Le Jardin, created by Clément Métayer, is an animated series that transfers the absurdity of everyday life to a public garden. With a 3D style reminiscent of The Sims or GTA from the 2000s, it features characters such as a bourgeois woman, a hyperactive child, and an alien. Their interactions lead to grotesque and satirical situations, with humor that draws from South Park and Adult Swim. The project already has over 75,000 followers on social media.
From FrameForge to Blender: the technical leap behind the series 🛠️
Originally, Métayer animated Le Jardin with FrameForge, software focused on previsualization. But as the project scaled up, the team opted for Blender, a more flexible and powerful tool for 3D animation. This change allowed them to refine the visual finish without losing the rudimentary aesthetic that characterizes the series. The team, led by Métayer alongside producers Matthieu Marot and Philippe Valette, sought a workflow that would streamline production without sacrificing the deliberately rough and low-poly visual identity.
An alien, a bourgeois woman, and a child: the joke tells itself 👽
Seeing a high-class lady arguing with a being from another planet while a child runs in circles is the daily bread in Le Jardin. The series doesn't mince words: it prefers direct and grotesque humor, as if The Sims had a bad trip with coffee. If life in a public park is already a circus, Métayer turns it into a three-ring spectacle where no one comes out unscathed, not even the grass.