More advanced animators will quickly run out of features that are contained within Pencil2D. It may be basic but it will ...

When Cartoon Brew premiered the first teaser for Klaus back in 2015, we had to clarify that it was hand-drawn. Confusion was forgivable: the characters had the volume, the polished sheen, normally ...

Pixar had to unlearn some basic animation rules to pull off a more graphic 2D look for a tween and her inner beast, inspired by anime. “I grew up watching anime films as much as Disney and Pixar,” ...

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 ...