Chapter 1
Skeletons, muscles, and tiny lungs
Chapter 2
A forest in a warehouse
Chapter 3
Millions of faces, one frame at a time
Chapter 4
The epic scale of Wildwood
YOUR GOAL
Master of Behind the tiny scenes of Wildwood
Ch 2 · A forest in a warehouse
007skaty LAIKA's Miniature Warehouse Forest
Wired-up trees, Countless paper leaves, This forest in a warehouse!
007skaty Wildwood stage builders used various grades of cheap walnut powder to let puppet animators walk characters across delicate
007skaty Cartoon animators hold stop-motion puppet assets under real sunlight in Forest Park
BETA
007skaty Pose puppets frame by frame to learn how stop-motion animators bring characters to life.
Fun Fact
Walnut shell dirt: To prevent miniature forest dirt from shifting or sticking to animators' hands, Laika used pulverized walnut shells as a stable, textured stand-in.
Glossary
set (noun)
A physical construction representing a scene or location where a film or play is performed. LAIKA artists built 132 detailed physical environments inside their Hillsboro, Oregon studio for the 2026 movie.
A physical construction representing a scene or location where a film or play is performed. LAIKA artists built 132 detailed physical environments inside their Hillsboro, Oregon studio for the 2026 movie.