How Anki designed and animated a loveable personality for its real robot friend, Vector
Mooly Segal, animation lead at Anki tells us about the character design of its smart-and-cheeky robot companion, which is like having a real Wall-E in your life.
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The Pantone Colour of the Year 2019 is 'Living Coral'
As predicted in the autumn, the new Pantone Colour of the Year is a 'life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone'. But not THAT shade of orange.
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Celebrate 20 years of The Powerpuff Girls with these super-duper tribute pieces
Global artists make some loving fanart in honour of the Cartoon Network classic - and open up on what the show means to them as creators.
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A 3D spin on The Muppets captures the spirit of Jim Henson for a new generation
The creators behind the Muppet Babies reboot reveal the inspiration of Jim Henson and how some very clever tech was created using the original puppets.
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Beatles artwork comes to life in Trunk's inventive anniversary videos for the White Album
Celebrate 50 years of the Beatles' White Album with two inventive new videos made by Trunk for some of the album's most beloved tracks.
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The 12 best apps for drawing and painting on your iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Affinity Designer, the latest version of Procreate, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Comic Draw and more.
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34 tips for turning your art and graphics into amazing animated GIFs
6 illustrators reveal how to turn artworks into fun, charming, powerful or hilarious animated GIFs in Illustrator, Photoshop or After Effects.
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Jorge Gutiérrez on the Power Being Autistic Brings to his Creativity
The director of The Book of Life and animated shows for Nickelodeon and Netflix discusses being autistic, mixing Mexican culture with sci-fi and kung fu, and how he stays positive in the face of cancelled projects.
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Previs in 2018: How new tech has changed how Hollywood films and TV shows like Game of Thrones are made
The Third Floor's Michelle Blok tells us about how VR and other new technologies are changing how previs is used on major TV shows and Hollywood movies including Mission Impossible: Fallout.
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How the brilliant, moving Oscar-nominated film The Breadwinner was visually brought to life
As The Breadwinner has its home release, we speak to director Nora Twomey about its combination of simplified character design, subtly telling animation and powerful storytelling.
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The Meg's VFX supervisor talks bringing extinct giants and hidden worlds to life
Adrian de Wet on making the giant shark creature that eats up the screen in new blockbuster The Meg.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp director Peyton Reed on breaking VFX ground in the new Marvel sequel
The MCU director talks besting the Russos and bringing crazy ideas to life through VFX, with a look behind key scenes from the superhero sequel.
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The 8 best websites for 3D models
Looking for great models for your next 3D project? All these sites offer a wealth of high-quality and low-poly 3D models available for CG projects, film, animation, gaming, VR, AR and other real-time apps.
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Michael Marczewski's bizarre loops combine lo-fi animation with home video-like footage
Coexist sees director and animator Michael Marczewski working with the likes of Jach Sachs and Peter Tarka, bringing a warped Wonderland feel to your feed.
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Meet Superfiction, the little design studio with a load of character
How South Korean design studio Superfiction is putting the character back into branding.
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How 3D artist Joshua Slice became a millionaire in 30 days, by turning his popular CG spider into a plush toy
From viral to viable property, this cute spider is the success story of one artist's brainchild becoming a success in its own right.
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This Ambassadors promo for Van Moof is a bike campaign like no other
This nifty new bike campaign takes tips from the Netflix playbook.
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14 Character Art Tips
How the likes of Dan Woodger, Anima Boutique, Docvek, Jam Factory, Joanne Harker and Showchicken bring personality to portraits of people, animals and other characters.
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Animator Katy Wang on her emotional film for poet Yrsa Daley-Ward's heartbreaking new memoir
Katy used the concept of a "dark fairytale" to promote the British poet’s new book, which explores her own painful childhood, sexuality, addiction and identity.
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Best free storyboard software (and paid-for ones too)
Make roughing and planning your animations a whole lot easier by using these storyboarding apps.
