What is Big Little Pictures?

Some ideas are big—but that doesn’t mean you need a big team.
Technology has evolved, and now small, nimble studios can produce high-quality, strategic visuals with surprising efficiency.

I’m Joel Eckert, a freelance 3D artist with a career in animation and advertising that began in 1998. Through Big Little Pictures, I help bring complex or technical ideas to life with clarity and impact.

Whether it’s for product launches, investor decks, or internal training tools, my goal is simple: Create visuals that help you communicate clearly.

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a Creative

that can think like

an Engineer

Sure, art school helped—but years spent collaborating with game developers, web teams, and engineers taught me how to think technically, too. Understanding the form, function, and process behind your product is key to explaining it visually.

I embrace AI not as a replacement for creativity, but as a force multiplier — helping me iterate faster, explore more ideas, and bring even more polish and precision to the final product.

Let’s Solve It Visually

Companies, agencies, and individuals often need engaging visuals to support their marketing, sales, or funding efforts. Here are a few common situations where I come in:

A new product needs marketing assets before it's even manufactured.
An engineering team needs clear visuals for marketing or sales.
A concept is impossible or impractical to show using the physical product.
An inventor or startup needs visuals for funding from a white paper stage.

Solving visual problems like these is what I do—every day.

Let’s Solve It Visually

Companies, agencies, and individuals often need engaging visuals to support their marketing, sales, or funding efforts. Here are a few common situations where I come in:

A new product needs marketing assets before it's even manufactured.
An engineering team needs clear visuals for marketing or sales.
A concept is impossible or impractical to show using the physical product.
An inventor or startup needs visuals for funding from a white paper stage.

Solving visual problems like these is what I do—every day.

Let’s Solve It Visually

Companies, agencies, and individuals often need engaging visuals to support their marketing, sales, or funding efforts. Here are a few common situations where I come in:

A new product needs marketing assets before it's even manufactured.
An engineering team needs clear visuals for marketing or sales.
A concept is impossible or impractical to show using the physical product.
An inventor or startup needs visuals for funding from a white paper stage.

Solving visual problems like these is what I do—every day.

Let’s Solve It Visually

Companies, agencies, and individuals often need engaging visuals to support their marketing, sales, or funding efforts. Here are a few common situations where I come in: