Most people assume cartoon characters spring purely from the imagination of artists and writers. The truth is far more ...

Cartoon Animator 5 is a powerful animation tool with features that are sophisticated enough for professional users, but intuitive and easy enough for new animators. Davey Baker is part of the latter ...

Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.

It all begins with a still image. Then another. And another. Before you know it, a fish is swimming, a dragon is flying, or a ...

Since releasing its debut film “The Secret of Kells” in 2009, Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been proudly waving the flag of hand-drawn animation at a time when feature films have largely ...

Behind every memorable cartoon character lies a voice that brings them to life. These aren’t just people reading lines off a ...

When you think pioneering animator, you think of Walt Disney, right? I mean, who doesn't? But it turns out his work, in part, was inspired by Bessie Mae Kelley, who you probably haven't heard of. That ...

The recent box office success of the kid-friendly Boonie Bears franchise has demonstrated a healthy appetite for animated features in the Middle Kingdom, but insiders say expanding into the YA market ...

Three short round-tables brought this year's edition of Cartoon Digital (26-28 May) to a close. In detail, the final part of the industry event, entitled “Platforms, Progress & Partners 2021 and ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author and historian Mindy Johnson about her discovery that Bessie Mae Kelley was one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films. When you ...