Welcome to our studio where we work in an atmosphere of artistic talent, video games, and toys galore! We'd like to take this time to showcase our departments and explore our pipeline process with you.
Once an idea is born, we place the written words in the hands of our storyboard artists and designers. We brainstorm, create, eat, catnap, brainstorm some more until that moment of discovery.
The next step is to actualize everything in what will become the environment the animation will live in. Here comes the modeling department. Our team takes the 2D design and builds a 3D working model in the computer. As dimensions and spacial limitations are established, we hand off the models to our rigging and motion specialists who make things move.
Then we create a layout, a clear map that the sequence will follow. A complete layout places the characters and props, establishes the camera angle, and incorporates the three dimensional geometry of the background or digital space where the action takes place.
Once the action is cemented, the animation sequence continues down the pipeline where texturing details and finishing touches get the imagery one step closer to a fine polish. The details are blended using several departments, materials, lighting, and visual effects. Towards the end of our process we have the lighting department. This group adds the sun, the stars, and the shadows to heighten the mood.
Then we have to render our imagery and perfect it. The rendering team takes action to make sure all the pieces of technology and layers are complete. It's just that easy.