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onionskin

onionskin

8.3
A display that shows faint images of nearby frames over the current one to help align motion
  • noun
  • Jargon
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  • Many animation programs let you adjust onionskin opacity to see several faint frames behind the current drawing.

Examples

  • During the tutorial she recommended turning on onionskin to check motion and timing between frames.

  • To align the next frame, the animator uses onionskin to view prior frames.

  • The animator used onionskin to ensure the characters moved smoothly.

  • Can you adjust the onionskin settings in the software?

  • To align the next frame, the animator uses onionskin to view prior frames.

  • Many animation programs let you adjust onionskin opacity to see several faint frames behind the current drawing.

  • During the tutorial, she recommended turning on onionskin to check motion and timing between frames.

Surface Forms

onionskin singular
onionskins plural

Etymology

Onionskin in animation borrows the same image: animators place faint earlier or later drawings over the current one, like the thin 'layers' of an onion's skin. So onionskin here means a partly see-through view of other frames to help check and match movement.