Overview
Santamobile is a holiday short created soon after the wave of futuristic wedge-shaped vehicle design entered pop culture. The concept plays with that geometry on purpose — a hard-surface form that feels like a low-poly sketch, but is treated as a complete, camera-ready vehicle.
The project combines hard-surface modeling, character-style rigging, and an atmospheric final scene: a stylized vehicle led by a low-poly reindeer team, drifting through volumetric clouds above Earth with dynamically changing night lights. It was created as a New Year greeting, primarily focused on tone, rhythm, and a bit of winter magic.
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Vehicle Design
A hard-surface vehicle built around a crisp, angular silhouette — minimal, graphic, and intentionally low-poly in spirit. The design focuses on clear geometry and proportions that support both still images and motion.
Reindeer Rig System
A low-poly reindeer team designed to match the vehicle’s language, with a rig built for coordinated motion. Each reindeer has its own skeletal controls, plus a higher-level system that links the whole chain — so turns and direction changes travel smoothly from the front pair through the lineup and into the vehicle, creating a sense of shared inertia.
Final Scene Fragment
A short excerpt from the final holiday animation, showing the Santamobile and its reindeer moving through volumetric clouds within a stylized, cinematic setting. A bit of winter magic, designed to evoke a festive mood while showcasing the vehicle and character animation work.
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Related Services
Services used in this project.
Motion & Video
Commercial motion graphics, broadcast graphics, explainer videos, and 2D/3D animation for various media platforms.
Product Visualization
3D product models with photorealistic rendering for marketing, presentations, and web or AR integrations.
Characters & Creatures
Character design and creature creation for games, films, and virtual experiences.