https://aniwala.com/blog/ Aniwala is an animation studio producing 2D, 3D, VFX and game art. en-IN https://aniwala.com/blog/coyote-vs-acme-cartoon-in-live-action/ https://aniwala.com/blog/coyote-vs-acme-cartoon-in-live-action/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Craft Coyote vs. Acme just passed $100M. Here is what it takes to put a cartoon character into live-action footage — on set, in comp, and for a brand. https://aniwala.com/blog/approve-the-blocking-not-the-render/ https://aniwala.com/blog/approve-the-blocking-not-the-render/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Craft The most expensive note in animation is a performance note given after lighting. Here is why we lock acting at stepped keys, and what that costs you if we do not. https://aniwala.com/blog/texel-density-is-a-design-decision/ https://aniwala.com/blog/texel-density-is-a-design-decision/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pipeline Deciding how many pixels per centimetre your world gets is an art-direction call disguised as a spreadsheet. Get it wrong and no amount of texturing skill will save the look. https://aniwala.com/blog/the-animatic-is-the-cheapest-edit/ https://aniwala.com/blog/the-animatic-is-the-cheapest-edit/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Craft Every problem an animatic exposes costs a morning. The same problem found in animation costs a fortnight. Yet it is the stage clients most often ask to skip. https://aniwala.com/blog/what-vfx-needs-from-your-shoot/ https://aniwala.com/blog/what-vfx-needs-from-your-shoot/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pipeline Five minutes on set saves five days in post. A practical list of what to capture, why each item matters, and what it costs us when you cannot get it. https://aniwala.com/blog/rigged-or-frame-by-frame/ https://aniwala.com/blog/rigged-or-frame-by-frame/ Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Craft The 2D technique question is really a question about volume and revision. A short decision guide, and the honest trade you make either way. https://aniwala.com/blog/we-quote-in-shots-not-days/ https://aniwala.com/blog/we-quote-in-shots-not-days/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Studio A day rate tells you what we cost. A shot count tells you what the project costs, and what happens to the number when the brief changes. Only one of those is useful. https://aniwala.com/blog/real-time-is-not-a-shortcut/ https://aniwala.com/blog/real-time-is-not-a-shortcut/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Industry Unreal removes the render queue. It does not remove the work — it moves it earlier, into decisions you used to be able to defer. That trade is often worth making, but only if you know you are making it.