Character Animation Studio
Character-driven animation is what Mighty Giant does best. Expressive 2D & 3D characters for brands, agencies and broadcasters. Meet our characters.
Below is a short selection of some of our favourites. How we go about this is further down the page.
Building Characters
Design
The frame below is a great example of how we start out with our character design. Dan, our trusty lead animator is a genius with the pen and pad. We work with you to your brief, and iterate the characters until we land on something we all feel is right for your brand.
Creation
Once designed, we need to turn it into a character that can move, smile, talk, sing….whatever is neede. This is where we start to discuss what form it's going to live in. 2D, 3D, Stop motion….
2D Animation
Often these characters can remain in 2D. That means they are flat artwork, and we work with them as shapes to bring them to life.
3D Modelling
Alternatively, we can develop these into 3D models, as per the images below. We always start in sketch/loose form as we can work quicker this way. The 3D process takes time, so we want to make sure we're all aligned first.
Rigging
Getting technical now, but Rigging is when we add a skeleton and bones to the character. It takes time, but the beauty is, once we have this we have them set and ready for all uses.
