New Mexico State University’s Women in Animation (WIA) student collective invited animation students to speak with guest ...

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Having spent several weeks staring at the subway posters for “Gnomeo and Juliet,” a computer-animated retelling of Shakespeare’s classic in which the star-crossed lovers are lawn ornaments, I can ...

Morgan Williams has been a professional animator for almost 30 years and an animation educator for almost a decade. He has deep experience creating 2d character animation for commercial applications ...

Gematsu recently sat down with Toshiyuki Kubooka, the character designer and animation director behind the LUNAR series, to discuss the remastered editions of LUNAR: Silver Star Story and LUNAR: ...

From bold silhouettes to precise 3D turnarounds, today’s character design blends traditional artistry with advanced tools. Artists are streamlining workflows, ensuring consistency across angles, ...

Watch a free 45-minute video in which Oscar-nominated animation director Aaron Blaise reveals 7 essential steps to designing a character for animation. Robert Ryan Cory, a veteran character designer ...

2014 was a great year to be an animation fan. Not only was there an unprecedented number of animated feature films released, there an astoundingly broad array of styles and techniques on display. It ...

From early sketches to final renders, character design is where storytelling meets artistry. Animators use shape clarity, purposeful color, and anatomical awareness to create characters that feel ...

Design changes during production aren't uncommon – just check out how different some of the original Disney character designs ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...