The 2D animation of today isn’t quite like cartoons of the past. With new techniques at their disposal, filmmakers are expanding the visuals they can create to tell rich, compelling stories.

If you want the very best, then Autodesk Maya stands out as the go-to app for the animation industry. For professional ...

The perception that 2D animation is more difficult and limited than CG endures, but there is evidence to disprove this. 2D can achieve depth, dimension, and range of motion when combined with ...

OpenToonz Free animation software for Windows PC OpenToonz is a free Open Source 2D animation software for Windows, and it has been created by a developer team known as Dwango.

One of Disney's last "hurrahs" in 2D animation, The Princess and the Frog, follows the story of hard-working waitress Tiana as she has spent her life working to achieve her dreams of being a ...

Animation Desk Windows Pro Lite is a 2D animation tool that’s designed for use with Windows based tablets and PC’s.

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 ...

"We love animation," art director Chad Moldenhauer said. "The 32-bit generation came out and we saw higher quality 2D, and then it just faded away.

Of the 33 films qualified for this year’s animated feature Oscar, nearly half heavily feature 2d animation or cg meant to look like 2d animation – think Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse or ...