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Diego Ferreirados Santos
Concept ProjectMascot illustration & 2D animation

Paws & PlayCharacter System

An original mascot with expressions, poses, stickers and short animation loops.

Paws & Play mascot: a fluffy lavender dog in a mustard hoodie on a peach background.
AI-generated concept image

Self-initiated concept. The visuals are AI-generated art-direction concepts, not completed client work.

Intended audience

Families and young audiences engaging with a playful brand.

Creative objective

Keep one friendly shape language consistent across every pose and expression.

Visual direction

A fluffy lavender dog in an oversized mustard hoodie on soft peach, rendered as premium 3D clay with rounded, friendly shapes.

What the supplied preview demonstrates

One AI-generated art-direction still and a short animated preview that moves a camera across that still. Together they show composition, palette, typography and mood.

They do not show completed animation, working software or editable production files.

Paws & Play mascot: a fluffy lavender dog in a mustard hoodie on a peach background.Animated concept preview
A short camera-move loop over the concept still — not a finished film.

Proposed full production scope

Deliverables a real production of this concept would include.

  • Mascot turnaround
  • 6 expressions
  • 6 stickers
  • One short rigged animation

Production approach

Define the shape language first, then build expressions and a simple rig that preserve it.

Suggested Production Stack

  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects
  • Rive

Tools proposed for producing the real deliverables. Their use is not claimed by the preview.

3D & Illustration

Materials, lighting & camera

The three levers that make a rendered or illustrated world believable.

  1. Materials

    Physically plausible surfaces with texture at the right scale.

  2. Lighting

    Light that defines form and mood, consistent from shot to shot.

  3. Camera

    Lens, height and movement chosen to flatter the subject.

Detail views

Crops taken directly from the concept still.

  • Detail crop 1 of the Paws & Play concept
  • Detail crop 2 of the Paws & Play concept
  • Detail crop 3 of the Paws & Play concept

Palette sampled from the concept

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