Why Stop Motion Animation Matters in the Digital Age with Keith McQueen and Phil TippettWhat is Phil up to now that he is in an in-between career phase right now? He visited Laika and got a tour of th...

ANIM8 Lip Sync is a software program that allows animators to easily make their characters talk in time with captured audio. It's very easy to use! Simply load in a .wav, .mp3, .m4a, .aac, .wma, .flac...

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We just learned that Phil Tippett Studios is financially not doing too well and has to close their physical studios down. Though they are not dissolving entirely! During Covid, the studio space was no...

Neville Buchanan (born 17 October 1959) was a stop motion animator and director based just outside England. Sadly Neville passed away suddenly on the 11th of August 2026. If you recognize his name, th...

Chroma Clay Review & Testing for Clay AnimatorsHave you heard of this new clay called Chroma Clay? I made a full video review to test out it's abilities and limits. Some of the things I considered wer...

Good clay animation is rare these days, but there are still some who are carrying the torch. One of those people is Lorenzo Volpintesta! You may have read about him in our previous articles on this ve...

I've got some very sad news to bring my readers today. Tom Brierton passed away this week. Tom taught stop motion in Chicago to many students over the years and was an extremely good armature maker. H...

Anthony Scott at Stopmotionanimation.com was known for helping animators online through his former message boards. It was a place where stop motion film makers would connect with anyone who wanted to ...

It was time for another vacation! My wife knew I had worked in Portland many years ago on animation projects and wanted me to show her around the places I had been to. I had memories of walking the st...

RUTINA, LA PROHIBICIÓNWhat do you get when you have decayed characters, a futuristic dystopian story and prohibition all in one? You get the Prohibition Routine by the conflictivos YouTube channel. Hi...

What was the very first video game to use clay or stop motion puppets as actors you remember? Was it Clayfighter? Or maybe the Neverhood? What about Primal Rage?In a recent conversation with Webster C...

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Rick & Morty meets The Lighthouse || Stop MotionStudio Croma Animation posted a brand new stop motion creation. A station ID for Adult Swim with none other than Rick and Morty. We might have a lot of ...

Red and Blue – The Thriller 👻 A Very Strange NightDo you know the works of Misseri Animations? They are an Italian group behind many brands and TV series. Including clay and stop motion animations!In ...

【メイキング】サロン・ド・ボーダー/Salon de Border【Stop Motion】Moja to Majo is a production by Nema. They make stop motion characters by hand using toy parts and every day materials. In the above video you can see how...

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu | Final Trailer | In Theaters May 22Did you notice anything surprising in the new Mandalorian and Grogue feautre? ILM animation supervisor Hal Hickel said in a rec...

ハンバーグだいすき！It definitely feels like AI is hated universally by everyone. Especially some of the beloved directors and producers of our time. But is it really true that the masses are against AI animati...

The Battle for Caen - WW2 stopmotionWhere does one even start when making a video depicting actual historic battles in stop motion? JD Brick Productions shows some serious thought and skill behind eve...

How To Make Claymation Characters For Stop Motion AnimationPlim Stop Motion on YouTube has a tutorial on the process he used to create his claymation puppet. Is it edible? No, but don't tell that to P...

Our friend and colleague Jeff Taylor is facing a serious health battle. Jeff has spent 40 years … Daniel Jacobs needs your support for Crew Up for Jeff Taylor

Good Jubies: The Making of "Bad Jubies” | Adventure Time | Cartoon NetworkIt's a bit of a blast from the past, but I thought it would be fun to re-visit the making of "Bad Jubies" for Adventure Time. ...

MUDDY BROTHERS | A Handcrafted Stop-Motion AnimationWho are Fluff and Fuzz? They are two characters Zsofi came up with for a series of short films that are in-progress. Zsofi branded her characters as...

More Most Underrated Stop-Motion Monstrosities of All TimeHave you ever heard of all the stop motion monsters mentioned in this video? If you are a seasoned stop motion fan you probably know most of t...

I Visited the Monsters of Ray HarryhausenCinemassacre on YouTube, (AKA James Rolfe) visited the Ray Harryhausen Miniature Models of the Silver Screen exhibit.Emily Wolverton was nice enough to give hi...

One Month NoticeDon Carlson of Prammation Films released two new short films. If you haven't heard of Don before, you might recognize his creation called Puppet Putty. It's a popular medium for clay a...

The Dying World Part One : Forgetting (Lauren Tsai) Lauren Tsai and Studio Linguini teamed up to create Laurens dream project called The Dying World. The short is based on her dreams which she transla...

The Weird Story Behind My Stop-Motion FilmLorenzo Volpintesta released a fun behind the scenes look at how he created his Beavis and Butthead clay animated re-creation. Lorenzo goes into his work ethi...

How we made a Prince for stop Motion | Out of WordsThe team behind the upcoming release of the Out of Words game is back at it again! This time, Sofie shows the design and fabrication process behind c...

The Art (and Science) of Stop-Motion Animation | Brian McLean | TEDBrian McLean gave a TED talk at TEDxPortland on April 26, 2025. He goes into how 3-D printing changed the stop motion industry and hi...

How to design your own set for stop motion animationWhere do you begin when you have to build a set for a stop motion film? Lily gives some excellent tips on where to begin, how to plan for scale, how...

Can you build ball and socket joints with just a drill press, tap and die set and other basic tools? Sometimes it seems like an impossible task when you see complicated armatures in big feature films....

Crafting Kurt's hands for stop motion animation | Out of Words GameFor the Out of Words game, there is a character named Kurt who needed a freshly cast silicone hand. Kristina shows step by step how t...

Animators React to Wallace and Gromit!Corridor Crew interviewed Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham about their previous popular film adventures. There are many tips and tricks that they reveal, such as ...

Tim Allen Animation Q&A with Fredrikstad Animation FestivalWhat's involved when animating a feature film like 'Isle of Dogs' or 'Corpse Bride'? ​How do animators approach bringing a puppet to life for...

MIRA | Award-Winning Stop Motion Horror ShortEva Louise Hall released her new video titled MIRA and it's already won an award and garnered almost 200K views on YouTube. The VIFF reviewed her film and ...

What if you could find other stop motion animators living near you? Would you feel compelled to collaborate? Or maybe help each other out with your particular set of skills?Victor de Oliveira created ...

INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN │ Full Animated Film │ National Film Board of CanadaInkwo was completed and released by the National Film Board of Canada last month. The story is about "... a futur...

"5 AM at Freddy's: The Prequel" in Stop Motion | FNaF 2 | English [4k]The SwitchMotion channel on YouTube reproduced a viral comedy video by Piemations that came out just over ten years ago. The stop-...

How I Made My Most INSANE LEGO Stop-Motion Film Yet!How does Lorenzo make his films? He's come a long way and learned a lot. In his latest video titled "The Wildest LEGO film I’ve Ever Animated...", h...

How I made this Puppet Breathe in Stopmotion with a hidden MechanismHave you ever wondered how to make a breathing mechanism for a stop motion puppet? Velentin Felder made this video detailing his des...

Serpent's Tongue - Animatic Sneak Peek (ft. MeatCanyon)A stop motion project voiced by the famous animation content creator MeatCanyon is in the works. Australian studio Dark Rabbit Animations started...

In our October 17th news post, we wrote about the illness and passing of Lionel Orozco. Lio had been keeping the community informed since 2003 (22 years) about stop motion. He had his blog, FAQ, galle...

Puppet Putty was invented specifically for clay animators. Puppet Putty is 1/3 lighter than regular clay. This means puppets are less likely to fall over during animation. Colors don't bleed and it wo...

Out of Words - Reveal TrailerGame developer Kong Orange and stop motion animation studio Wired Fly from Denmark created a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2021. Their goal was to raise funds for an ...

Saurus City - Official TeaserIt's unknown exactly when Saurus City will be released, but hopefully it's not too far away! Archstone Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to the Ron Perlman, Emma Rob...

Wildwood First Look: Where Magic Takes Flight | LAIKA StudiosDid you catch the theatrical re-release of Paranorman last month? If you did, you got to see the Wildwood trailer on the big screen for the...