What a day! ❤️💜 Our team visited Birmingham Children’s Hospital with Bucky the Unicorn Bear & Bertie Bear to present our Dragon Boat Race cheque. Thrilled to announce we’ve now raised £13,300! Absolutely amazing! 🤍 #animationstudio #2dart #mascot #unicorn #art

Meet Henry Haigh, one of our brilliant digital artists! 🧑‍🎨🤍 He builds our worlds through concept art and character design, telling powerful stories with every visual. #digitalartist #conceptart #worldbuilder #animation #2dart #illustration #art #OC #illustration

The wait is over! 💜🚀 Our Bucky the Unicorn Bear and The Elves of Christmas Eve picture book is officially out. Immensely proud of the team. 10% of proceeds go to Birmingham Children’ Hospital. Get your copy: buckytheunicornbear.com #childrensbook #picturebook #animation #art #2dart #illustration

Incredible weekend at the Dragon Boat Race. Our first time entering and we set a new fundraising record: £12,700 for Birmingham Children's Hospital! A massive thank you to everyone who donated to this amazing cause. #animationstudio #charity #coventry #art #creatives #birmingham

You have to see this! 💜✨ Something pretty magical happened at our Coventry animation studio. A 2D character literally walked right out of our screens and into our world. #animation #characterdesign #2dart #art #OC #mascot #unicorn #bear

A peek at the process and the star! 🧑‍🎨🤍 Our Animation Supervisor Guedi Absiyeh, deep in focus on the Bucky the Unicorn Bear Christmas special. He’s the guide who ensures all our animations are world-class. #animation #2dart #art #digitalart #animationstudio #2danimation

A spotlight on our brilliant storyboard artist, Veronika! ✍️ She’s currently deep in a fantasy video game project for a client, laying the foundation for some incredible animation. Her peaceful, calming energy is a massive asset to our studio’s creative process. #storyboarding #storyboards #artist

WOW 500+ of you! 🫶 A huge thank you to every single one of you for joining our journey. We love being part of this creative community and sharing our passion for storytelling. Onwards to the next adventure! 🧑‍🎨🚀 #art #2dart #animation #artists #thankyou

A spotlight on the craft! 🧑‍🎨 Here’s our brilliant animator, @nathan-j-hill.bsky.social, working his magic on a new Bucky the Unicorn Bear Christmas piece. We love seeing the passion and skill of authentic artistry in action.✍️ #art #animation #2dart #illustration #animator #digitalart #photography

We thought we hit the 50% mark for our Birmingham Children’s Hospital fundraiser… turns out we’re actually at 56%! Absolutely incredible support. We’re on the final push to £11k now. Let’s go Team Bucky! Support here birminghamchildrenshospitalcharities.enthuse.com/pf/ben-barte... #animation #art

A message from our director Ben: Bucky is coming IRL! 💜🐻 Meet him at the Dragon Boat Race for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Sept 20th Birmingham. We’re at £5k of our £11k goal & need a final push! Help the mission: 👇 birminghamchildrenshospitalcharities.enthuse.com/pf/ben-barte... #art #2d

The Team Bucky uniform has arrived!💜 Getting the crew kitted out for our charity Dragon Boat Race, supporting Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Turning creative passion into positive impact. That’s the mission. Let’s go! Support here: birminghamchildrenshospitalcharities.enthuse.com/pf/ben-barte...

The animatic review! ❤️‍🔥 That quiet, focused moment where you find the story’s true heartbeat before the real work begins. Francis, Guedi, & Nathan making sure our Bucky Christmas song truly sings. 🎶 #animation #2danimation #storytelling #2dart #art

Okay bsky, your opinion matters! We’re choosing the colour for the premium special edition box for our Bucky the Unicorn Bear and The Elves of Christmas Eve book. As always, we’re listening! Which gets your vote? 1. Black 🖤 2. Royal Blue 👑 3. Midnight Blue 🌌 Drop your choice below! #2dart #art

The magic is real! ✨ Here’s a BTS look at the recording for Bucky the Unicorn Bear Christmas song, “Smile for Us!”, with the incredible Navin Kundra. The song, the book, AND the animated series are on their way. Get ready! 🎶🎄 #digitalart #art #animation #behindthescenes #musicproduction

Look out! Here comes trouble. 🎩🐀 Meet Ricky Rat, the newest dastardly addition to the Bucky universe, created by our co-founder Ben Barter. Don’t trust that smile! He’s tricky! And his name is Ricky! #characterdesign #2danimation #oc #originalcharacter #2dart #digitalart #art #sketch

A little teaser from the studio today… something magical is being recorded for a new Christmas story. A new sound is coming for Bucky! ✨👀 #digitalart #animation #art #OC #musicproduction #animationstudio #creatives #artists

The folk have decided! 💙 A huge thank you to everyone who helped choose Winter’s cloak colour. Your choice is now officially part of the Bucky the Unicorn Bear world! We love that you’re part of her story. Check out the final reveal in motion! #characterdesign #digitalart #2danimation #art #oc

Check out this brill “Day in the Life” of our studio! Thanks to our incredible talented work experience artists, Maria, for creating this BTS look at our home base. We’re so proud of the creative energy in our little corner of Coventry! #animationstudio #behindthescenes #2dart #digitalart #artist

We know, we know… it’s only August! 🙈📣 But we’re too excited about these little guys not to share. A first peek at Marty and Tappy, from a new festive story we’re brewing. #characterdesign #2danimation #ukanimation #art #oc #digitalart #illustration #sketch #lineart #2dart

Watching the soul of a scene emerge! 🎨➡️💖 Guedi, our animation sup, takes us from a quiet storyboard to this fully breathing moment. We love the journey from line to light. #2danimation #artprocess #animation #behindthescenes #2dart #oc #unicorns

The moment a shadow moves, and you find out who your bravest friend is. (Hint: it’s Bucky the Unicorn Bear) 💜 #2danimation #bucky #indieanimation #art #oc #digitalart #2dart #2d #illustration

Okay animation hive mind, we need your excellent taste.💡 We are completely stuck on the cloak colour for our new Bucky character, Winter. Friend or foe? We’re not sure yet. Which one feels right to you? Deep dark blue, earthy forest green, or rustic brown? #characterdesign #art #oc #digitalart

The Spirit Bridge crew is taking to the water! Our first ever studio boat is competing for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Ben’s leading our 17 strong team, we’re going for the gold, and Bucky’s coming too! Any support on our journey would be amazing. Donation link ➡️ tinyurl.com/2nkyrfbk

Little peek at what our 2D art team is cooking up for the Bucky the Unicorn Bear intro. Having so much fun building out the weird and wonderful corners of the Land of Zzz! #animation #illustration #worldbuilding #2dart #backgroundart #conceptart #2d #art

Hold on… what’s this? Bucky’s looking a bit different today. We’re huge pixel art fans at the studio and had to see what our unicorn bear would look like. This is just a little test… for now. 👀 Original music by Spirit Bridge Studio! #pixelart #animation #oc #originalcharacter #art #digitalart

Looking back to where our studio’s passion for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Dragon Boat Race began! This was our co-founder Ben Barter back in 2023. An amazing, formative day! Read the full story & support our 2025 race here: birminghamchildrenshospitalcharities.enthuse.com/pf/ben-barte...

Guedi’s back! 🌊 Our animation wizz drops Tip #4, showing you how to bring water to life with the perfect jiggle & spice. We love sharing the craft. What element or effect should we tackle for the animation tutorial #5? #animationtips #2danimation #vfx #art #digitalart #tutorial

Kicking back and soaking up that Friday feeling 🌞 Here’s a little look at Rush the unicorn rabbit from the animation intro we’re working on. Can’t wait to show you more from the Land of Zzz! Can you guess what happens next in this scene? 😎 #2danimation #characterdesign #animation #scape #art #oc

Here’s our boy Terry the Toucan, the hardest working post bird in the business. Powered by pure grit and the desire for a weekend pint. Godspeed, little fella! 💌💨 #characterdesign #animation #2dart #OC #art #digitalart #2danimation #characteranimation

The best kind of meeting: coffee, good people, and a table full of hand drawn storyboards for Bucky the Unicorn Bear. This is the good stuff! Big things are brewing… watch this space! 💯💜 #storyboarding #2danimation #animation #art #oc #storyboards

Here’s Rush the Unicorn Rabbit, Bucky’s the Unicorn Bear best mate and the one who makes Bucky look like he's standing still. The fastest blur in the Land of Zzz. An absolute menace and we love him for it! #unicorn #art #2danimation #animation #oc #digitalart #rabbit #cute

Celebrating the life of Alan Dyer! He gave us more than a studio; he gave us a home, a community and the belief to get started. A true father figure and a relentless champion of the arts. His legacy is our mission now and we will stand by Allison to ensure it thrives. Thank you for everything! #art

Can’t lie, working in a historic 18th century canal warehouse in Coventry is a proper cheat code for daily inspo. This place has STORIES!! 🏰✨ #art #birds #nature #animationstudio

Bucky powering through the week like an absolute champion. We feel you, little guy. 😂 A little run cycle for our original studio character, Bucky the Unicorn Bear! #animation #2d #oc #runcycle #unicorn #art #digitalart #ocsky

Time for Animation Tip #3! ❤️‍🔥 Our animator, Guedi, shows you his 3 step process for creating fire with a lava lamp like vibe. We hope it helps! What animation tutorial should we break down next? #animationtips #2danimation #vfx #tutorial #howtoanimate #art #digitalart #oc

From day to night… welcome back to the world of our studio! Here’s the night time companion piece, by our co-founder Ben Barter. Maybe some holiday seasons later this year? Halloween🎃 or Christmas 🎄? Cast your vote! 😄 #art #illustration #digitalart #nature #oc #digitalart #birds

The floating volcanic mountains of the Dragon Kingdom! 🌋 Background scene from our Bucky the Unicorn Bear intro. A place of ongoing conflict; magical and dangerous lands. Our talented team took this from rough layout to final colour. Story by our own superstar, Ben Barter! #digitalart #oc #art

The Sleeping Trees in The Land of Zzz…🌲💤 from Bucky the Unicorn Bear! A world of wonderful and weird characters. These trees? Beware…if disturbed…riddles to solve are needed to pass… safely! 2D animation coming soon! ❤️‍🔥 #illustration #fantasyart #art #2dart #backgroundart #nature #scape #landscape

From rough sketches to a full on hero landing! ❤️‍🔥 Quick look at how we animate Bucky the Unicorn Bear here at our studio, in Coventry (UK). We really love watching the process unfold. #Animation #2D #BuckyIP #UKMade #RoughToFinal #art #digitalart #animationprocess

It’s Friday, and Bucky the Unicorn Bear is clearly having a moment with his biscuit! 🍪 Smart unicorn bear. What’s everyone else snacking on tonight? Wonder what other treats Bucky should try on his adventures? 🤔 Any suggestions for our purple pal? #characterart #2dart #illustration #unicorn #art

⚡Our superstar animator Guedi just dropped his Animation Tip #2: LIGHTNING! His 3 steps to controlled chaos are gold. He even adds glow to make it ‘sooo hot’! Full vid is up! What d’you think of his ‘SIUUU!’ technique😂? #animationtips #animationtutorial #howtoanimate #art #oc #digitalart #unicorn

Bucky is jumping into action this Monday! 🌞 Some cleaned up 2D animation key frames from our Bucky the Unicorn Bear series intro. Check that hero landing! #animation #keyframes #2D #art #originalIP #2danimation #illustration #OC #digitalart

Hey #creativebsky! 👋 Spirit Bridge BTS: Bucky the Unicorn Bear’s opening shot, from rough to final!✨ 🦢 Getting Terry’s fluid golden arch motion just right. Love making this magic from our Coventry studio. What’s your fave part of this animation process? #2D #oc #art #digitalart #nature #ocsky

One of our incredible animators, Guedi, got a new animation tip series! 🤩 Tip #1 - nailing particle animation (expect some honest humour about drawing guides 😂). Have a look! #animation #arttips #art #digitalart #animationtips #learnanimation

Bucky the Unicorn Bear hitting his 180° turnaround! 🔄 Animator's take: "Capturing this, was a challenge... but as you know folks, animation is the illusion of life, so when there's a frame there's a way!" We love seeing the character solidify. Moving backgrounds next! Thoughts? #art #2d #digitalart

🎨 Full colour reveal! Final website footer illustration by co-founder Ben Barter. Inspired by the view from our Coventry studio onto the historic Canal Basin & Bridge No.1 (our namesake!). Capturing the local creative energy. Any thoughts? #illustration #digitalart #art #nature #BlueSkyMonday

Quick peek! ▶ ️ Video of co-founder Ben Barter hand drawing our new parallax website art, inspired by our 18th century Coventry Canal Warehouse garden/bridge. Craft in action! Full reveal next week! #animation #digitalart #behindthescenes #artprocess #wip #illustration #art #scape #landscape

Wow - 100 followers! 🎉 Huge thanks to this amazing creative community! Feeling the love from Coventry (UK) as we craft animation with human heart and hands. Couldn't do it without you! 🙏 More wonders (maybe even a glimpse of Bucky... 😉) coming soon! #art #MayDay #HumansOfBlueSky #animation #artist

🎉 Happy #NationalUnicornDay! 💜 Celebrating our 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺! 🐻 Brought to life with 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 magic & artistry by the Spirit Bridge Studio team (𝐧𝐨 𝐀𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!). Hope your day is enchanting!✨⁣ ⁣ #art #unicorn #unicorn #handdrawn #noAIart #illustration #digitalart #traditionalart #oc