Space Stallions

When making and watcing animation, I personally prefer 2-D animation, though I may be biased form my experience with 2-d animation and only starting 3-D animation recently.

Recently I found an animation which blends 2-D and 3-D animation very well. A cartoon made by The Animation Workshop called 'Space Stallions'

Much like the animations from Harry Partridge, this pays homage to the Saturday morning cartoons of the 80's. It uses 3-D for the characters with a cel-shaded look and 2-D graphics for the special effects. The combination works surprising well and doesn't seem jarring as I'd expect it to be.

The animation is very high quality and smooth and the aesthetic is pitch perfect with the 80's cartoons it is trying to emulate. This shows that 2-D and 3-D animation can be combined with success.