If you fancy starting a career in 3D animation you might be interested to know that the latest Blender 3D animation software has launched this month and is now available to download as Blender 4.0.

Blender is often a go-to choice for 3D design and animation. While you can do more with Blender, such as create 3D models to print using 3D printers, it is ultimately the best 3D motion graphics tool.

A stick figure animation is an animation of a person or animal, drawn with lines, circles, and dots. It essentially depicts an action, movement, or story with a stick figure giving it a comical touch.

3:10 pm ET update: We’ve added details on features that 3D Movie Maker aficionados can expect now that the app has been open-sourced. The code was released not because Microsoft has grand plans for 3D ...