Yana Zavialova, also known as CG Hitchhiker, shared a behind-the-scenes look at her YouTube animation series Funny Legs, and as you can see, the characters are actually 3D rigged models, but with Blender, she was able to make them look 2D.
Yana draws inspiration from classic 20th-century animation, which is evident in her work. You may also remember her from a talk at Blender Conference 2025, where she shared her pipeline and techniques for achieving that old-school 2D cartoon style, especially useful if you’re migrating from Adobe Animate:
