History Of Animation

The first examples of trying to capture motion into a drawing can already be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to depict a sense of motion.

An earthen goblet discovered in Burnt City in the Balochistan region of ancient Persia depicts what archeologists consider to be the first animation.

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