Cutout Animation Studio
Paper textures, layered collage and playful stop-motion movement. Cutout animation stands out in feeds full of polished vectors — and it feels human in a way audiences remember.
Cutout animation is built from separate pieces — characters, props and backgrounds made of paper, card, photographs or digital equivalents — moved frame by frame. The slight imperfections, visible textures and stepped motion give it a handmade warmth that clean digital animation often lacks.
We produce cutout animation digitally, scanning real paper textures and building rigged pieces that move with a deliberate stop-motion feel. You get the charm of a craft studio with the speed, flexibility and easy revisions of a digital pipeline.
Cutout animation in every flavour, from paper-craft to photo collage.
Layered paper characters and sets with real textures, shadows and depth.
Archive photos, magazine-style cutouts and mixed media animated into editorial stories.
Explainer videos with a handmade look that stands apart from typical vector animation.
Historic photos and documents brought to life for documentaries and brand heritage films.
Short, tactile animations that stop thumbs in fast-moving feeds.
Picture-book style stories animated with soft, crafted textures.
A cross-section of the animated work we produce. Each project started with a conversation about what the audience needed to understand, feel or do — and the video was built backwards from that.
B2B SaaSWe wrote and animated a 90-second 2D explainer that follows one team through a chaotic week, then shows the same week with the product — UI animated in the brand's own style.
HealthcareA series of five calm, character-led animations — one per step of the patient journey — reviewed for clinical accuracy and captioned for sound-off viewing.
FintechA reusable motion graphics system — templates, transitions and an animated UI kit — that lets us turn each release into a 20-second walkthrough within days.
EcommerceWe built the product in 3D from CAD files, then lit and animated a 45-second launch film plus a turntable and exploded view for the product page.
What makes our cutout animation feel authentic.
We scan real paper, card and fabric so surfaces have genuine grain, fibres and edges.
Movement is timed on twos and threes for the charming, stepped feel of physical animation.
Soft drop shadows and layered depth make flat pieces feel like objects on a table.
How we build tactile animation in a digital pipeline.
Multiple paper layers at different depths create parallax and a diorama-like feel as the camera moves.
In practice
A sustainability report video where a paper forest grows layer by layer across the screen.
Characters built from jointed pieces move like real paper puppets, with fast digital control.
In practice
A recruitment video where paper employees walk, wave and hand off documents across departments.
Old photographs are separated into layers and animated to add life and depth to heritage stories.
In practice
A 50-year anniversary film animating the founder's original workshop photographs.
Paper elements interact with live footage for playful, surprising campaign visuals.
In practice
A café brand ad where paper steam rises from real cups of coffee.
Show us your brand and your story. We'll put together a cutout style board so you can see the texture and feel before you commit.
Get a Free Style BoardEvery sector has its own rules, audiences and pressure points. We shape each engagement around yours, so the work lands with the people it is meant for.
Ecommerce & Retail
Digital Healthcare
Fintech & Banking
Delivery & Logistics
PropTech & Real Estate
On-Demand ServicesCutout animation delivers a distinctive look without the cost and rigidity of physical stop-motion. Because every piece is digital, changes to text, colour or scenes are quick — and localisation doesn't mean rebuilding sets.
It's also a powerful differentiator. In categories where competitors all use the same flat vector style, a crafted, textured approach immediately signals a brand with personality and care.
The cutout deliverables we produce most.
Founder and heritage stories told with crafted warmth.
Short, textured clips that spark curiosity on social.
Annual and impact reports turned into tactile animation.
Children's stories animated in a picture-book style.
Distinctive craft creates distinctive results.
Look nothing like the competition in a sea of vectors.
Crafted visuals signal care and authenticity.
Unusual textures make viewers pause and look closer.
Archives become engaging brand stories.
Digital cutouts are easy to update and adapt.
Distinctive styles stand out in creative showcases.
Most projects draw on more than one discipline. These are the services that sit alongside this one.
Cutout animation moves flat pieces — characters, props and backgrounds made of paper, photos or digital equivalents — to create a handmade, stop-motion-like look.
We produce it digitally using scanned real textures, which gives an authentic handmade feel with far more flexibility for revisions.
Most cutout animation projects cost $3,000–$15,000 depending on length, number of characters and the complexity of sets.
A 60–90 second cutout video usually takes 3–5 weeks from concept to delivery.
Yes. We regularly animate archive photographs and documents for heritage and documentary films.
Very. It explains just as clearly as other 2D styles while looking far more distinctive.
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