Today of course everyone has a capable digital camera in their pocket, and the advent of AI means amazing images can be created from programs with just a few keywords. The industry has changed significantly over this time, with CanStock launched in 2004 during the early mass adoption of digital cameras, and before "social media" was even a phrase. In a future posts, I’ll outline my process of animation from this desk into the computer.Can Stock Photo has now ceased operations.Īfter nearly 20 years in business we have been forced to make this very difficult decision and would like to thank our many thousands of talented contributors and customers for making it possible. Plus, how do you think I should finish off this table? I would love to here everyone’s thoughts and questions. I’m deciding if I want to finish the top with wood veneer or formica. I plan to stain the wood to match the rest of the desk and add trim to the table top. I’ve added all the proper things every traditional animation desk needs. All the credit goes to Dad, who is a great carpenter, and who also owned all the correct tools necessary to build this desk. This only took us a total 5 hours to build. Step 16: I spinned the disk to find the spots where it would stick and sanded those down till it could spin freely. Step 15: We added these blocks to strengthen the hold just to make sure it would not slip. Step 14: After cutting the hole, we decided to add one final support to strengthen the center of the table top. This hole is the most important part of the desk cause if cut wrong, the disk will not spin freely. I was so afraid I was going to cut it wrong. Step 13: I got to work cutting that hole. Step 12: We drilled four holes to help us when cutting it out. Step 11: We penciled the 16 1/2″ diameter circle needed to fit the Alan Gordon animation disk. Step 10: We lined up the 48″x 24″ table top and nailed it down. We added a second support at the bottom as well. Step 9: Here’s Dad nailing a 1″x 2″ to add support. It’s comes in handy when transporting the desk. This design doesn’t allow for it to lay flat, but it can angle down to around 20-25 degrees if necessary. Ta Daaaa!Īt it’s highest, the desk top sits at a 45 degree angle. Step 8: Click Copy and Paste to duplicate the other side. Step 7: We then drilled holes and fastened the slide arm in place using a 1/4″ bolt for the frame side and a 3/8″ bolt for the slide. Step 6: We drilled our hole to fit a 5/16″ bolt and fit the the slide in place. Step 5: Before drilling holes, we used a nail gun to hold the spacer in place. Step 4: For the slide arm to work properly, we needed to a spacer. Step 3: We cut the slide arm from a 1″x 2″. Step 2: I wanted to have the option of adjusting the angle of my desk, so we made slots from the 1″x 4″. Step 1: Secure a foundation to build the new table top on. Here’s my initial design that my Dad altered appropriately. The desk I purchased is 44″ wide and 26″ deep. I passed up a ton of larger desk for something small because I didn’t want it to be bulky and heavy. I eventually found the exact desk I was looking for on Craig’s List. My only prerequisite for the project was to find a small hard wood (none of this particle board stuff) computer desk and convert it to an animation desk. I wanted to build the whole thing for about $100 dollars. Now, you can buy animation desk online, but a great part of animation’s history: building your own animation desk, is an all but forgotten hobby. I’ve been acquiring the different things equipment necessary: animation disk, the camera stand, the software, but a big piece of the puzzle is the animation desk. It’s been my goal for some time to put together a hand-drawn animation pipeline/station, if you will.
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