The Flipbook

Flipbooks were first invented and patented by John Barnes Linnett in the year 1868, when it was first known as a kineograph.  Flipbooks, also known as flick books, uses a series of frame-by-frame picture images of an animation which alternate from page to page that produces the illusionary simulation of animation.

 



 

The following materials to make flipbooks are as follows:

- clear paper (any colour and any size)
- a pencil or pen

Advantages - flipbooks are easy and simple to create.

Disadvantages - Not only would you need a certain level of artistic ability and also time consuming but you would also have to make sure that the animation flow is consistent from one picture to the other.

Here is a video about flip book animation:

 

And here is a video tutorial on how to make flipbook animations: