2D animation is a form of animation in which the scene and characters in the animation are created in a 2D space. These 2D animations can use perspective and foreshortening, much like 2D still images, to create the illusion of depth, but do not use 3D computer graphics[graphics?:graphics pattern] technology. 2D animation was largely established through traditional animation techniques. 2D animation can be more easily created using computer technology, though many of the techniques used in drawing the animation are fairly similar.
The dominant feature in 2D animation is that the images that are viewed and animated exist only in a 2D space. The 2D animation can be achieved by filming hand-drawn images on paper[paper?:paper sample maker cutting machine], clear cels, or any other flat, two-dimensional surface.
