Animating from Pencil to PC: Rough Motion Sketches

Now here’s where the light desk really comes in handy. Tape or peg another sheet of paper over your first drawing; make sure that however you’re aligning your images - whether using the template, just drawing on plain paper, or adding your own hatchmarks – that you have everything aligned properly. You’re going to be removing sheets, adding sheets, shuffling sheets around, etc...and your animation depends on being able to place each drawing in proper position to the others.

When you turn the light table on, you should be able to easily see the first drawing underneath the blank sheet of paper.