: Using the 12 Principles of Animation —such as "squash and stretch" or "anticipation"—animators breathe life into the characters.

: Artists create 3D mathematical representations of objects and characters. Textures are then "painted" onto these models to simulate surfaces like skin, fabric, or metal.

: A digital skeleton is added to the model, allowing animators to control its movement.

The journey from a blank screen to a finished animation is a complex, multi-stage pipeline: