‘Pixels and Pencils’ Panelists Talk the Dangers of AI, Demanding Animation Processes and the Importance of Human Creativity

The filmmakers behind "Wildwood," "Forgotten Island," "Hoppers" and "Ray Gunn" joined Variety's "Pixels and Pencils" panel at ...
University of the Arts London

Top 6 styles of animation

Animation is a diverse and dynamic creative field. There are 6 types of animation styles, including 2D, 3D, stop motion, motion graphics, hybrid and anime animation. The role of artificial ...
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Disney's Hexed opens with a hand-drawn 2D prologue, a rare return

Disney Animation’s Hexed starts with a hand-drawn prologue by Tyler Pacana, one of the studio’s few remaining 2D animators.
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7 on X: "i used to use pencil 2D to make animations on my laptop how retro i am... i wanna use it again its actually peak when im using my iphone5 i used to use foliscope and ...

i used to use pencil 2D to make animations on my laptop how retro i am... i wanna use it again its actually peak when im using my iphone5 i used to use foliscope and even make friends on it so fun so ...
The Hollywood Reporter

From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to a Stick-Figure YouTuber: THR’s First Animation Power List

Studio chiefs, anime moguls, stop-motion holdouts and, of course, ‘Bluey’ — meet the people redefining the medium right now. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Animation has never been bigger or ...
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bianca on X: "this is a fucking pencil test and yet it's infinitely better than 99% of animation we get today. truly insane"

Prince of Egypt has lots of great pencil tests floating around. Here's one from the shape rotator extraordinare James Baxter. Some say he can even rotate two apples in his mind at once but they have ...
bleedingcool

Absolute Batman Animated Series Now 2D; Early Animation Shown: NYCC

Peter Girardi revealed Absolute Batman moved away from a 3D approach, with the animated series now officially heading to 2D. NYCC attendees also saw early Absolute Batman test footage, featuring Bruce ...
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‘Street Fighter’ Has 2D Anime Flashback Sequences

When Street Fighter burst onto the scene in the early 1990s, it was a game changer. Literally. The dynamic characters, colors, controls, and more changed fighting video games forever. And at the time, ...
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‘Street Fighter’ Brings Its Past to Life With Hand-Drawn Animation (EXCLUSIVE)

Throughout the promotion leading up to Street Fighter, one aspect that has been highlighted is how accurately Capcom‘s iconic video game world has been brought to life on the big screen. 2026 has been ...
Polygon

The new Street Fighter movie reveals a big animated twist

For a movie that is steeped in '90s sights and sounds, the use of sequences inspired by Japanese animation to tell parts of Street Fighter's story makes sense. It's a way to avoid being "cheesy" ...
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Translating 2D Hand-Drawn Industrial-Themed Artwork into 3D Scene in Blender

Learn how Kay Hilman uses Geometry Nodes and Grease Pencil to craft a stylized 3D scene based on a 2D illustration. Kay Hilman, creator of the Blender-made short film NOXIOUS, and Co-Founder and Art ...