Process&Production- A Brief History of Animation- Fur and Hair

A Brief History of Animation- Fur and Hair

Pixar has always prided themselves on making leaps and bounds with effects on hair and fur. One they have always been proud of would be Sully from Monsters Inc, This was because it had never been done with that much detail before and to that much of a realistic look to it.

They still go to great lengths to make the items within their movie look just like what they would in real life, as you can see with Lotso the bear from Toy Story 3.

He stayed looking like an old used teddy the whole way though adding to the realism that the movie seems to add even though it is an animation, but it is why they are amazing, as they can draw you in and make you forget your watching a movie. 

Hair is also another thing they do to such detail you think it could be real. Brave and Tangled are perfect examples because the shine on Rapunzel's hair reflects light just like real hair, but Brave took it to another level with off going strands, different types of curls and a bounce that moved whenever she did. This amazed people when it came out as animation has never shown this type of hair in such detail before, showing they really did do so much research on the whole movie and style of the character.