Pencil is a very realistic sketching program and good 2D animation tool for the cost (free). Think of Pencil (free) as an animator’s digital sketchbook. It’s 2D; you can sketch things very well, then ...

If you are an animation lover and want to get started with something very simple, then this animation application called Pencil is for you. Animation is now a fairly simple and standardized task with ...

Motion capture can look great or cheap, but these 10 characters represent the best examples of how the technology can bring ...

Apple’s optional iPad Pro stylus may become more than just an artist’s best friend. A patent published by the USPTO on Thursday describes a new model of Apple Pencil that could sense motion as well as ...

Animation has been captivating audiences for more than a hundred years. From classic forms like hand drawn and stop-motion, to cutting-edge techniques like motion graphics and CGI, animation has a ...

The 2025 Academy Awards shaped up to be a big one for stop-motion animation. Australian director Adam Eliott’s Memoir of a Snail (2024) raked in a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, alongside ...