Burukatz

EF_16©24

year
2024
areas
  • 3D Modelling
  • Art Direction
where
SS

Context

"Burukatz" is a digital art toy collection by Fort Gotten, a multimedia art project helping everyone reconnect with their inner kid: digital vinyl figures created with renowned artists from El Salvador, each 3D model modelled entirely by EL FIN.

In a world of lost creativity, we make art and ideas where curiosity and imagination reign.

01 — The base figure

One blank cat figure, modelled in 3D, as the shared canvas for every artist. Each artist took the same form and made it their own, from first sketches to finished characters.

The blank Burukatz base figure rendered in grey
The blank base figure beside artists' sketches of their characters

02 — The collection

Sixteen figures, each released in a numbered edition.

Characters by Ramón Magaña, Billie Tilapia, Gatolletas, BlueKev, Flavio, Fidel Huezo, Defie, Victor Warr, Mob Runner, Not‑A‑Number's Kidz, El Arthurs and WithSpaces, alongside Fort Gotten, rendered as glossy digital vinyl.

Sixteen figures, each released in a numbered edition.
The full Burukatz collection grouped in front of their boxes
Three Burukatz figures on white plinths
A row of Burukatz figures on plinths, more behind them out of focus
Close-up of a figure's pink spiked eye and orange tentacles
Close-up of a white figure's black arm with a cross mark
Close-up of a translucent blue and purple figure
Close-up of a figure with a pink watch and orange glossy finish
Untextured grey Burukatz figures floating against black
The full collection lined up on dark shelves

03 — Packaging & launch

Packaging

A black Fort Gotten box, printed with the full line‑up.

Launch

Born in the lab, living on the chain: a website for the collection, and a poster series built around the blank base figure.

Burukatz boxes and the flat box dieline
Three Burukatz figures around their box
The Burukatz website on desktop and tablet screens
Three grey Burukatz posters — Born in the lab, living on the chain

04 — Into the physical world

They might be digital for now, but we're working on bringing them to the physical world in the near future.

Moulds, test pieces and finishing work on the workbench.

They might be digital for now, but we're working on bringing them to the physical world in the near future.
White moulds of Burukatz parts on a cutting mat
Grey Burukatz parts and a printed line-up sheet on a workbench

Digital vinyl today, real vinyl tomorrow.

credits

Artists
FlavioFidel HuezoDefieVictor WarrMob RunnerNot-A-Number's Kidz

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