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Simple gradient shading tutorial

Learn how to create smooth gradient shading with simple techniques that add depth and dimension to your artwork. Perfect for ...
The New York Times

Nick Kroll Keeps It Raunchy and Animated with “Mating Season”

With “Mating Season,” Nick Kroll continues to lead the pack when it comes to the booming genre of cartoons that revel in their raciness. With “Mating Season,” Nick Kroll continues to lead the pack ...
Android

Google's New Gemini UI Rolling Out with Gradient Vibes, Pulsing Animations and a New Font

Google has begun deploying a major user interface redesign for Gemini. The refresh introduces a sleek, minimalist overlay panel that consolidates file uploads, Google Drive exploration, image ...
9to5google

Google’s new gradient icons for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other apps are radical redesigns

So far, five Google icons have undergone gradient updates. 9to5Google can now report on a complete gradient redesign for Gmail and other Google Workspace apps. Google is addressing a major criticism ...
Cartoon Brew

YouTube Claims Independent Animators Are Reshaping The Industry, And Has The Receipts To Prove It

When YouTube releases a trends report, it inevitably makes an argument about itself, and it will feel like PR. The company’s 2026 Animation Trends report is no exception, although it touches on trends ...
Geeky Gadgets

Build Amazing 3D Websites & Scroll Transitions With Claude Code & Nano Banana 2

Claude Code and Nano Banana 2 are AI-driven frameworks designed to simplify the creation of 3D scrolling animations for websites. Nano Banana 2 focuses on generating consistent key frames, while ...
CNET

300,000 Poses in an AI Instant: My Visit to Disney Studios and the New Reality for Animation

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...
The Conversation

How Indigenous ideas about non‑linear time can help us navigate ecological crises

It is common to think of time as moving in only one direction – from point A, through point B, to point C. However, many Indigenous peoples – including Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New ...
TechCrunch

After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on ‘maintenance mode’

Adobe is putting on hold its plan to discontinue Adobe Animate following intense backlash from its customers after it announced plans to shut down the 2D animation software amid an increased focus on ...
Phys.org

Velocity gradients prove key to explaining large-scale magnetic field structure

All celestial bodies—planets, suns, even entire galaxies—produce magnetic fields, affecting such cosmic processes as the solar wind, high-energy particle transport, and galaxy formation. Small-scale ...
9to5google

These are the new Google Photos and Maps icons with a gradient redesign

Following the ‘G’ and Gemini icons, Google is updating its logos for the AI era. Here’s a sneak peek at the new gradient icons for Google Photos and Maps. In May, the Google (Search) app got a new ...