A trend you may have noticed in the promotion of modern indie games is for lavish 2D animated trailers ... and usually outsourced to an animation studio. A great recent example is Absolum ...

They sent us a few 2d ... animation frame beneath, and create the shape of light for each of the light passes they choose. Some of the layers were generated automatically — like the warm ...

How do you create a good breakdown ... to hand-drawn animation. His package titled, The String Bing Workshop: The Complete Introduction to 2D Animation, is based on his own experiences and notes ...