The primary benefit to the use of overlays in animation is that animators are able to __________________

Overlays let animators place moving elements on a separate layer over a background or other artwork that stays the same. This means they can reuse the unchanged image instead of drawing it again for every frame. The primary benefit is avoiding the recreation of the same image, so the correct choice is “avoid recreating the same image.”

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