When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Brian Weisz Working as a freelance character designer requires a solid understanding of ...

From the first rough storyboard to final polished frames, animation creation is becoming faster and more accessible thanks to clear planning, strong character design, and AI-powered tools. Beginners ...

Morgan Williams has been a professional animator for almost 30 years and an animation educator for almost a decade. He has deep experience creating 2d character animation for commercial applications ...

Having spent several weeks staring at the subway posters for “Gnomeo and Juliet,” a computer-animated retelling of Shakespeare’s classic in which the star-crossed lovers are lawn ornaments, I can ...

Gematsu recently sat down with Toshiyuki Kubooka, the character designer and animation director behind the LUNAR series, to discuss the remastered editions of LUNAR: Silver Star Story and LUNAR: ...

From game art to animation, mastering character design means blending strong fundamentals with creative storytelling. Artists use tools like Procreate, Photoshop, and detailed character sheets to ...

Watch a free 45-minute video in which Oscar-nominated animation director Aaron Blaise reveals 7 essential steps to designing a character for animation. Robert Ryan Cory, a veteran character designer ...

2014 was a great year to be an animation fan. Not only was there an unprecedented number of animated feature films released, there an astoundingly broad array of styles and techniques on display. It ...

Design changes during production aren't uncommon – just check out how different some of the original Disney character designs ...

Lil Gator Game may be one the final games to launch in 2022, but it also has the makings of one of the years classic indie tites. On the eve of the game’s December 14, 2022 release date, Artist and ...