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 ...

The Blender Foundation released yesterday the first version of its highly-anticipated Blender 2.80 beta. The 2.80 beta is packed with new features, including a complete revamp of the user interface, a ...

Animation is something many folks find exciting and would love to dabble in as a hobby. Some will go no further than creating stick men for social media entertainment, while others might go on to ...

Whether you decided to become a professional animator, or need basic animation skills for your business or just for fun, here is the list of 6 easiest free animation software for beginners. But what ...

Animation software maker Blender is showing off its upcoming Grease Pencil 2.0 tools through a new demo called Hero. The Grease Pencil provides 2d animation tools within Blender’s free and open-source ...

Toonz, the software used to create Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and TV shows like Steven Universe and Futurama, is now OpenToonz. It’s open source and free for any budding animator to ...