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Babiru; a digital illustration depicts a person on a vehicle navigating a wrecked urban landscape.

Mixing Unreal Engine 5 and DaVinci Resolve - how new film Babiru is changing animation

By Paul Hatton published

A showcase of next-gen filmmaking techniques.

VFX
Lion King CGI: Simba

Technicolor's closure takes down MPC, The Mill and Mikros Animation – but is AI the answer?

By Paul Hatton published

A Technicolor tragedy that many saw coming but couldn’t prevent

VFX
Anime characters to draw;A collection of popular anime characters, including Pikachu, Totoro, Sailor Moon, and a character resembling Lupin, are depicted in a vibrant and dynamic image.

The best anime characters to draw

By Jess Kinghorn published

From from Pikachu to Totoro anime characters are great fun to draw and can inspire.

Digital Art
An Aardman animator works his magic on set of the Wallace and Gromit stop motion movie

Stop-motion animation: everything you need to know

By Kulsoom Middleton published

Aardman Animations uses claymation, a form of stop motion animation, to create films like Wallace and Gromit

3D Animation
Paddington in Peru VFX; a bear tied in rope steering a boat wheel

Paddington in Peru's use of previz turned a London studio into a jungle

By James Clarke published

Framestore reveals its VFX secrets.

VFX
Making Paddington in Peru's ruined city; An elevated, high-angle view showcases a section of a stone ruin, likely a historical site, with a person navigating the crumbling structures.

"It was one of the most complicated scenes we had to do" – how Paddington in Peru's Citadel was made

By James Clarke published

Framestore reveals how Paddington's Peruvian bear-city was made.

VFX
Cartoons of the 1950s - best animated movies of the 50s; A heartwarming animated scene depicts two canine characters sharing a meal of spaghetti and meatballs at a table outdoors.

Cartoons of the 1950s – the best animated movies from Lady and the Tramp to Animal Farm

By James Clarke published

The best animated movies of the 50s chosen by today's professionals.

2D Animation
Making Paddington in Peru's character animation; a small bear in a red had sat in a jungle

Paddington in Peru's animation works because of one small detail

By James Clarke published

Framestore's VFX team explain why the famous bear is so realistic.

VFX
How we made Ada; A digitally animated scene depicts two women in a grand, antique-style library, with one pointing.

How we made the "lush, handmade look" of animated series Ada

By Elizabeth Cox published

Writer and director Elizabeth Cox shares how the Should We Studio mixed 3D and 2D animation techniques.

3D Animation
Making Wicked's flying monkeys; a CG screaming monkey

How Wicked's terrifying flying monkeys were created

By James Clarke published

ILM made them incredibly lifelike.

VFX
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