The 5 Types of Animation A Beginner’s Guide3DHand DrawnVectorStop MotionMotion GraphicsWhat is this guide about? The purpose of this guide is to take you through the intricacies of the different types of animation styles and techniques. It also covers the path …
In this part of our Making an Animated Movie series I’m going to go over the 3D animation pipeline I follow when working on my films. Having a simple and unified structure is extremely important when working of such a …
Using a mouse There’s an industry tale about a guy interviewing for a VFX position and when asked to perform a certain task he reached for the mouse instead of the tablet pen. At that moment his verdict was determined. …
Working with a camera in a 3D scene is hard. It’s not the same as holding a camera in your hands. 3D software makes it very easy for us to simply place a camera in the scene and forget about …
3D Modeling Modeling in 3D is the process of building and shaping a character or an object in a 3D software, to match the design. As a part of the Making an Animated Movie series, I’m going to share with you the …
I wrote about the differences between 2D and 3D animation in the past, and one of the main points I made in that post is that while drawing skills are a must for 2D animation, you don’t need to know …
The difference between 2D and 3D animation We can all tell the difference between watching a 2D animated movie (such as Aladdin or the Little Mermaid) and a 3D animated movie (such as Toy Story or Minions). Most of us know …
