The Role of Hand-Drawn Animation in Disney's Moana

The art direction of Moana called for the use of hand-drawn an- imation to be intimately mixed with the primarily CG lm. is direction pushed us to develop new work ows in order to not only achieve the very speci c look but also allow for the direct interac- tion between the various CG and hand-drawn elements. Exploring these work ows has further bridged the gap between hand-drawn animation and CG animation, opening the way for continued ex- ploration into hybrid animation.