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Slide Show: Inside Bent Image Labs

January 18, 2013 Published in the February 2013 issue of Portland Monthly

The Flintstones

Bent transforms the iconic '60s cavedudes into 3D characters for a series of stop-motion Fruity Pebbles ads.

The Flintstones

A citizen of Bedrock is ready for his close-up.

The Flintstones

Bent technicians and artists work with complex miniature sets.

Jingle

Bent took a pre-existing Hallmark children's character and developed it into an animated holiday favorite.

Every Bent character, no matter the medium, requires detailed, articulated physical characteristics.

Jingle

The pups go into action, one frame at a time.

El Tabador

Bent created this tiny, masked Mexican wrestler to promote a Canadian cell-phone company. NAFTA at work!

El Tabador

El Tab's lusty storytelling style has won a devoted following.

El Tabador

The little wrestler's odd, exaggerated physical dimensions have been key to his appeal.

A behind-the-scenes look at how the acclaimed Portland animation studio creates characters.

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