CelCEL
Animation Studio
Hand-drawn frames collide with digital light.
Every character inked by artists who dream in 24fps.
The Process
Origin Story
Scroll through the life of a single animation — from first rough mark to final frame.
Where every frame begins
The Spark
Before a single line is drawn, the idea lives in a notebook. Rough thumbnails, character silhouettes, the arc of a story compressed into 12 panels. This is where the brief becomes a heartbeat.
Pencil to digital ink
The Line
Rough sketches tighten into clean linework. Every stroke carries intent — weight in the shoulder of a hero, tension in a villain's jaw. 24 drawings per second. Each one different. Each one counted.
Color keys and atmosphere
The Light
Flat colors arrive first — palette decisions that carry emotional weight. Then light sources are placed. Shadows cut across faces. Electric color bleeds from background to foreground. The world starts to breathe.
When the frames become alive
The Motion
Composited, timed, scored. The sequence plays for the first time at full speed and something that didn't exist a week ago now moves with its own weight and intention. One second of this took twelve hours to build.
Selected Work
The Reel
Three client types. Three visual languages. One studio.
Indie Game · Cutscene Package
Hollow Signal
Opening cutscene and chapter transitions for a 2D sci-fi RPG. 4 minutes of hand-drawn animation across 12 scenes.
Fintech Startup · Explainer Video
Carta Flow
A 90-second explainer that makes equity management look like the most exciting thing in finance. Because it is.
Electronic Artist · Album Visualizer
Neon Requiem
Beat-synced animation for a full 8-track LP. Each track has its own visual language — same world, different light.
Packages
Commission Your Film
By now you've watched us build something from nothing. These aren't products — they're invitations.
Explainer
30 secondsFor founders who refuse to look like every other SaaS cartoon
Fixed rate · 4-week turnaround
- 30s hand-drawn animation
- Character design (up to 3)
- Custom color palette
- Script consultation
- Voice-over ready edit
- 2 revision rounds
- Source files included
Narrative Short
2 minutesFor game developers who need cutscenes that earn the emotion
Fixed rate · 8-week turnaround
- 2-min animation (full 24fps)
- Full character roster
- Environment design (up to 4)
- Storyboard included
- Sound design pass
- Color grading session
- 3 revision rounds
- Game-engine ready export
Full Campaign
Custom scopeFor music producers building a visual world around an album
Scoped per project · Weekly check-ins
- Full campaign animation suite
- Dedicated lead artist
- Beat-sync visualizer tooling
- Multi-format delivery
- Unlimited revision rounds
- Usage rights transfer
- Ongoing retainer option
Need something outside these frames? Let's talk scope.
12,000+
Frames delivered
48
Films completed
24fps
Always. No shortcuts.
Client Stories
What they said after
the first frame played.
We gave Cel our game's lore doc and a rough animatic. What came back made our entire team stop talking for thirty seconds. The opening cutscene for Hollow Signal is the reason players keep telling us they felt something before a single gameplay moment.
Marcus Webb
Creative Director · Ironveil Games
Every other studio sent us generic characters and stock motion paths. Cel sent us a 2-minute film. Our demo conversion rate went up 34% in the first month. Investors now ask about the animation before they ask about the product.
Priya Nair
CEO · Carta Flow
I needed visuals that pulse with the music — not just bars and circles. Cel built an entire visual syntax for my album. Each track has its own atmosphere. My Neon Requiem release got picked up by three editorial playlists partially because of the visual package.
Darius Holt
Electronic Artist · Independent