“The Wild Robot,” he wanted to do something different visually than what he was seeing in other movies. The reigning 3D computer animation style, with its smooth surfaces, often ...

That look is essential, because while “The Wild Robot” was computer-animated, it also comes with a distinctly painterly look. A combination of technological advancements and old-school ...

But the smudgier look of the animal’s fur (a break in computer-animation orthodoxy from every-shimmering-hair detail) also resembles the more painterly approach The Wild Robot takes to its ...