Hunkering down and being enveloped by a festive animated film is a sure-fire way to ignite the Christmas spirit and have a cosy moment. But this year it’s better than ever, because the animation world is exploding with creativity thanks to the best 3D modelling software and best digital art software, new tools that enable artists to work with beautiful art styles that were out of reach before.
We took an deep into some of these new animation techniques, as applied in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Nimona and Netflix's Arcane, but here I'm rounding up how some of these tools, including Unreal Engine 5, are being used in new Christmas animations. (Also, read how Blender was used to make Flow, one of the year's best animated movies.)
