Honestly after the 1990s, the line between 3D and 2D has forever been blurred. Whenever you see a project that says "yeah, we did that all by hand" don't be fooled. Lion King did it with the Wildebeest stampede scene, The Iron Giant did it with the titular character being 3D rendered with some carefully place toon shaders,…
I am actually blown away by the process. I am all for techniques that can speed the process and make it easier. I am looking at ways I could try this myself if possible and I think the guys who worked on this deserve a lot of praise for their work. I was wondering how they did the hair and clothes since in the write up…
Found this on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUTU-GnxVuM Seems this is becoming a possibility. Animations that look like paintings. I read a behind the scene write up about a bit of process: https://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/2018/02/the-art-of-annie-origins/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2n-1Cjwf6g So I…
Back then they used to mixed their own paint, now people draw in photoshop, #sonothandmade. Art is just evolving, doesn't mean it's not by hand anymore, yes they help themself with guide, just like most "handpainted" 3d is made by baking an high res. Someone still have to do the 3D model and the 3d animation behind. Is it…