Cyclic animation of a flying superhero character. Educational purpose: to illustrate the characteristics of 1960s limited animation. In this example, a static figure is placed against a looped background, giving a crude impression of speed and movement.  This particular technique was widely used by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantray-Lawrence_Animation" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Grantray-Lawrence Animation">Grantray-Lawrence Animation</a> in their 1966 production of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marvel_Superheroes" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:The Marvel Superheroes">Marvel Superheroes</a> series.
Artwork by Simon Kirby, using the open source character Selina the Moon Maiden. Licensed under cc-zero. Please note that the author agrees that Commons is not censored and that international wikimedia projects have the right to reuse this image.
Simon Kirby
2006
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