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Look Dev / Creative Dev

A bird. A world.
A story.

A small painted bird becomes the starting point for character development, a mechanical companion, and a shared story.

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Original painted purple bird character

01 / The starting point

A little character.
A bigger possibility.

The painted bird establishes the palette and personality that carry into the later character and motion studies.

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02 / Process

Start with a painting.

Bird painting time-lapse · 0:29

03 / Character development

Two characters. One world.

Real bird character sheet
The real bird: form, expression, and color.
Mechanical bird character sheet
The mechanical bird: a companion with a different material language.

04 / Story exploration

Finding the story beats.

Bird storyboards, first sequence
Bird storyboards, second sequence

05 / Motion studies

From stillness to movement.

Bird motion study · 0:15
Bird in its environment · 0:15

06 / Story film

The real & the mechanical.

Real bird & mechanical bird story · 1:26