--- title: Behind-the-Scenes of VFX for Appa's Slobber in Avatar... description: Animation Production Coordinator Wilton Lander shares a behind-the-scenes look at a VFX shot he personally animated for the 2026 Avatar Aang: The Last... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/behind-the-scenes-of-vfx-for-appa-s-slobber-in-avatar-aang-movie-g9rcn4nog twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Behind-the-Scenes of VFX for Appa's Slobber in Avatar Aang Movie | daily.dev og:description: Animation Production Coordinator Wilton Lander shares a behind-the-scenes look at a VFX shot he personally animated for the 2026 Avatar Aang: The Last... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/behind-the-scenes-of-vfx-for-appa-s-slobber-in-avatar-aang-movie-g9rcn4nog og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/G9rCn4noG.png og:image:alt: Behind-the-Scenes of VFX for Appa's Slobber in Avatar Aang Movie og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Behind-the-Scenes of VFX for Appa's Slobber in Avatar Aang Movie **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Animation Production Coordinator Wilton Lander shares a behind-the-scenes look at a VFX shot he personally animated for the 2026 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender animated movie. The shot features liquid VFX for Appa's slobber, created collaboratively with character animation by Robin Eide and cleanup by Tonia Ciccone and Chloe Lambley. Lander also reflects on his coordinator role, which involved liaising between a team of around 40 artists. The piece also briefly covers the film's release, the Avatar Legends fighting game launch, and fan-made Avatar-inspired artwork and tutorials. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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