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Qing Sheng Ang – A painting-inspired approach to develop exploration in 3D animation visual style

Posted on May 24, 2019May 30, 2019 by Amy Ratelle, editor (2011-2021)

Painting is a mode of pictorial expression that has spanned centuries. One can speak of the Impressionist or Baroque as recognizable styles in painting. In stark contrast, 3D Computer Graphics (CG) was only introduced in the 1970s by engineers from Pixar (Bendazzi, 2016, p. 17). When speaking about recognizable styles in 3D CG, one may […]

Leslie Bishko – The Uses and Abuses of Cartoon Style in Animation

Posted on December 9, 2007August 10, 2012 by Timo Linsenmaier

Introduction “Cartoon style” in animation broadly refers to animation design and movement that adheres to the 12 Principles of Animation, defined and developed at the Disney Studios. The Principles evolved through trial and error, by observing motion on-screen and noting what aspects of animated movement served the believability of the characters. To this day, the […]

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Qing Sheng Ang – A painting-inspired approach to develop exploration in 3D animation visual style

Leslie Bishko – The Uses and Abuses of Cartoon Style in Animation