2026 Predictions for the Animation Industry Welcome back everyone. Another year, another 2026 Animation Predictions list. What does 2026 have in store for us in the animation industry?To be candid, the last few years have been difficult. The sh...

Hi all - here's my 2026 predictions for the animation industry, covering some trends from the year ahead!

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Our shot for Saberspark's 'Over the Garden Wall Reanimated' collaboration! Over 100 animators teamed up to draw shots from the series in their own style, to celebrate it's 11th anniversary. Here's our contribution! Full video will be out Nov 4th.

Our 4th 48hr Animation Lock-In will take place the 5-6th of September!

We'll be sharing our progress as we create the film over on our Instagram. If you're a friend of the team, feel free to get in touch about coming down!

Full details here - www.cutthemustardanimation.com/post/lock-in-4

Tag yourself at whose concert 👀

We've been dabbling a little in the game industry this year - here's a small mo-graph demo for an original idea we had! 🎸🎤🎮

From heatwaves to torrential rail, the weather has us feeling like this! ☀️🌧️

Clip taken from a 2022 project, our first in a rubberhose style!

#rubberhose #2danimation #ukindieanimation
#retroanimation #cuphead #1920sanimation
 #mrringading #lux

A little look into a project that didn't come to fruition for a well-known organisation, featuring a lovely limited colour pallete!

We won the RTS East Awards! A write-up about our time at the Royal Television Society East awards, where we won in the 'short form digital' category.

Last Monday we won the Royal Television Awards in the 'short form digital' catergory. See our write-up about our winning films and the event itself on our blog. Link below!

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We're happy to show off two new projects on our site -

Peachy and Me, hybrid animations made in a fun, simple style for a mixed-media clown show. Our longest ever animated project! -

Throne of Luster, a fantasy Lo-Fi featuring a cast of characters and a dynamic day-night cycle.

We're happy to announce we won the Royal Television Society East award for 'short form digital' - We'll share all about it with some proper photos on our blog soon!

Lots of fun at the Norwich University of the Arts 2025 degree show! Saw some awesome work from all the courses - love seeing the animation, graphics and illustration work especially. We'll be down on Monday to watch all of the animation films in a special showing.

Thanks for the invite!

Animating Comics In the last few years, Cut The Mustard has taken on a number of projects on behalf of comic artists. Here's how we've been able to help!

Every year we animate more comics than the last. Working with established creators to adapt their comics is a fast and cost effective form of animation for engaging your audience.

Take a look at this blog we wrote on the subject!

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Check out these rotoscoped clips made in the unique style of @ChrisSimpsonsArtist to promote his prints being available to buy with Moosey Art. We love his work so this was a dream collab!

Throwback to this lovely testiomonial from 2023 🌍

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Continuing off the popularity of our blog in our series 'how to make a successful indie animated pilot', we're back with Part 2, covering a real, ongoing case study - the pilot for New Earth!

Read all about it here -www.cutthemustardanimation.com/post/indie-pilot-2

We're happy to announce that a trio of films we created with our client, Meet you at Six, has been nominated for an RTS award in the 'short form digital' category!

Here's some concept work for an old pitch we put together called Small 🐻 A concept for a world that has some unlikely friendships ✨

Our take on the 'Poisson Steve' animated trend, a popular soundbite doing the rounds. Animated by Amy, we've had this earworm in our heads for the last week. 🍊

Look at the lil guy go! Sound on. 🔊

We made a mural! Created for First Draft, a queer bar set to open this Friday. Amy and El created this funky flower arrangement and some great little characters, showing off the vibes and feel of the bar. Good luck with the opening! 🏳️‍🌈

👀 We made a proposal animation and she said YES! 💍

See the animation we made here - www.cutthemustardanimation.com/johns-proposal

A second collaboration with Grassroots, this project was created for their landing page: an ambient animation to show off their mascot character and showcase the key values their platform strives for - growth and the strength in community. 🌳

An example of a comic we animated for Rewriting Earth

Another month, another testimonial - this time, the range of comics works we made for Rewriting Earth 🌎. Thanks for the review!

Another post for our Insta using the gallery scroll feature! It was gone on some phones for a while, but it seems to be back for all. Reward this Goblin for his evil by sliding your finger. ⭐

Our film 'Aylsham' included a few shots based on historic photos that we brought to life.

How to improve YOUR backgrounds for animation Backgrounds in most media are important for multiple reasons. They inform the world, the characters and the story, even if you’re using them for commercial work. Having good backgrounds can take your ...

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Here's a little speed run of Amy's background drawing process - to accompany her blog post 'how to improve your backgrounds for animation'! 🖌️

Happy first day of spring! Here are some pics of life at Cut the Mustard HQ, shenanigans in the city and some business events we've attended recently.

Happy to share a new short explainer for environmental volunteering network Grassroots.

They help people connect with non-profit organizations, social-benefit companies and community leaders who work for a brighter future.

We loved bringing this (and main sloth, Julian) to life!

New month, new testimonial!