Was this Family Guy episode drawn and rendered in a 3D program?

[her209]

At the beginning of this Family Guy episode, notice how smooth the movement of the zoom. Notice how uniform the movement and shimmer of the water surface. That has got to be 3-D rendered.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/111565/family-guy-business-guy

 

[The Boston Dangler]

i think maya is the dominant tool for cartoons. any experts here?

 

[0roo0roo]

i thought many cartoons became combination hand drawn/cg starting many years ago, esp with the vehicles in futurama for instance. certainly coloring cells became the first thing to go, no more paint when you can fill so quick on a computer.

 

[polarmystery]

All I know is that, that episode was my favorite because it had family guy and house in episode!

 

[her209]

All I know is that, that episode was my favorite because it had family guy and house in episode!

It also had Big Bang Theory!

 

[wwswimming]

couldn't get past the ad.

Maya etc. have toon shading & can certainly be used to do 2D-ish animation.

i think Flash is way more friendly for that purpose.

 

[BladeVenom]

I'd guess most of them use 3d software. I know South Park does even though it has the simplest 2d look.

 

[StageLeft]

That tousle hair commercial at beginning is hilarious. God, women are stupid. I can't believe they fall for that sh*t.

I don't mean to intend men aren't stupid, too.

 

[venkman]

thanks, now i watched an entire family guy episode unexpectedly and am now late for my dragon age origins session.

 

[Modelworks]

Maya with toon render is used to produce a lot of cartoons people think are 2d, some of them are family guy, futurama , south park.