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I’m interested to know if the curvy thing was just an aesthetic style that viewers enjoyed, or if it came out of some technical constraint. Like did sharp/strai

• presidentender 3y ago
  It was not a technical limitation, in that the same equipment could display more realistic animation. It was, however, the best way the artists of the day knew how to animate quickly.
• quitit 3y ago
  Adobe has a great resource, but it was an aesthetically pleasing solution for needing to churn out a lot of footage. Rubber hose is extremely forgiving as there is no viewer expectation of the limb range/mobility, and this feature was often exploited to turn limbs into other objects as needed. https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/animation/discover/rubber-hose-animation.html https://www.adobe.com/uk/creativecloud/animation/discover/ru...
• aidenn0 3y ago
  It definitely started as a way to draw things quickly that don't look bad, but it ended up developing its own aesthetic. It's hard to imagine something like The Fox Chase[1] in a different style; the lack of distinct joints and extreme flexibility make for things that wouldn't be believable in a more realistic style. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc_AWLAz_Lw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc_AWLAz_Lw