Our current project
Thicker than blood
As class tensions rise due to a human obsession, Clyde and Vex must either find their purpose in life or be consumed by the all devouring empire.
Who are we?
We are a passionate team of artists who wish to bring our creative visions to life. We focus on human made creativity and passion for storytelling.
Our studio is located in Ashland Oregon.
FAQ
Founder / Director
Sav Skoviak
Turning his dreams into reality, Sav is passionately building the studio from the ground up. He started working on thicker than blood in 2022 and has been developing it since.
His queer and neurodivergent identities help push the passion into action with creating stories with those deep themes.
Producer / Showrunner
Amanda Esser
Being a storyteller at heart, Amanda strives to make voices heard and inspire the hearts of many. She joined Thicker Than Blood as a producer in 2025 and she puts passion into everything she does. As she continues producing and storyboarding, she hopes to make the world a little bit of a better place.
FAQ
What made you start the studio?
Breaking into the industry is difficult, and with the current job market it can be very frustrating to figure out what to do. We started this studio because it keeps our passions flowing, even when the odds of the economy are against us. If we don't get hired to do what we want, why not just do it ourselves? What started as a passion project, opened the door to so much opportunity and we still have so far to go!
Is Thicker than Blood your only project?
While it may be our current project, our company does plan to spread out in smaller storytelling shorts in the future! The world that it is set in gives us vast opportunities to experiment.
How many people are on your team?
Right now we have over 24 people on our team! We are still growing and hope to be able to fund our team in the future with a Kickstarter launch coming later this year!
Thicker than blood
What is it?
This animated series is a Gothic Fantasy, action, romance, that's aimed towards older teens and young adults. Each episode is estimated to be around 40 minutes when fully completed and there are 9 episodes in the first season. We are in the current stages of developing the pilot.
Our logline
As class tensions rise due to a human obsession, Clyde and Vex must either find their purpose or be consumed by the all devouring empire.
Themes
The themes in this story heavily focus on the dehumanization that the queer and neurodivergent communities face but in an abstract world with werewolves and vampires, and many other fantasy creatures. There are some tough struggles the characters face such as finding your purpose in life, class warfare, mental health, substance abuse, and loving someone wholeheartedly while accepting their flaws.
We need volunteers!
Current positions
We are looking for passionate artists who are trying to also break into the industry!
We have the following positions open:
Please note that all of these are volunteer positions and are not financially compensated at this point in time.
Story Boarder
Qualifications & Requirements
Minimum 1 or 2 examples of your storyboard work
Some kind of experience working in a team (school, professional, etc.)
Must have a strong understanding of perspective, composition, and dynamic shots
Ability to board action scenes is a big bonus
Must be able to export boards in video format
Storyboard Pro/Toon Boom Harmony is a bonus
Must be able to draw complex characters on model and in a readable manner
General Artist
Qualifications & requirements
Must have examples of work (website, portfolio, drive)
Some kind of experience working in a team (school, professional, etc.) Must have strong conceptual skills and understanding of fundamentals (compositions, color, etc.)
Must have a strong understanding in composition
Have a strong understanding of anatomy and gesture Bonus if you have a strong skill in digital painting
Have an interest in at least one of the following sub-departments:
Merch Design
Asset/Prop Creation
General Character Artist
Marketing Advertisements (Kickstarter, Social Media, Etc.)
3D Modeler (Environment)
Qualifications & Requirements
Must have examples of work (website, portfolio, drive)
Some kind of experience working in a team (school, professional, etc.)
Must be able to model complex and detailed environments (exterior and interior)
Ability to do custom textures is preferred but not required
Must provide your own software in either Blender or Maya
3d Modeler (Characters)
Qualifications & requirements
Must have examples of work (website, portfolio, drive)
Some kind of experience working in a team (school, professional, etc.)
Must be able to model detailed and complex characters
Must be able to provide efficient topology for rigging.
Must have strong understanding of anatomy
Ability to also rig models is a bonus
Ability to do custom textures is preferred but not required
Must provide your own software in either Blender or Maya
3D Character Model Rigger
Qualifications & Requirements
Must have examples of work (website, portfolio, drive)
Some kind of experience working in a team (school, professional, etc.)
Must have a strong understanding of character bones and weight painting
Must be able to make rigs consistent and easy to understand for animators across several models.
Must be able to create rigs for complex characters with complex faces and bodies
Must be able to explain and/or demonstrate rigs to the animators
Bonus but not required if you can animate as well
Must provide your own software in either Blender or Maya
Concept Artist
Qualifications & requirements
Have strong conceptual design skills and the ability to match styles
Have a strong understanding of digital painting
Must have solid knowledge of perspective and basic fundamentals
Have a good knowledge of gothic and alternative styles (Victorian gothic, punk, juggalo, whimsigoth, ect.)
Scenic and Character concept artists are needed. Huge bonus to those who can do both.
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