TVPaint Animation (also known as TVPaint, TVP, and before as Bauhaus Mirage or NewTek Aura) is a 2D paint and digital animation software package developed by TVPaint Developpement SARL based in Lorraine, France. Originally released for Amiga in 1991, version 3.0 (1994) introduced support for other platforms. In 1999, the last Amiga version 3.59 was released as free download. TVPaint Animation currently runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android operating systems.
Notable uses
Feature films
My Dog Tulip, a 2009 American animated feature film by Paul Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger made with TVPaint Animation.
Mune: Guardian of the Moon, a 2015 French 3D computer-animated adventure fantasy film directed by Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan; 2D animated clips were made with TVPaint to coincide with the dominant computer-animation technique for the film.
The Peanuts Movie, a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film (with 2D animation sequences animated with TVPaint) produced by Blue Sky Studios.
The Red Turtle, a 2016 Oscar-nominated animated feature film directed by Michael Dudok de Wit coproduced by numerous European studios and studio Ghibli, all the hand drawn animation was done in TVPaint.
Kensuke's Kingdom, 2023 British-Luxembourgian-French animated film by Lupus Films, directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry
Inside Out 2, a 2024 American animated feature film produced by Pixar and directed by Kelsey Mann. Only two characters, Bloofy and Pouchey, were animated using TVPaint Animation.
Short films
Adam and Dog, 2011 American Oscar-nominated animated short.
How To Eat Your Apple, 2011 animated short film made with TVPaint Animation, by Erick Oh.
Opera, 2020 Oscar-nominated animated short film by Erick Oh.
Mum Is Pouring Rain, 2021 French animated short film produced by Laïdak Films written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. The film won the Jury Prize in the Special TV category at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival the same year.
C'est Bon, a French animated series produced by Folimage
Simon's Cat, a British animated web cartoon and book series by Simon Tofield. It was created using Adobe Flash, and TVPaint was used in the episodes Scaredy Cat, Snow Cat and in the Off to the vet special.
Gigglebug, originally an iPad app made by Anima Boutique; a Finnish animated series, that first aired in April 2016