Any graphic image can be made to move to gain attention and these flash images are favourites with online advertisers and web designers.

In the old days animation was a laborious and time consuming process and so limited to specialist animators. The advent of suitable software has changed all that. Programs like Swish and Flash put animation within affordable reach of all artists. Even sophisticated cartoon television series are made on software (Toon Boom Studio) that is available in a version affordable to most artists. These days all artists can experiment with the exciting world of animation