Feb 27, 2015

How Spongebob Translated from Hand Drawn to Computer Animation

Ian Failes of FXGuide has written an informative overview of how SpongeBob and company were translated from hand-drawn designs to CGI, and then composited into their live-action setting for the film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

Glenn Melenhorst, vfx supervisor at Australian studio Iloura, explained to FXGuide that for the CG versions to match their 2D counterparts, they had to replicate the stylized animation approach of the TV series, which emphasizes strong poses and snappy movement: