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Xerox copying changed the look of Disney animation
101 Dalmatians was the first feature to use the process throughout Instead of tracing animators' drawings onto cels by hand, Disney's team photographed the drawings onto cels using a xerographic process, keeping the animators' original pencil lines. 101 Dalmatians (1961) was the first feature to use it throughout. The method saved money and gave the films a scratchier, sketchier line. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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