{"id":11177,"date":"2026-09-17T08:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/productionsarborescence.com\/?page_id=11177"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:29:36","slug":"3d-motion-graphics-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/productionsarborescence.com\/en\/3d-motion-graphics-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Motion Graphics by Productions Arborescence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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3D Motion Graphics: How They Are Made
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At Productions Arborescence INC<\/a>., 3D animation graphics are moving images built from three-dimensional models<\/b> rather than flat drawings. Producing them takes five stages: modelling, texturing, rigging, animation and rendering. Businesses choose 3D over 2D when a product, a machine or a process has to be seen from every angle, in motion.<\/p>

Do you know what separates a flat animated logo from a product that turns, opens and lights up on screen? The answer sits in how the image is built. 3D animation graphics<\/b> start from a digital object with volume, not from a drawing. This guide covers what they are, how they are produced, how they compare with 2D animation, and where they earn their budget.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3D animation graphics are a branch of computer graphics: sequences of images generated from three-dimensional models, then played back at 24 frames per second or more to create movement. Unlike vector graphics, which stay flat, each object holds volume, surface and position in a virtual space<\/b>, so a camera can move around it.<\/p>

That difference changes what you can show. A 2D asset<\/b> has to be redrawn for every new angle, while a 3D model is simply re-shot inside the software. Our graphic animation<\/a> studio in Montreal works in both, and the choice comes down to how much the object matters to the message.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Every project follows the same production line, whether the final clip runs 15 seconds or three minutes<\/p>

  1. Modelling<\/b>: an artist builds the object as a mesh of polygons, the digital equivalent of sculpting<\/li>
  2. Texturing<\/b>: colours, materials and surface detail are applied so plastic reads as plastic and steel as steel<\/li>
  3. Rigging<\/b>: a skeleton is added inside the model so it can bend and move without deforming<\/li>
  4. Animation<\/b>: the animator sets keyframes, the positions the software interpolates between to produce motion<\/li>
  5. Rendering<\/b>: each frame is calculated into a final image, the slowest stage by a wide margin<\/li><\/ol>

    Animation software such as Autodesk Maya<\/b> and Adobe After Effects<\/b> covers these stages, and real time previews now cut the guesswork before a full render.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    2D Animation or 3D: Which One Fits Your Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The decision rarely comes down to taste. It comes down to what the viewer needs to understand<\/b><\/p>
    Criterion<\/b><\/td>2D animation<\/b><\/td>3D animation graphics<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
    Best use<\/td>Explaining an idea or process<\/td>Showing an object or a space<\/td><\/tr>
    Source asset<\/td>Vector illustrations<\/td>Textured 3D models<\/td><\/tr>
    Camera movement<\/td>Simulated, redrawn per angle<\/td>Free, any angle from one model<\/td><\/tr>
    Late revisions<\/td>Often means redrawing<\/td>Usually a re-render<\/td><\/tr>
    Reuse across formats<\/td>Moderate<\/td>High, one scene, many outputs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    Our recommendation: choose 2D animation<\/b> or motion design when the message is conceptual, and 3D art when the product, machine or building is the message.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Where 3D Motion Graphics Deliver the Most Value<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Three-dimensional work<\/b> earns its budget when the subject cannot be filmed, or cannot be filmed clearly<\/p>