Facebook as a maker of animation tools? It happened today. The company just announced a major upgrade to its virtual reality drawing tool, Quill, introducing animation capabilities into the software.

The landscape of animation has undergone a significant shift in 2024, with AI-powered tools at the forefront of this change. These innovative applications have opened up new possibilities for ...

Creating captivating AI animations is no longer a daunting task reserved for professionals with access to expensive software. With the advent of powerful, free tools, anyone can now dive into the ...

Belfast studio founder Michelle Connolly explains why creative jobs remain secure despite artificial intelligence advances AI can generate images but it cannot understand a client’s brand or make ...

It’s often easy to imagine balloons soaring or butterflies fluttering across a still image, but realizing this vision through computer animation is easier said than done. Now, a team of researchers ...

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 ...

For those interested in creating 3D art directly in VR, the update to Facebook's Quill released today should be good news. The update includes new animation tools like free frame-by-frame redrawing, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Eskil Steenberg not only built the gorgeous MMO LOVE by himself, he built all of the tools that ...

So far in our series Tools Of The Trade, industry artists and filmmakers have spoken about their preferred tool on a recent project, whether digital or physical. This week we’re tweaking the format: ...

Put together fun and good looking animations on the quick with GoAnimate, a browser-based animation studio that's completely free. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, ...