Anna
The leader
Full of ideas and never short on spontaneity. She runs the whole business from her living room and somehow keeps it all going.
Season 3 is here!
Pete's Creates makes AI-animated stories.
The series
Barely Built
Three friends. One apartment. A business that's barely built.
They thrift clothes, restyle them and sell them online from Anna's living room. It's a warm, funny series about being broke, figuring out adult life and building something of their own.
who's who
Meet the cast
Peter
The tech guy
Builds the website, a little chaotic, with very big dreams. If something breaks, it's probably his fault. If it works, it's definitely his fault.
Sienna
The stylist & the eye
She can make anything look better in seconds. Give her a sad old jacket and watch it become the best thing on the rack.
Ziggie
Peter's cat
An orange tabby who never says a word and judges everyone anyway.
About the series
Barely Built follows three friends in their mid-20s who start a small business from an apartment. They thrift clothes, restyle them and sell them online.
It's a comedy about being broke, figuring out adult life and building something of their own, told in a bright, cinematic 3D animated style.
Every episode happens in Anna's apartment: terracotta walls, string lights, sticky notes everywhere, and a clothing rack that's always one hanger away from collapsing.
Barely Built is an original series by Pete's Creates. New episodes go up on Instagram at @petes_creates.
The studio
Work with Pete's Creates
I make Barely Built, and I make the same kind of work for brands and people with a story to tell.
What I make
Animated commercials
Short animated ads that tell your brand's story, cut for Instagram.
Custom animated stories
Your idea, your characters or your message, turned into an animated short.
Websites
Fast, mobile-first sites with a look of their own, like this one.
Commercial
Celiac Nourrition
Client: Celiac Nourrition · @celiac.nourrition
Celiac Nourrition
I made this 50-second animated ad for a nutrition account for people with celiac disease.
It plays out in the Barely Built kitchen: a worried Anna, a toaster full of crumbs, and a dietitian who walks in to explain what is safe to eat. My goal was to turn a dry health topic into a short story people want to watch and share.
I made it the same way I make the series: AI-animated 3D characters, a script written for the topic, and a vertical cut made for Instagram. Tap play (sound on) to watch.
Episode results
Two episodes from the series and how they did on Instagram.
23,183 views
S2 EP7 · Rent Due Tomorrow
- 461 likes
- 59 shares
- 49 saves
15,112 views
S2 EP14 · Paris
- 275 likes
- 49 shares
- 31 saves
say hi
Let's make something
Have a brand, a story or a website in mind? Leave your name, your email and a note about what you're making. I'll tell you how I can help.
Or DM @petes_creates on Instagram.