When you're having to animate 24 drawings per second, dropping one finger makes a huge difference," Marsh explained. They also had some advice for aspiring animators.

Your favourite cartoons don’t have five fingers because ‘dropping a finger makes a huge difference’ Elizabeth Adetula Published April 4, 2017 12:20pm Updated December 12, 2019 11:36am Comments ...

Five fast facts about ‘toons: – Most animated characters have three fingers and a thumb because of Mickey Mouse. As the story goes, Walt Disney found it considerably less expensive to a… ...

Look carefully at your favorite cartoon characters, you may notice one thing they have in common. Homer Simpson, Spongebob Squarepants, Fred Flintstone, Bluey and Bingo. They all have four fingers.… ...

"Everybody shortens it to three fingers and a thumb... just simply for an economy of line," Jeff explains. "When you're having to animate 24 drawings per second, dropping one finger makes a huge ...

Since the times of Mickey Mouse and his dang steamboat, cartoon characters have nearly always had four fingers. Stripping humanoid cartoons of their fifth digit basically comes down to three ...

Emmy-award-winning animators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh offered some insight into this peculiar trait back in 2017, while discussing how they bring their cartoon characters to life.

When you're having to animate 24 drawings per second, dropping one finger makes a huge difference," Marsh explained. They also had some advice for aspiring animators.

Another 2017 video from YouTuber ChannelFrederator offered even more insight into the animation trend. While they acknowledged the simple reason that drawing three fingers is more efficient than four, ...