AI animation tools are everywhere right now. They’re fast, affordable, and increasingly accessible to anyone with a laptop and a prompt. For many businesses, that sounds appealing, and in some cases, it is. But as AI-generated animation becomes more common, an interesting shift is happening: hand-drawn animation is becoming more valuable, not less. At Hand on a Whiteboard, we often speak with clients who are weighing a simple question: Should we use AI animation, or invest in