Animators from Cuphead to Sonic to Street Fighter to Overwatch use a retro-style animation technique called smears to sell fast action. You’ve really got to see them to believe them; they might ...

I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, and once I learned how to convert my DVDs into Quicktime ...

The geekiest, and therefore coolest, animation-related Tumblr I’ve seen: Smears, Multiples and Other Animation Gimmicks. Tumblr users are invited to submit their own examples of these animation ...

The result is an animation breakthrough at Blue Sky as 2D dictates form and function in creating a different CG aesthetic. ... and then smear frames while he’s twirling,” recalled Gabor.