Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animators use "2.5D" animation techniques to make flat images appear 3D and even mix 2D and 3D elements in the same film.

Following is the transcript of the video. Narrator: This is 2D hand-drawn animation. [horns toot] And this is 3D computer-generated animation. But many films actually fall somewhere in between -- or ...

Animators use "2.5D" animation techniques to make flat images appear 3D and even mix 2D and 3D elements in the same film. "Wolfwalkers" used 3D models and virtual reality to help create immersive, ...

This is when a variety of techniques are used to make an otherwise flat 2D film feel 3D, with depth, but also with a unique hand-drawn style. Animators might use illustration tricks like shading, ...