Original Character Design
From your concept to a handcrafted sculpture.
COMMISSIONS
Original Sculptures for Film, Games & Collectors
We create fully articulated physical creature sculptures, built from an internal skeleton, anatomically accurate muscle structure, and a final skin layer. A single sculpture can be repositioned into thousands of poses and rapidly modified to match creative direction before being 3D scanned and developed into your digital assets. We build the physical foundation; your team takes it into the VFX pipeline.
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Who We Work With
Film & VFX Studios
Hero creatures, props, practical maquettes, creature development, production references.
Video Game Studios
Characters, monsters, armor, costumes, collectible concepts, world-building references.
Collectors
One-of-a-kind sculptures, limited editions, mythology-inspired artwork, bespoke commissions.
Luxury Brands
Window displays, campaigns, exhibitions, luxury installations, collector experiences.
WHAT WE MAKE
Commission Types
Creature Design
Dragons, monsters, mythical beings, fantasy creatures.
Costume & Armor
Physical reference sculptures for costume and production design.
Production Maquettes
Museum-quality physical references for visual development teams.
Collector Sculpture
A unique artwork created exclusively for one client.
PROCESS
The Royal Legacy Process
Seven stages carry a brief from a first sketch to a finished physical artwork, a sculpture your studio can scan, rig, and animate.
01Paper Sculpture
The piece is built from the inside out: a poseable skeleton, layered muscles, and a paper skin finished to match the final character. Light, strong, and easy to modify when direction changes.
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02Articulated Posing I
Internal joints and layered anatomy let one sculpture hold thousands of poses. A single paper figure replaces the multiple rigid maquettes other materials would require.
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03Articulated Posing II
The same sculpture repositioned for a second capture pose, then again, and again, without building new versions. Skeleton and musculature photos are included so your team sees exactly how the form is constructed.
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04Delivery
The lightweight sculpture, photography, skeleton and muscle-layer references, and digital files delivered worldwide.
CASE STUDY
Scan-to-Animation Workflow
Every Royal Legacy maquette is a complete creature design resolved in three dimensions, silhouette, head and facial structure, teeth and horns, wings, spikes, and every major surface form. We build the internal structure first: a real, accurate skeleton. We add anatomically correct muscles on top of it. Then we apply the final outer skin layer. That layered anatomy is what makes the work unique, the sculpture is never frozen in one pose. If the director requests changes, we physically modify the head, neck, arms, legs, wings, tail, or overall pose, and the updated version is ready to scan again. Where traditional materials would need a new sculpture for every major pose, one paper figure delivers thousands of captures, and a complex articulated creature can be in your studio within 7 days.
FROM ONE PHYSICAL SCULPTURE TO A FULL CGI PRODUCTION PIPELINE
- ◇Lightweight, easy to transport, reposition, relight, and ship
- ◇Articulated, internal joints hold dynamic poses
- ◇Durable, survives repeated handling on set
- ◇Poseable, one sculpture replaces multiple rigid maquettes
- ◇Scan-ready, consistent markers and surface detail
- ◇Modifiable, director changes and additions can be made quickly
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Physical Paper Sculpture
A single, lightweight sculpture is hand-built from bones to muscles to skin, with internal joints and durable construction to hold thousands of poses. Easier to transport and modify than clay, resin, or metal.
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Multi-Pose Scan Capture
The same sculpture is posed in many different positions and captured through 360° photogrammetry scans for each pose.
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Raw Scan Data
High-resolution scan data, images and point clouds, is processed to reconstruct accurate geometry for every captured pose.
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Cleanup & Topology
Meshes are cleaned, retopologized, and UV unwrapped into a consistent, animation-ready asset.
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Rigging
A robust skeletal rig is built with IK/FK controls, deformation, and skinning for both creature and character.
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Animation & Pose Library
The rigged asset is animated and a reusable pose library is created for layout, previs, shots, and final animation.
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Texturing & Shading
PBR textures and shaders capture the paper surface, adding depth, creases, wear, and photorealistic material response.
FINAL RESULT
One physical sculpture. A complete digital library.
Where traditional sculpture meets the digital future.
Movement, captured from a single work of art. Crafted entirely from paper and built with an articulated structure, our physical figures can be repositioned into thousands of unique poses. This gives production teams a rich physical foundation to explore anatomy, movement, and character expression.
Through high-resolution photogrammetry and digital reconstruction, selected positions can evolve into detailed 3D assets, supporting further rigging, texturing, and animation workflow.
- CAPTURE
- 120–240 cameras · photogrammetry
- RESOLUTION
- 24–32 MP per camera
- OUTPUT
- High-res mesh, clean topo, UVs, textures
- FORMATS
- Alembic, FBX, USD, OBJ, EXR, 16/32-bit
INVESTMENT
Pricing
Every commission differs in scale, complexity, and delivery. Each project is quoted individually.
Full Production Pipeline
CUSTOM QUOTATION
3D Scan Package
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TYPICAL COMMISSION
Timeline
CONSULTATION
Brief & Direction
1–4 WEEKS
Sculpture Creation
REVIEW
Refinement
1 WEEK+
Delivery*
*Timeline varies depending on size and complexity. A focused, fully articulated creature commission can be delivered in as little as one week.
DELIVERABLES
What Clients Receive
INCLUDED
- Original handcrafted sculpture
- Progress updates
- Professional photography
- Certificate of authenticity
- Secure packaging
- Worldwide shipping
OPTIONAL
Not available right now.
- High-resolution 3D scan
- Turntable renders
- Production files
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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Let's Build Something Extraordinary
Whether you're developing a feature film, AAA game, or museum-quality private commission, Royal Legacy Studios transforms ideas into physical works of art.