Cartoon Animator 4 is a 2D animation app that’s designed for ease of use. It offers premade character templates that allow you to turn any image into an animation, but advanced users can also ...

However, with Cartoon Animator 4, the compositing of 2d animation with live-action footage can be easily accomplished. Below, animator and kids’ media expert Chris Meyer-White explains how.

It’s been a long time coming, but Pixar has finally embraced 2D in a feature with the cartoon characters Bloofy and Pouchy from “ Inside Out 2 ” (in theaters June 14).

Streaming April 27 on Disney+, the doc series about the art of hand-drawn animation arrives as the studio returns to traditional 2D.