Tailored for high-end projects like the upcoming 'Pocoyo Season 6,' the software turns rough sketches, even rough storyboards, into fully-rendered 3D animations with one click.
Animaj has launched Sketch-to-Motion, an AI tool which turns rough sketches into fully-rendered 3D animations with one click.
Built on Animaj’s advanced AI models, the tool operates in a fully editable 3D environment, enabling seamless creative adjustments at any stage of the process. The system is built around two main types of models: sketch-to-pose and 3D motion in-betweening.
Sketch-to-pose models use ResNet50 architecture and are trained on hundreds of thousands of pairs of sketches and their corresponding 3D poses for each character. These models can accurately predict the rig controller values of a character from any input sketch.
Motion in-betweening models focus on predicting the intermediate poses between the key poses of the characters. Key poses are typically spaced a few frames apart. These models leverage Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) architecture to ensure the movement remains consistent over time.
"Sketch-to-Motion changes everything about how we create animations,” said Sixte de Vauplane, CEO and Co-founder of Animaj. “It’s not just faster; it’s smarter. Artists now have the freedom to iterate endlessly and see their ideas come to life instantly. This tool isn’t replacing creative artists — it’s empowering them."
See it in action - watch “Sketch-To-Motion: Redefining Animation:”
Tailored for high-end projects like the upcoming Pocoyo Season 6 — a hit children's series with over 40 billion views on YouTube — this innovation, according to Animaj, highlights AI's powerful potential to streamline top-tier productions with demanding quality standards.
It’s worth noting that Animaj is not licensing this technology but is instead keeping it exclusive to accelerate the growth of IPs they acquire, create, or co-create, ensuring that Sketch-to-Motion drives the creation and expansion of world-class franchises.
Animaj is also currently developing an entire set of AI tools designed to transform artists into all-in-one creators who can orchestrate every aspect of their work, from camera positioning and lighting to facial expressions and nuanced character movements.
Source: Animaj
Journalist, antique shop owner, aspiring gemologist—L'Wren brings a diverse perspective to animation, where every frame reflects her varied passions.
