Praxinos, based in France, provides Unreal Engine plugins for entertainment and media. The company’s products, including Praxinos Odyssey, are designed for 2D and 3D animators, storyboard artists, background designers, in-betweeners, color artists, compositing artists, and editors who create content in Unreal Engine.
Starting June 11, Praxinos Odyssey is now free for Unreal Engine!
Odyssey is a professional toolset that brings 2D animation workflows directly into Unreal Engine, enabling artists to draw, animate, and storyboard frame by frame right inside the Unreal Editor. Odyssey extends the Unreal Engine toolset with storyboarding and 2D animation, creating the ultimate one-stop animation platform for both linear and interactive content.
We’ve been working closely with the Praxinos team to help bring Odyssey to more creators, and now you can get Odyssey for Unreal Engine for free through the Fab marketplace.
Odyssey is a professional toolset that brings 2D animation workflows directly into Unreal Engine, enabling artists to draw, animate, and storyboard frame by frame right inside the Unreal Editor. Odyssey extends the Unreal Engine toolset with storyboarding and 2D animation, creating the ultimate one-stop animation platform for both linear and interactive content.
We’ve been working closely with the Praxinos team to help bring Odyssey to more creators, and now you can get Odyssey for Unreal Engine for free through the Fab marketplace.
Odyssey key features
Odyssey is designed for 2D animators who want to take advantage of Unreal Engine’s features for previs, layout, and full 2D production. Familiar 2D tools are integrated right in the UE viewport, including a timeline for storyboarding and layout planning, and tools for doing drawovers and annotations directly on 3D scenes.These features, in addition to stylus support, make Odyssey a natural fit not just for 2D artists and animators, but also storyboard artists and anyone looking to enhance their CG project with 2D artwork.
Character design by Gemma Roberts
“Odyssey stands out as a top-notch 2D animation plugin for Unreal Engine,” says Elodie Moog, founder of Praxinos. “It empowers 2D animators and storyboard artists to work directly in a 3D environment and craft intricate cutscenes, character animations, and 2D gameplay experiences with ease. Its robust bitmap and vector animation system, advanced tweening capabilities, and seamless integration with Unreal Engine's ecosystem make Odyssey the go-to solution for studios and indie developers alike.”
Early adopters are already exploring how Odyssey transforms their creative process.
“Odyssey gives me a new creative approach to light in my graphic work, allowing me to paint virtually with an environment mimicking natural light, playing with transparencies and reflections,” says Izù Troin of Weilai Productions. “I’m also discovering a different way of making films—one that’s much more instinctive than I ever experienced.”
"As a 2D animator, I haven't had a lot of experience with 3D tools and software in my career, but Odyssey's 2D/3D interface was so intuitive and streamlined to use within a 3D environment that I could completely focus on drawing my animation instead of having to constantly troubleshoot,” shared artist Gemma Roberts. “It was particularly helpful to be able to draw directly in the 3D space and then isolate the 2D animation on its own plane whenever you needed. I was very impressed with the potential and capability of Odyssey so far and look forward to being able to create more hybrid animations in future!"
Early adopters are already exploring how Odyssey transforms their creative process.
“Odyssey gives me a new creative approach to light in my graphic work, allowing me to paint virtually with an environment mimicking natural light, playing with transparencies and reflections,” says Izù Troin of Weilai Productions. “I’m also discovering a different way of making films—one that’s much more instinctive than I ever experienced.”
"As a 2D animator, I haven't had a lot of experience with 3D tools and software in my career, but Odyssey's 2D/3D interface was so intuitive and streamlined to use within a 3D environment that I could completely focus on drawing my animation instead of having to constantly troubleshoot,” shared artist Gemma Roberts. “It was particularly helpful to be able to draw directly in the 3D space and then isolate the 2D animation on its own plane whenever you needed. I was very impressed with the potential and capability of Odyssey so far and look forward to being able to create more hybrid animations in future!"
Courtesy of Praxinos
The Praxinos team plans to work in close collaboration with Epic Games and continue to enhance Odyssey, ensuring it evolves alongside Unreal Engine.