Character Design

Great characters bring your video to life! They’re eye-catching vehicles for the telling of your story.

We here at Stepmates Studios put a lot of emphasis on creating strong and unique characters in the script phase. Until your characters are designed and drawn, they’re merely descriptions on piece of paper.

Our design team are exceptionally talented artists that are able to take those character descriptions and personality traits - and convert them into stunning models that perfectly capture the essence of the character.

Whether you’re looking to create human or animal characters - like we are for our Original Animated Series Regular Old Bogan and Bush Deep.

Or weird and whacky characters, like these from our work for the Alfred Hospital.

Or even characters based on real life figures - like the Greg Norman design we did for Holey Moley Australia.

If you’ve already got a mascot or an existing character design that you’d love to see animated - we can bring them to life like we did for The Baby That Growls.

Creating a great character design is a collaborative process that starts with nailing the anatomy, posture, and costume of your character. When those elements come together, your character should exude a distinctive and individual personality.

Striking characters are integral for animation. We love creating character designs that are capable of driving the story as well as drawing audiences in.