The shelf space above the animation disc area is laid-out for maximum efficiency and easy access to supplies.
This custom-made animation desk is an elegant design and relatively compact, too. Disc is removed to show the back-light unit mounted on the underside. A small shelf space above the animation table is a useful addition. ChromaColour field guide graticule on the disc.Ī compact animation desk design. One of Colin Johnson's desks set up in an animator's studio. Johnson's desks are much less expensive than similar desks sold by other companies.
#2d animation desk portable
Ĭolin Johnson of Vancouver, BC makes a portable animation desk that comes with the Plexiglass animation disc and a fluorescent back light unit. This style of desk would be improved by adding an extension to have space to clip-on an Exposure sheet. Some versions come with a back light unit pre-intstalled.Īnother view of the ChromaColour portable desk, front and back.ĬhromaColour portable desk from the side and front, showing the popular 16 Field animation disc that ChromaColour sells. A fluorescent back-light unit is placed behind the disc, or a low-wattage incandescent light bulb in a clip-on lamp can be used as a backlight. This style of desk can be placed on any freestanding table and the angle is adjustable to three different degrees of angles with the hinged support legs on the back. It is relatively inexpensive compared to traditional metal discs and is light-weight and easy to turn in the hole and to carry around.ĬhromaColour's version of a portable, table-top animation desk.
#2d animation desk professional
This style of disc has become a favorite of both professional animators and student animators. He is using a translucent white Plexiglass (aka "Perspex") animation disc. You can see how the back-light unit is attached to the underside of the table, behind the animation disc.Īn over the shoulder shot of Sylvian Chomet animating on his film "The Triplets of Belleville". In this photo we see Director/Animator Sylvain Chomet animating on his film 'The Triplets of Belleville" using a tabletop portable animation table resting on top of a larger work bench. The use of modern cabinet hardware to allow it to be adjusted to different angles is a nice touch. The wide tabletop is leaves room on both sides of the disc area to clip on model sheets or exposure sheets.ĬartoonCarpentry's version of portable ("briefcase) animation table. Shelf space is always a plus, so this built-in scene stacker, with drawers below for storing supplies or personal items is a nice feature of this desk. Įxample of an inbetweener's desk from Fox/Bluth Animation. Stacked document trays from an office supply make for low-profile, inexpensive scene stackers to store animation drawings. (left-handed animators simply reverse the plans to leave space on the left).ĬhromaColour Portable Animation Desk with 12 Field disc on the right, Wacom Tablet and computer monitor to the left in this well-designed compact workspace on an "L" shaped work bench. This has the disc hole properly off-set to leave room on the right side for an exposure sheet or model sheets. Plans for building a portable Animation Desk by Jim MacCauley (former teacher at Sheridan College).
#2d animation desk pro
The peg bars are black plexiglass, too, but the actual pegs are made from brass.Īnother version of the Allenwood Pro deskĭownload animated drawing table Jim MacCauley They are made from black plexiglass, with white translucent plexiglass window. This popular model of Animation Disc made by ChromaColour is available in both 16 Field and 12 Field size. They are no longer in business ,but these photos of their products might be helpful for someone wanting to build their own desk. Wooden animation disc with metal peg bars, from Alan Gordon Enterprises.Īllenwood made desks for studios such as Warner Bros. A collection of various Animation Desk designs as reference for those shopping for a desk or as inspiration for do-it-yourself builders who want to make their own.
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