clay painting
Clay painting is a kind of stop motion animation which grew out of clay animation. In clay animation, filmmakers focus audience’s attention on the surface of the clay, instead of creating three-dimensional puppets.
Joan Gratz is one of the pioneers in using these techniques. She worked in Will Vinton’s studio early in her career. Similar to paint on glass, clay painting allows for incredible color undulations and enables interesting metamorphoses between images.
In Gratz’s Academy Award-winning film, she took the audience through the history of art by Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase.