Emmy-award winning animators Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh have given some insight into how they bring their cartoon characters to life.
In a video for BBC News they observed that hands are often the most difficult part of a character for animators, and answered that oft-asked question: Why do cartoon characters only have a thumb and three fingers?
Alongside the new episode, a fresh teaser was revealed featuring the new and improved Rick – check him out here.
“Everybody shortens it to three fingers and a thumb… just simply for an economy of line.