Pencil is a very realistic sketching program and good 2D animation tool for the cost (free). Think of Pencil (free) as an animator’s digital sketchbook. It’s 2D; you can sketch things very well, then ...

Last year, French software company Praxinos announced the beginning of a beta-test program for Odyssey, an ambitious 2d animation program powered by Unreal Engine. After five years of development, ...

2D animation, a deeply historical art form, has been greatly transformed by the evolution of modern technology. The process of crafting 2D animation can be intricate, but the right software can turn ...

The 2D "Bird Karma" and CG "Bilby" offer two very different stories about survival, and are now Oscar contenders after playing Annecy. Without an animated feature release this year (“How to Train Your ...

“Highlands Shadow,” “Cursed Fathers” and “Greta’s Journal” are among five animation projects selected for a new women animation directors’ training initiative launched this year at Ventana Sur’s ...

The Laguna College of Art + Design is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its animation program by holding an exhibit celebrating the history of hand-drawn classical animation. “Many times in an ...

The University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts has unveiled its groundbreaking Expanded Animation Research + Practice (XA) MFA program, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University (NMSU) is hoping to grow its animation program. The news comes after being ranked nationally for the 12th time. The animation program at NMSU is ...