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is a studio sprint where a small, curated cohort of creators finishes a real animation project using AI animation and hybrid studio workflows.
You’ll learn how to art-direct AI like a studio, maintain visual consistency, and ship work that feels human, authored, and premium.
Why Creative Lab Exists?
AI is changing animation faster than ever.
But most of what we see still feels generic.
Not because the tools aren’t powerful —
but because speed without direction doesn’t lead to good work.
AI can accelerate exploration, iteration, and production.
It can remove technical barriers that once made animation slow, expensive, or impossible.
But it doesn’t replace creative thinking.
And it doesn’t replace taste.
That’s where most people get stuck.
Creative Lab exists to bridge that gap.
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What Is Creative Lab?
Creative Lab is a focused, studio-led cohort, not a self-paced video library.
We'll work together to take your idea from concept to finished animation using a clear, repeatable studio framework.
It’s about:
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learning how to direct AI instead of prompting blindly
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making decisions like a studio
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planning, executing, and actually finishing a project
No endless experiments.
No half-finished ideas.
You ship something real.
What You'll Build
By the end of this studio sprint, you will finish one complete animation project.
This can be:
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a short animated film
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a teaser or trailer for a film, series, or game
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a product animation
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a service or branded story
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a cinematic reel piece
The focus is not duration. It’s completion, clarity, and polish.
How It Works
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A small, curated cohort of creators
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Weekly recorded lessons with a clear goal and deliverable
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Weekly live studio review and office hours
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Parallel projects, shared studio framework
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Finish with a portfolio-ready animation
Everything is structured to keep momentum high and decision-making focused.
Led by a Real Animation Studio
Creative Lab is built and led by Pistachio Studios,
an award-winning animation studio creating films, characters, and visual storytelling across multiple industries.
We use AI not as a shortcut, but as a creative instrument — integrated into real production pipelines.
Inside Creative Lab, we share the same hybrid workflows, decision-making process, and studio systems we use to:
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develop characters and worlds
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create cinematic animation
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build product and service visuals
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ship finished creative work
This isn’t theory.
It’s how we actually work.
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What TOP Artists and Creators Say Online About Our Work?
The Team Behind Creative Lab
Creative Lab is not a faceless course.
It’s guided by a real studio team, using real production systems.
Cláudio Sá
Award-winning animation director with 18+ years of experience across 2D, 3D, and hybrid animation workflows, working across entertainment, brands, and storytelling-driven projects.
Patrícia C.
Patricia brings structure, clarity, and calm to the creative process, with a strong talent for editing and visual design that helps ideas evolve into focused, finished work. Her thoughtful, positive approach keeps projects moving forward and the creative experience supportive and grounded from start to finish.
About the Founding Cohort
Creative Lab opens to a very small group of founding members.
We’re starting with a limited cohort so we can:
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guide projects properly
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experiment thoughtfully
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maintain focus, care, and quality
Based on your project and goals, some participants may be invited into a more hands-on studio mentorship track.
This is limited, invite-only, and offered separately.
Time Commitment
Plan for 6–8 hours per week to make meaningful progress on your project.
Creative Lab is designed to fit alongside work —
but it does require focus and follow-through.
Join the Creative Lab Waitlist
Join the waitlist to:
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get early access
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receive full details
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be first invited to the studio sprint
