing the outside edges. The artist can then apply what is called drawing gum over the patterns of the drawing. This gum is applied with a brush. It will protect the patterns during the application of the background colours.
Then the colours are applied on the sheet. The blurred effect is obtained as the pigments spread across the wet paper. To work out the more precise details, the watercolourist waits until the sheet dries. He will then use a fine brush with very little water. Before doing so, he removes the drawing gum by scraping the sheet with his finger. To create a shading effect, a thicker brush is used, dipped in a little water. The advantage of watercolour is paradoxically in the softness of the result, the soft velvety effect of the colours.
Watercolour is a unique graphic style which is characterized by this velvety aspect and the tra