Paint-on-glass animation explained

Paint-on-glass animation is a technique for making animated films by manipulating slow-drying oil paints on sheets of glass. Gouache mixed with glycerine is sometimes used instead. The best-known practitioner of the technique is Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov; he has used it in seven films, all of which have won awards.

Animators/films

• Agamurad Amanov (Агамурад Аманов)
  • Tuzik (Тузик) (2001)^[1]
  • Childhood's Autumn, Осень детства (Osen detstva) (2005)^[2] (with Yekatirina Boykova)
• Martine Chartrand
  • Black Soul (2000)
• Witold Giersz
  • Little Western (Mały Western) (1960)
  • Red and Black (Czerwone i czarne) (1963)
  • Horse (Koń) (1967)
  • The Stuntman (Kaskader) (1972)
  • Fire (Pożar) (1975)
• Aleksey Karayev (Алексей Караев)
  • Welcome, Добро пожаловать (Dobro pozhalovat) (1986)
  • The Lodgers of an Old House, Жильцы старого дома (Zhiltsy starovo doma) (1987)
  • I Can Hear You, Я вас слышу (Ya vas slyshu) (1992)
• Caroline Leaf
  • The Street (1976)
• Marcos Magalhães
  • Animando (1987) (partially; instructive film)
• Miyo Sato
  • Fox Fears (2016)
  • Mob Psycho 100 (2016, 2018)^[3]
• Natalya Orlova (Наталья Орлова)
  • Hamlet (1992)
  • King Richard III (1994)
  • Moby Dick, Моби Дик (1999)^[4]
• Aleksandr Petrov (Александр Петров) (was art director on Karayev's Welcome in 1986)
  • The Cow, Корова (Korova) (1989)
  • The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Сон смешного человека (Son smeshnovo cheloveka) (1992)
  • The Mermaid, Русалка (Rusalka) (1997)
  • The Old Man and the Sea (1999)^[5]
  • Winter Days, 冬の日 (Fuyu no hi) (2003) (segment)
  • My Love, Моя любовь (Moya lyubov) (2006)
• Georges Schwizgebel
  • The Man With No Shadow, (L'homme sans ombre) (2004)
  • Retouches, (Retouches) (2008)^[6]
• Vladimir Samsonov
  • The Winter, Зима (Zima) (1979)^[7]
  • Brightness, Блики (Bliki) (1981)^[8]
  • Contrasts, Контрасты (Kontrasty) (1981)^[9]
  • Contours, Контуры (Kontury) (1981)^[10]
  • Masquerade, Маскарад (Maskarad) (1981)^[11]
  • Still Life, Натюрморт (Natyurmort) (1981)^[12]
  • Restoration, Реставрация (Restavratsiya) (1981)^[13]
  • The Little Sun, Солнышко (Solnyshko) (1981)^[14]
  • The Snail, Улитка (Ulitka) (1981)^[15]
  • Magic Trick, Фокус (Fokus) (1981)^[16]
  • Coloured Music, Цветомузыка (Tsvetomuzyka) (1981)^[17]
  • The Bumblebee, Шмель (Shmel) (1981)^[18]
  • Mood, Настроение (Nastroyeniye) (1982)^[19]
  • The Landscape, Пейзаж (Peyzazh) (1982)^[20]
  • Rendez-Vous, Свидание (Svidaniye) (1982)^[21]
  • The Magpie, Сорока (Soroka) (1982)^[22]
  • The Motif, Мотив (Motiv) (1984)^[23]
  • Waiting for..., Ожидание (Ozhidaniye) (1984)^[24]
  • Miniatures, Миниатюры (Miniatyury) (1985)^[25]
  • Miniatures - 86, Миниатюры - 86 (Miniatyury - 86) (1986)^[26]
• Olive Jar Studios
  • MTV

Greetings From The World (1988)

• Boris Stepantsev
  • The Song About the Falcon, Песня о соколе (Pesnya o sokole) (1967)^[27]
• Wendy Tilby
  • Strings (1991)
• Karel Zeman
  • Inspiration (Inspirace) (1949)

See also

• Animation techniques
• Painting

External links

• Comments and tips from paint-on-glass animators
• Animation in the Post-Industrial Era (mentions many of the above animators)
• Pascal Blais Studio - includes clips of Petrov's animations (enter the English site, then click on "directors")

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movie Company "MASTER-FILM" : Tuzik . www.masterfilm.ru . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060305005932/http://www.masterfilm.ru/eng/film.php?id=1 . 5 March 2006 . dead.
2. http://www.cnf.ru/page.php?rub=3&ptype=2&id=95&lang=rus
3. News: 「モブサイコ100」エンディング映像誕生秘話！佐藤美代の技法「ペイント・オン・グラス」 . The Story Behind the "Mob Psycho 100" Ending Sequence: Miyo Sato and Paint-On-Glass Animation . Youhei Hosokawa . Crunchyroll . Cha . Mark . September 4, 2016 . October 24, 2016.
4. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚MOBY DICK╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
5. Web site: Pascal Blais Studio. https://web.archive.org/web/20070523105413/http://www.pascalblais.com/it_petrov_04.html. 2007-05-23. May 23, 2007.
6. Web site: Retouches (Trailer) by Georges Schwizgebel - NFB . https://archive.today/20130115114635/http://nfb.ca/film/retouches-trailer/ . 15 January 2013 . dead.
7. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE WINTER╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
8. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚BRIGHTNESS╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
9. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE CONTRASTS╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
10. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE CONTOURS╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
11. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE MASQUERADE╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
12. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚STILL LIFE╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
13. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE RESTORATION╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
14. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE LITTLE SUN╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
15. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE SNAIL╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
16. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚FOCUS╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
17. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚COLOURED MUSIC╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
18. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE BUMBLEBEE╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
19. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE MOOD╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
20. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE LANDSCAPE╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
21. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚RANDEZ-VOUS╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
22. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE MAGPIE╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
23. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE MOTIF╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
24. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚WAITING FOR...╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
25. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE MINIATURES╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
26. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE MINIATURES - 86╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.
27. Web site: Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | ╚THE SONG ABOUT THE FALCON╩ . Animator.ru . 2022-04-21.