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Hey guys.
So, I was recently trying to do some traditional animation (example), and I was having some difficulty getting the whole peice of paper in the frame. When I decided not to bother with it, I had difficulty erasing the pencil marks (also example). I'm simply asking for some tips on how to get rid of these problems and some help to improve (on what I don't have). Sorry for the lousy topic.
-Splodge
Well, first, Scan it on a scanner. Than composite it onto the computer. The pencil lines, I'd reccomend just doing it really lightly, than making it darker on the computer.
It won't be "Traditional", but it'll be close. 
Any tips on how to get the whole sheet in the image?
Hmmm, well, how big of drawings is it going to be. If it is 8x11 paper, do it like, 7x10, so you have a one inch border, than crop it.
I hope that's what you meant....
Ooh! Ooh! I tried doing "traditional animation" as well.
I did the whole thing with the erasing the pencil marks, and this was the result. (Well, for me anyway. 
)
-JK
He has you an example, dude 
What? I was showing what I did. It was before I saw this thread. 
-JK
I know that. Just click the link on his post that says "pencil marks (also example)." It directs the link to your animation.
olol I didn't see that : P
-JK
If you're serious about getting started with hand-drawn animation, I'd recommend getting a Light Tracer.
http://www.artograph.com/products/light_lighttracer.htm
They're relatively cheap (can be found for ~$25-$30 on eBay), and will allow you to more easily trace images from one frame to the next. Erasing each frame as you go is more work than you need to be doing - better just to use multiple pieces of paper. 
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