10 near-perfect 2D animated movies that no one remembers today

From Cats Don't Dance to The Last Unicorn, these near-perfect movies prove that there is a singular magic to 2D that no other ...
Cartoon Brew

Level Up Your 2D Animation Like A Pro With Cartoon Animator

Cartoonist and animator Garry Pye produced a full 2d animated film in two weeks using Cartoon Animator (CTA) and leveraging its tools to craft professional-level animation. Join Pye as he shares his ...
Cartoon Brew

How To Enhance Your 2D Animation With Vector Art Available In Cartoon Animator 5

In our ongoing series of pieces published in partnership with animation software developer Reallusion, Studio Ghibletz’s Nathan Smith stopped by to explain how his studio is enchanting its 2d ...
IndieWire

With Its Revival of 2D, ‘Wish’ Became a ‘Gateway Drug’ for Young Disney CG Animators

With “Wish,” Disney Animation celebrates its 100th anniversary by merging the 2D legacy of watercolor background paintings (dating back to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”) with cutting-edge CG. The ...

From Hertzfeldt to ‘WTF’: Annecy’s 2026 Shorts Lineup Pushes Animation to the Edge

A few days after unveiling its TV and commissioned films lineup, the Annecy International Animation Festival revealed the 94 ...
Polygon

Netflix’s Orion and the Dark brought back techniques animators aren’t using anymore

Like many animated movies in the last couple of years, Netflix and DreamWorks’ Orion and the Dark steps outside the design conventions that had come to define American CG movies. The stylistic ...
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10 Movies That Prove 2009 Was the Best Year for Animation, Ranked

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...