An inherent debate Anime fans have often found themselves indulging in is the superiority of traditional animation over 3D computer animation. The 2D cel animation style, or the traditional style of ...

For many years, the use and growth of technology has facilitated animation’s development. From the early ages of the phenakistoscope disk (spindle viewer) or flipbook, to the invention of the zoetrope ...

Rubber-limbed master thief Arsene Lupin III is back, ready to snatch money from the purses of parents looking to keep the kids occupied over the holidays. In this slick 3D computer animation, veteran ...

Gumby is pursued by a large Catmull Hand. Modeled, animated and rendered at NYIT Computer Graphics Lab. In this 3D geometric world, Gumby is made of polygons, not green clay. Hand model from Catmull ...

Vizrt Group anounced that the 3D computer graphics program LightWave 3D has been sold to U.K.-based team led by Andrew Bishop. With over 30 years in the animation and VFX industry, Bishop and his team ...

VFX specialist Amitaabh Naaraayan takes us through the second part of this series on making a CG movie. Last month, we looked at the concepts of Modeling and Texturing. In this issue, we shall discuss ...