No two animations are created the same, there are always new challenges that effect a production. Instead of developing a solely 2D / 2.5D style using only illustrations, we created 70% of the visual assets in Cinema4D, using cel shaders to blend 3D elements with flat illustrations to create a seamless look. Almost every shadow was textured specifically to certain polygons, and there are zero gradients used, only flat colors. This allowed us a workflow that could easily go from 2D to 3D without the viewer noticing the transition.