Recently, we've seen quite a few promising tools for 2D Artists emerge from passionate indie developers: if you haven't checked them out yet, take a look at Kala Paint and Callipeg. Umoupen seems to ...

Last year, French software company Praxinos announced the beginning of a beta-test program for Odyssey, an ambitious 2d animation program powered by Unreal Engine. After five years of development, ...

Callipeg, a 2D animation app designed for frame-by-frame animation, received a bunch of free new features, including clipping ...

Veteran animator, author & educator Tony White is seeking to keep traditional 2D animation relevant in this increasingly technological world — especially as the industry faces the rising tide of AI.

Ringling College of Art and Design is expanding its animation program in Sarasota by launching a dedicated 2D character ...

“Sketchbook,” Disney’s six-part documentary series devoted to the art of hand-drawn animation (streaming April 27 on Disney+), arrives as the studio embarks on the welcome return of traditional 2D — ...

An isolated polar bear finds ways to overcome his solitude in veteran animator Aaron Blaise’s new 2D-animated short. Titled Snow Bear, the lovingly crafted work is one of the acclaimed projects which ...

Garlanded at Cannes, triumphant at Annecy, and picked up by Netflix (where it debuts today), I Lost My Body arrives on a tidal wave of hype — or at least as much hype that’s possible for a low-budget ...

Disney hit “Mary Poppins Returns” not only successfully revisited the iconic look of the 1964 classic, it also brought back old-fashioned pencil-on-paper 2D animation to a Disney feature production.