Gallery

Here, you can find images showcasing various stages of production including storyboards, filming, concept art, and marketing materials. While much of the gallery features content found throughout the website, you’ll also find a few pieces exclusive to the gallery.

Check back throughout production as we add new artwork, production materials, and behind-the-scenes images!

Storyboards

  • A storyboard from the "Love Kills" short in Strange Animals. The first panel shows the heart rounding the corner with the soul gasping. The second panel has the soul scream and jump back.

    A storyboard sheet from “Love Kills.”

  • A storyboard from "Missing Ghosts." The first panel shows Axel approach a mirror. The second panel shows the same figure with a surprised or scared expression. There is a caption below the panels that reads, 'Axel slowly moves towards it.'

    A storyboard sheet from “Missing Ghosts.”

  • A storyboard panel of Basket Cat rocketing out of his basket into space.

    A single storyboard panel from “Basket Cat.”

  • A storyboard from "The Time Child." The first panel has Rubicon looking towards the camera with a crowd in the background. The second panel has a close up of John's face.

    A storyboard sheet from “The Time Child.”

  • Two-panel storyboard from We Were So Close, showing Amy and Damion browsing records in a record store.

    A storyboard sheet from “We Were So Close.”

Concept Art

  • Character illustration of the Time Child, a mysterious cosmic entity with a metallic enclosure and blue face, from Strange Animals.

    The Time Child.

  • Illustration of Heart from Love Kills, an anthropomorphic heart wearing an assassin suit and looking frustrated.

    The heart from “Love Kills.”

  • A series of rough sketches of a firearm with different modifications and attachments from Percy Drinkwater, part of Strange Animals. The sketches are labeled V.1 to V.4, and there are text descriptions: "Iceotope Concept Rough Sketches."

    Iceotope rifle designs for the “Percy Drinkwater” short.

  • Early pencil concept sketches of Jru and Dayvis, the anthropomorphic dog and cat characters from Jru & Dayvis.

    Very early concept art of Jru and Dayvis drawn in a sketchbook.

Animatics

  • A frame from an animatic of Basket Cat rocketing out from his basket into space.

    A still from the “Basket Cat” animatic.

  • A frame from the "Basket Cat" animatic showing Basket Cat, General Williams, and Black Cat in different colors, with one labeled 'in focus' and others labeled 'blurry,' drawn in a simple style on a gray background.

    A still from the “Basket Cat” animatic with production notes (no storyboard was created for this scene)

  • A frame from the "You Are a Good Species" animatic showing hundreds of people being beamed up to an alien spaceship.

    A still from the “You Are a Good Species” animatic.

Behind-the-Scenes

  • White cat with gray markings on its head and ears sitting in front of a green screen during filming for "Basket Cat."

    Our fearless model, Apollo, during the green screen shoot for “Basket Cat.”

  • Two men in a dark room with a ceiling fan, one sitting on a chair with a camera, recording a CRT TV screen for "Static", and the other standing.

    The filming setup for “Static” in our friend’s spare bedroom.

  • The base plate footage for "Static" showing a young man with blonde hair and tattoos on his arm sitting in darkness, focusing on a colorful, rainbow-themed image on a CRT TV screen.

    The live-action plate for “Static,” before any animation was produced.

  • A 3D modeling software interface displaying a gray object resembling a stylized, low-polygon crystal or gemstone, suspended above a spherical base. This is an early model for "Basket Cat."

    A 3D model integration test in Toon Boom Harmony.

  • Two men sit at a kitchen counter with voice recording equipment, including microphones, a laptop, and a phone placed on the counter.

    Quentin and Edward recording lines that would be adapted into “You Are a Good Species” before Strange Animals was even a thought.

  • A digital editing software interface editing the animatic for "You Are a Good Species," which shows two worried eyes with beads of sweat forming on the forehead.

    The editing of the “You Are a Good Species” animatic in Davinci Resolve Studio.

  • Digital animation software interface showing partially completed animation for "You Are a Good Species." The man on the left, Edward, looks at the man on the right, Ryan. Ryan is selected within the software, so he is highlighted purple.

    Partially completed animation for “You Are a Good Species” in Toon Boom Harmony.

  • Two stacks of completed storyboards with black binder clips on a beige carpeted floor.

    Storyboards for Strange Animals. No, this isn’t all of them.

Posters and Marketing

  • Promotional art for Static Apollo LLC's Strange Animals depicting five characters in various colors and poses. It is a parody of Heart's Bad Animals album.

    Strange Animals promotional artwork parodying Heart’s Bad Animals album cover.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “Basket Cat” poster.

    “Basket Cat” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "Basket Cat." A cartoon cat, Basket Cat, with green eyes, gray and white fur, sticking out tongue, and jumping from a wicker basket in space, holding a gun with a red laser.

    “Basket Cat” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “Jru & Dayvis” poster.

    “Jru & Dayvis” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "Jru & Dayvis" depicting, a white and brown bulldog, Jru, and a Siamese cat, Dayvis, fighting robotic animals to include a wolf, kangaroo, and other animal-like robots with mechanical parts, glowing eyes, and weaponry.

    “Jru & Dayvis” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “Love Kills” poster.

    “Love Kills” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "Love Kills" showing the Soul with large, scared, eyes running on a brown ground with a shadow behind it. In the background, the Heart stands casting a shadow towards the Soul. There is a city skyline with tall buildings.

    “Love Kills” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “Missing Ghosts” poster.

    “Missing Ghosts” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "Missing Ghosts" of a dark illustration with a girl, Penelope, comforting a boy, Axel, surrounded by disembodied hands reaching towards them.

    “Missing Ghosts” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “Percy Drinkwater” poster.

    “Percy Drinkwater” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "Percy Drinkwater" with Percy looking fearfully up, dressed in military fatigues. Soldiers stand behind him. Fighter jets fly towards a massive sky fortress masked in clouds. A large volcano takes up the background.

    “Percy Drinkwater” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “Static” poster.

    “Static” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "Static" showcasing a dark, creepy illustration of a human face with large, bloodshot eyes, and an open mouth showing teeth. Static from a CRT is reflected in the large glossy eyes.

    “Static” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “The Time Child” poster.

    “The Time Child” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "The Time Child" showing a stylized illustration of Rubicon standing in front of the massive Time Child with their arms outstretched and head tilted back.

    “The Time Child” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “We Were So Close” poster.

    “We Were So Close” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "We Were So Close" featuring two characters with their eyes closed, Amy and Damion, holding each other against a background with the Golden Gate Bridge and a pastel pink sky.

    “We Were So Close” promotional poster.

  • A hand-drawn rough draft sketch of the “You Are a Good Species” poster.

    “You Are a Good Species” promotional poster draft.

  • The promotional poster for "You Are a Good Species" showing a man, Quentin, nude with a "CENSORED" bar, tripping down a hallway with two green, glob-like aliens trying to restrain him.

    “You Are a Good Species” promotional poster.