Editing Traditional animation (section)

===Special effects animation===
{{See also|Special effect#Special effects animation}}
Besides traditionally animated characters, objects, and backgrounds, many other techniques are used to create special elements such as smoke, lightning and "magic", and to give the animation, in general, a distinct visual appearance. Today [[special effect]]s are mostly done with computers, but earlier they had to be done by hand. To produce these effects, the animators used different techniques, such as [[drybrush]], [[airbrush]], charcoal, [[grease pencil]], backlit animation, diffusing screens, [[filter (photography)|filters]], or [[color gel|gel]]s. For instance, the ''[[Nutcracker Suite]]'' segment in ''Fantasia'' has a fairy sequence where [[stipple]]d cels are used, creating a soft pastel look.