Big update to the open-source rigging framework adds unified facial rigging, a new animation picker, and 3D onion skinning.

LAIKA has spent nearly two decades pushing the boundaries of what stop-motion animation can physically accomplish, turning painstaking handcrafted puppetry ...

Antony Evans of Digital Puppets showcased a process of transforming AI-generated concepts into fully rigged, animation-ready stylized 3D characters using Headshot 3, Character Creator 5, and iClone 8.

The Iron Giant bombed on its initial release after executives were spooked by the failure of Quest for Camelot and failed to properly market the film. It would be redeemed on home video and DVD as ...

The latest Looney Tunes feature film, Coyote vs. Acme, sees Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme corporation after years of having his various plots and schemes to catch the Road Runner foiled thanks to ...

The studio Laika combined 3-D printing, motorized wings, nearly 12,000 glued feathers and years of animation to create the General. By Carlos Aguilar Among the fantastical creatures that populate the ...

I’m looking at a box of faces. That sounds a little creepy, but it is a little creepy looking at the box of carefully arranged miniature resin masks that LAIKA visual effects artist Brian McLean is ...

I turned myself into a cartoon-style character for this fun clip. With the animation filter on, I strike some tough-guy poses, throw a few playful punches, and finish with a cheeky gesture to show his ...

Japanese character goods, like Hello Kitty, are popular worldwide for their cute and recognizable designs. Now, Sony is entering the fray. Sony Creative Products (SCP), the division that manages the ...

Tencent Video pulled back the curtain on its "Warrior Cats" animated series, showing fans early animation and character artwork for the first time at a fan meeting held in Shenzhen. Series director ...

A celebration of an October feast includes children singing gleefully about slaughtering a pig followed by the mass-production of pies, though the most affecting segment depicts the stoic Saint Prokop ...

The mystical animated film, rooted in Filipino culture, debuts this September Rachel Raposas is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the News Team in 2024. Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the ...