The real-life Laika — a Russian street dog who became the first animal launched into orbit — lasted mere hours in space, but paved the way for humans to eventually follow in her tracks. Today, the ...

From blockbuster films to intricate stop-motion animations, 3D printing is changing how props, costumes, and characters are made. Filmmakers and animators now combine digital sculpting with rapid ...

Completely 3D printed – even the lenses – then painted helmet prop produced by Thingergy, Los Angeles. Movie makers have the creative vision, but it’s the prop maker’s job to bring that creative ...

We’ve all seen 3D printed zoetropes, and drawn flip book animations in the corner of notebooks. The shifting, fluid shape of the layers forming on a 3D printer is satisfying. And we all know the joy ...

Autodesk's new Flow Studio AI update offers 'automated rigging'.

Focusing on using the Risograph as an animation tool, this course will explore how to print animations with the Riso, achieve color separations for moving-image sequences, rotoscope atop printed ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

3D printing has evolved very quickly. From slow bed-slingers with small print beds to fancy Core-XY printers with multiple nozzles and tool changers, we've come a long way. In 2026, multiple brands ...

Cascadeur has introduced a new mobile app for iOS, allowing 3D AI animation creation directly on iPhones and iPads. This innovative application brings the robust capabilities of Cascadeur’s desktop ...