Animation Crossword Puzzle

About the Animation Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers how animation is planned and made, from hand-drawn frames and puppets to computer rendering and motion capture. Look for terms such as storyboard, keyframe, rotoscope, and walk cycle, along with roles like animator and director. It suits animation fans, art students, and anyone curious about how animated scenes come together.

This crossword draws on 44 clues about Animation. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Artist who brings drawn figures to life (8 letters)
• •Still-shot filmmaking with figures made from modeling compound (10 letters)
• •Small pad whose pages create a moving picture (8 letters)
• •Planning placement of figures and scenery (6 letters)
• •Change in position over time (6 letters)
• •Jointed figure moved by hand or strings (6 letters)
• •Quick, rough drawing (6 letters)
• •Elongation of a figure during movement (7 letters)

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