Upload or create a character
Start with a character you already use by uploading a PNG, JPG, or WebP file up to 20 MB, or use the mascot flow to create a new full-body character from a written description.
Bring Them to Life
Bring Them to Life turns character art or mascots into short animations for websites and apps, with previews, reactions, transparent WebP, and more formats.
Character animation for websites and apps
Bring Them to Life turns an existing character, illustration, or mascot into reusable character animation for websites and apps. Users can upload a PNG, JPG, or WebP character image, review how its cutout looks on several backgrounds, select a reaction, and submit the animation for processing.
The service also provides a mascot-creation path for people starting from an idea rather than finished artwork. The resulting character can be previewed, approved, downloaded as a PNG, and sent through the same animation flow. Delivered animations are intended for product and web layouts, with transparent WebP as the demonstrated route and additional formats available with purchased animations.
Features
Multi-background character preview
Inspect the subject cutout against light, dark, color, and edge backgrounds before committing to an animation, including details such as the silhouette, fingers, gaps, and fine edges.
Reaction-based animation
Choose from tested animation reactions, with a friendly wave presented as the recommended starting option in the preview flow.
Web and app-ready motion
The product is designed for placement inside websites and apps, and the sample includes a working HTML example for adding a transparent animated WebP to a page.
Multiple delivery formats
Purchased animations include animated WebP, a raster-backed .lottie package for a compatible player, white-background MP4, and PNG frames. A still poster is available for reduced-motion or unsupported-animation contexts.
Use cases
Website hero and landing-page moments
Add a transparent character reaction directly to a page using the supplied WebP approach, with a still poster available when visitors prefer reduced motion.
In-product character feedback
Place a mascot or character inside product screens, onboarding layouts, dashboards, or other app surfaces where a short reaction can provide visual feedback.
Brand and campaign assets
Use the same character across multiple brand moments by starting with an existing illustration, selecting different reactions, and choosing among the delivered formats for different production contexts.
Prototype testing
Prototype an animation before committing it to a build by downloading the sample kit, opening its HTML example, and checking the result at the intended display size.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Accepts common character-image inputs: PNG, JPG, and WebP, with a stated 20 MB upload limit.
- Provides a review step across light, dark, color, and edge backgrounds before animation.
- Offers a sample kit with a transparent WebP, poster, original artwork, and HTML example that can be tested without an account.
- Purchased animations include several delivery formats, including WebP, raster-backed .lottie, MP4, and PNG frames.
- Includes a separate mascot-creation workflow for users who do not already have character artwork.
Cons
- The available evidence does not document integrations with specific website builders, app frameworks, or animation players beyond a compatible .lottie player.
- The sample warns that enlarging a 293 × 463 px animation beyond its native size can look soft, so intended display size should be checked.
- Animation credits are consumed when a version is accepted for processing, and another version uses another credit.
FAQ
What can I use to start an animation?
You can upload a character image in PNG, JPG, or WebP format, with a stated maximum size of 20 MB. The site also offers a character-creation flow where you describe a mascot and choose a visual direction such as polished 3D, soft clay, storybook, or bold graphic.
How does the animation workflow work?
The documented workflow is: upload an existing character or create a mascot, review the cutout on light, dark, color, and edge backgrounds, choose a tested reaction, and submit it for animation. The site describes this as a three-step process: upload, choose a reaction, and bring it to life.
What files are delivered?
The sample kit includes a transparent animated WebP, the original artwork, a still poster, and a working HTML example. Purchased animations also include a raster-backed .lottie package for a compatible player, a white-background MP4, and PNG frames.
Can I try an animation on my own website?
Yes. The sample can be downloaded without an account and includes HTML showing how to display the animated WebP. For reduced-motion preferences, the example uses a still poster instead of the animation.
How do credits and mascot creations work?
Animation credits are used when an animation is accepted for processing; another version uses another credit. Mascot creations are separate and produce still character images that can be animated later. The published plans are one-time purchases, and the site states that purchases have a seven-day full-refund guarantee.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Character animation tool
- Primary use
- Websites and apps
- Starting inputs
- PNG, JPG, or WebP character image; 20 MB maximum
- Demonstrated output
- Transparent animated WebP with a still poster
- Additional purchased outputs
- Raster-backed .lottie, white-background MP4, and PNG frames
- Pricing model
- One-time credit purchases; published introductory tiers start at $9.99 for 10 credits
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