Traditionally, 2D animation involved paper and transparent animation cells being photographed frame by frame by a film camera. Like all forms of animation this process is time intensive but it is ...

Minecraft Bedrock Edition recently received the highly anticipated Actions & Stuff addon, which brings loads of new animations to player characters as well as mobs. Additionally, it also brings new ...

If you find this style of animation is for you, then a paid-for app like Procreate Dreams is a next step - this features in ...

There are many Disney fans out there who long for the days of traditional, artful, hand-drawn animation, harkening back to the golden days of the Disney Renaissance. Now, after practical years of ...

Disney's decision to use CGI instead of traditional animation for their latest film, Wish, feeds a persistent trend of underestimating the medium and disregarding its strengths. The studio has focused ...

Qt Jambi is a new and noteworthy alternative to Swing and Java 2D for developing rich, cross-platform desktop-application interfaces. In this article JavaWorld contributor Jeff Hanson introduces the ...

As the nominees for the animated feature Oscar were unveiled this year, one thing was clear: 2D and 2D-influenced animated films are dominating awards season. Among this year’s nominees, “The Boy and ...

For DreamWorks director Tom McGrath (the “Madagascar” franchise), “The Boss Baby” not only provided a personal story about sibling rivalry and corporate displacement, with Alec Baldwin voicing a Trump ...

Director Mark Dindal and DNEG tell IndieWire about capturing the 2D aesthetic of the concept art while still offering a fresh look at Garfield's origin story. The legendary orange tabby gets a ...

2D animation is rapidly becoming a required skill set for filmmakers and artists. Many diverse industries—such as business, the entertainment industry, and the legal and medical industries—look to 2D ...