Smear Frames: The One-Frame “Cheat” That Makes Animation Feel Fast

Smear frames are the blink-and-you-miss-it drawings that make a punch feel like it snaps, a head turn feel like it whips, and a character exit feel like it breaks the laws of physics in the funniest possible way. In simple terms, a smear frame is an in-between frame that simulates motion blur by stretching, duplicating, […]