Guillermo del Toro is a fan. The Oscar-winning director behind Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, and The Shape of Water, as well as ...

Aardman Animations uses claymation, a form of stop motion animation, to create films like Wallace and Gromit. Aardman Animations uses claymation, ...

Of course, 3D printing was not really something that many had thought to use for stop-motion animation. “The first time we used [3D printing] for Coraline, it was an untested technology,” Kubo ...

Stop-motion animation is among the most laborious and precise forms of artistry imaginable; the average animator produces only four seconds of footage per week. If they make a wrong movement ...

To ensure that wasn’t the case, he enlisted independent stop-motion storyteller Kirsten Lepore as his animation director to lend her expertise to the meticulous frame-by-frame technique.

Animation-ish ($60, free demo) is a very simple, intuitive, sensibly progressive tool to learn stop-frame animation based on author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s books.

Though the stop-motion technique of animation traces to the earliest days of cinema, ... Since 3D printing allowed face parts to be mass produced, ...

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen 3D printing used to create stop motion animation, but the final product here is really in a league of its own. [Thanks to Antonio for the tip.] ...

How ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Merged Stop-Motion Animation and 3D Printing (Plus a 400-Pound Puppet) Several modeling techniques were used to marvelous effect in the directorial debut of ...

Audio is another key element in stop motion animation. Look for an editor that allows you to add voiceovers, sound effects, and background music. Access to a stock library of royalty-free music can ...