2D and 3D Game Arts That Conquers the
                     2D AND 3D GAME ARTS 
THAT CONQUERS THE 
GAMING INDUSTRY
2D AND 3D GAME ARTS THAT CONQUERS THE GAMING INDUSTRY
2D AND 3 D ANIMATION IS NOT A NEW THING IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY. EARLIER 2D ANIMATION WAS THE 
ONLY BUSINESS FOR ALL GAME MAKERS. AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF 3D ANIMATION, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT 
3D WOULD ONLY RULE THE ANIMATION WORLD. BUT BOTH 2D AND 3D REMAINED POPULAR TILL THIS DATE.
 WHAT IS 2D ANIMATION?
A 2D ANIMATION IS A TYPE OF ANIMATION WORK THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PROPER SEQUENCING. THE ARTIST HAS TO CREATE 
THE ANIMATION CONCEPT AND BASED ON THAT CONCEPT THERE SHOULD BE ACCURATE AND BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS. THESE DRAWINGS 
WILL BECOME PART OF THE ANIMATION. WITH THE HELP OF THE SET OF DRAWINGS OF A PARTICULAR CONCEPT, THE ANIMATOR JOINS ONE 
SEQUENCE AFTER THE OTHER.
PROFESSIONAL ANIMATORS OF 2D ANIMATION OUTSOURCING COMPANIES CREATE ANIMATION WITH FRAMES.  
A SECOND OF ANIMATION REQUIRES 24 FRAMES AND EVERY TWO FRAMES MUST CONSIST OF A DIFFERENT DRAWING FOR THE SEQUENCE 
TO WORK. THIS PROCESS ALLOWS THE SEQUENCE TO BECOME VERY FAST AND MAKES THE MOVEMENT SMOOTH.
WHAT IS 3D ANIMATION?
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS 3D OR 3-DIMENSIONAL ANIMATIONS USE THE THREE DIMENSIONS SUCH AS THE WIDTH, HEIGHT AND DEPTH. 
THIS TYPE OF ART IS CREATED IN THREE DIFFERENT PHASES. THE THREE PHASES ARE:
 MODELLING- IN THIS PART THE 3D OBJECTS ARE CREATED IN A 3D PROGRAM.
 LAYOUT- IN THIS PART THE ANIMATION GETS ITS BACKGROUND EFFECT AND SETTING. 
RENDERING- IN THIS PART THE 3D OBJECTS, LAYOUTS AND MECHANICS ARE ALL COMBINED TOGETHER FOR THE COMPLETE ANIMATION.
EVOLUTION OF THE 2D AND 3D ART
2D ANIMATION ART APPEARED IN THE 19TH CENTURY WHEN THE DRAWINGS WERE DONE 
BY HAND. THE HAND-DRAWN IMAGES FOR ANIMATION REMAINED CONSTANT TILL THE 
1990S. LATER WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF COMPUTERS, ANIMATION SOFTWARE CAME 
INTO BEING THAT MADE THE ENTIRE PROCESS MUCH EASIER. ANIMATION SOFTWARE 
MADE LIVE-ACTION 2D ANIMATION FILMS POSSIBLE. THE MOST POPULAR COMPUTER 
SOFTWARE FOR 2D ANIMATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE USED BY THE 
2D GAME ART OUTSOURCING COMPANIES ARE ADOBE ANIMATE, TOON BOOM 
HARMONY AND CELACTION2D.
 ON THE OTHER HAND, COMPUTER-GENERATED 3D ANIMATION FORESTS STARTED IN THE 
YEAR 1980. WITH THE RELEASE OF THE MOVIE TOY STORY IN 1995, 3D ANIMATION 
BECAME POPULAR. DURING THIS TIME THE 
COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY ALSO MADE ITS PLACE IN THE ANIMATION AND GAMING 
WORLD. WHEN 3D ANIMATION BECAME A TREND FOR HOLLYWOOD ANIMATION MOVIES, 
THE GAMING INDUSTRY ALSO FOLLOWED IT AS WELL.
 WITH NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES 3D ANIMATION HAS NOW BECOME AN 
IMPRESSIVE ART FOR BOTH MOVIES AND GAMES. THE MOST POPULAR 3D PROGRAMS ARE 
3DS MAX, MAYA AND CINEMA 4D.
ADVANTAGES OF 2D ANIMATION & ADVANTAGES OF 3D ANIMATION
ADVANTAGES OF 2D ANIMATION:
• COST-EFFECTIVE ART- 2D IS CHEAPER THAN 3D MAKING IT THE FIRST CHOICE OF THE GAME MAKERS. THE COST OF 
PRODUCTION IS LESS IN 2D BECAUSE NOT ALL THE ANIMATION HAS TO BE DONE BY SOFTWARE. THIS IN TURN REDUCES 
THE PRODUCTION TIME AND COST.
• FAST DELIVERY- 2D GAME ART OUTSOURCING COMPANIES CAN EASILY CREATE AND DELIVER A 2D GAME WITH THE 
HELP OF IMPROVED AND FASTER SOFTWARE. 
• MORE FOCUSED- 2D ANIMATION IS MORE STORY-ORIENTED COMPARED TO THE 3D ONE WHICH IS MORE IMPRESSIVE IN 
TERMS OF SPECIAL EFFECTS. TOO MANY VISUAL EFFECTS CAN SOMETIMES DISTRACT THE VIEWERS FROM THE STORY.
• LIGHT SOFTWARE- THE SOFTWARE USED IN 2D ANIMATION IS NOT DRAINING LIKE THE 3D ONE. GAME MAKERS NEED 
NO EXTRAORDINARY CONFIGURED COMPUTER WITH ADVANCED GRAPHICS CARDS.
 
 ADVANTAGES OF 3D ANIMATION :
• GREATER MOVEMENT- THE CHARACTERS AND OBJECTS IN A 3D ANIMATION LOOK AND FEEL LIKE THE REAL WORLD. 
THIS IS WHY REALISTIC 3D GAMES AND MOVIES CAN BE CREATED. THIS ALSO HELPS THE 2D GAME ART OUTSOURCING 
COMPANIES TO ROTATE 3D SPACE WITHOUT REDRAWING ANY FRAMES. THE ENTIRE ANIMATION PROCESS IS FAST AND 
NEAT WITH CAPTURING TEXTURES. 
• REALISTIC- ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT REASONS WHY EVERYONE LOVES 3D ANIMATION IS THE FACT THAT THEY 
LOOK REALISTIC. YOU CAN CREATE REAL-LIKE ANIMATION WITH 3D RENDERING.
• CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES- 3D IS ALL ABOUT EXPLORING UNIQUE ARTS OF CREATIVITY THAT ARE NOT POSSIBLE WITH 
2D ANIMATION. SOME OF THE ACTION-PACKED GAMES REQUIRE CERTAIN STUNTS AND MOVES THAT CAN ONLY BE DONE 
USING 3D.
FINAL THOUGHT:
• WE SEE THAT BOTH 2D AND 3D HAVE ENOUGH REASONS TO BE IN THE 
ONLINE GAME DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY. IT ULTIMATELY DEPENDS ON 
YOUR GAME CREATION AND DESIGNING GOAL THAT WILL DECIDE WHICH 
ONE TO CHOOSE.