Tag Archives: 3D Animation

No comments

Fur technology makes Zootopia’s bunnies believable

  By

Screenshot 2016-03-04 13.16.03

Engadget has an interesting article up about creating fur for Zootopia. Apparently the amount of fur each character has climbs easily into the millions!

To make the animals look realistic, Disney’s trusty team of engineers introduced iGroom, a fur-controlling tool that had never been used before. The software helped shape about 2.5 million hairs on the leading bunny and about the same on the fox. A giraffe in the movie walks around with 9 million hairs, while a gerbil has about 480,000 (even the rodent in the movie beats Elsa’s 400,000 strands in Frozen).

You can read the entire article here.

4 Comments

Blender’s new Grease Pencil

  By

Wow! Mind. BLOWN!

There’s a new version of Blender (a free 3d program that will let you draw, push, pull and manipulate drawings in a 3d environment. It’ looks incredible! Furthermore, it appears to have symbols and a library you can drag and drop assets in. All in all a pretty incredible new feature for the animation industry. Check it out below!

No comments

Homer Simpson will broadcast live, with some motion-capture help

  By

simpsonsThe Wrap is reporting that Homer Simpson will broadcast live, with some motion-capture help!

In the episode, Marge, Lisa and Bart will turn the show over to the family’s patriarch, who will take a break from stuffing his face to comment on the events of the day live during both the East Coast and West Coast broadcasts, Fox revealed on Tuesday. Executive Producer Al Jean told us much more on a phone call immediately following the announcement — for example, how in the world they plan to pull this thing off.

You can read the whole article here.

No comments

Pixar and Khan Academy Release Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators

  By

Pixar in a Box

Makezine.com is reporting that Pixar and Khan Academy Release Free Online Course for Aspiring Animators!

From the site:

Up there with being an astronaut, comic book artist, or the President, there’s one job that your average kid would probably love to snag: Working at Pixar. Animation and Pixar enthusiasts of all ages, take note! Pixar in A Box (or PIAB) is a collaboration between Khan Academy and Pixar Animation Studios that focuses on real-Pixar-world applications of concepts you might usually encounter in the classroom. The latest batch of Pixar in a Box, released today, gives Makers a rare peek under the hood so that you can get a whiff of the warm engine that keeps those Pixar pistons pumping. There’s no need to register for the course, nor a requirement to watch the lessons in order — just head to their site and start exploring!

 

You can read the entire article here.

No comments

  By

ON ICE is a contender for Best Animated Short Subject at tonight’s ANNIE AWARDS. It is the first and only VR short to be nominated for an Annie Award, as well as the first to be submitted on a mobile phone! 
Emmy Award®-winning artist Shannon Tindle (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends) directed ON ICE which is currently in the final phases of production at Evil Eye Pictures in San Francisco. The upcoming Spotlight Story tells the story of an over-the-top, sci-fi themed ice show and its star, who suddenly finds he has competition for the spotlight from an unlikely rival.