Maciek recommends Patata School for character-related illustration in 3D and Polygon Runway for everything ... but also I was able to turn it into an animated loop for the article version.

"Encanto" made history as the first Disney animated ... in 3D. Disney's first major foray into 3D hair animation came with "Tangled." Rapunzel's 70 feet of hair was basically its own character ...

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 ...