When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Aardman Animations Stop-motion is a captivating animation technique that brings inanimate ...

This week, the pioneering studio Laika returns with “Missing Link,” the stop-motion animated family film starring Hugh Jackman and Zach Galifianakis. With “Missing Link” landing in theaters on Friday, ...

Stop-motion animation is the painstaking art of bringing inanimate objects to life – one frame at a time. In this magical, ...

Learn how to create realistic silicone hands for your stop motion animations with this detailed Smooth-On tutorial. Perfect for animators and DIY enthusiasts looking to enhance their puppets and props ...

Several modeling techniques were used to marvelous effect in the directorial debut of Travis Knight, the head of Portland, Ore.-based Laika studios. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Stop-motion ...

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio uses hand-crafted puppets and intricately detailed stop-motion animation to bring del Toro and co-director Mark Gustafson's "incredible vision" to life. It was led by ...

LAIKA, which brought viewers 'Paranorman,' continues to experiment with a "hybrid" approach to animation By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor A trio from Portland, Ore.-based animation studio LAIKA showed ...

Travis Knight on the set of The Boxtrolls. Right—people often think animation is a single genre, but you don't see it that way. I can kind of excuse people for thinking that. As artists, I think we've ...

At this year's Comic-Con, the makers of the new stop-motion animated movie, The Boxtrolls, were unusually honest about the stress of making their film. Normally, at a panel in front of 6,000 people, ...