a person or thing that .
an artist who produces animation from drawings, objects, or computer models:
a stop-motion animator.
Sometimes, animater.
From Late Latin, dating back to 1625-35; See origin at ,
UnabridgedBased on the Random House Dictionary, (C) Random House, Inc. 2017.
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Vladimir Shahettinin, a 40-year-old computer programmer and animator, makes what he describes as “patriotic cartoons.”
May 16, 2014
An installation by South African animator William Kentridge, vaguely on the subject of time, recalls 1920s expressionist theater.
June 8, 2012
I wanted to be an animator when I was a kid so I really enjoy that kind of work.
January 12, 2014
Historical Examples
The substantial cause, the efficient of the worlds, the animator of spirits.
Madhava Acharya
So, though Picasso remains the animator of the doctrinaire school or schools, Lhote may become the master.
Clive Bell
British Dictionary definitions for
an artist who produces animated cartoons
(Canadian) a person who coordinates or facilitates something, esp a television or radio presenter
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Word Origin and History for
1630s, "one who enlivens or inspires," from Latin animator, agent noun from animare (see
(v.)). Cinematographic sense is from 1919.
Online Etymology Dictionary, (C) 2010 Douglas Harper
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Because of the realistic look of computer animation, an animator need to be aware of how far to push the motion. The motion should match the design of the character and the world.
因为计算机动画的写实视觉，一个动画师需要知道让运动到什么样的程度，该运动应该与角色的设计相匹配并与它所处的的世界相协调。
And when you put those three rules into a computer, as a guy called Craig Reynolds did, an animator now, he found that you get little particles moving just like flocks of birds, wonderful to watch.
当你把这三条规则输入一台计算机，那就会跟一个叫克雷格雷诺兹的动画师那样发现，你的小粒子会像鸟儿一样成群移动，非常好看。
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