5x faster 3D illustration workflow

How Skillbox reduced visual production from weeks to days while preserving brand consistency.

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Client

Skillbox

Industry

EdTech

Team Size

1000+ people

Use Case

Design workflows, 3D icon creation, and prototyping

Results

Time Saving

10x

faster visual production

Creative Flexibility

90%

of visuals generated with AI

All-in-One Environment

1

workspace instead of multiple tools

The Challenge

Dmitry Chernenko, Skillbox Art Director, explained how the team integrates neural networks into design not as a designer replacement, but as a new professional capability close to art direction.

Skillbox needed a scalable way to produce large volumes of visuals for courses, landing pages, and brand materials without sacrificing quality.

Switching between separate services slowed production and made process management inconsistent across the team.

The core task was to accelerate delivery while maintaining a consistent visual style and creative quality in generated assets.

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“Working with neural networks is very similar to the work of an art director or a designer. When you ask for something to be done, what you get back doesn’t necessarily solve your problem right away.”

Dmitry Chernenko, Art Director

The Solution

Rethinking
design workflows

Dmitry emphasizes: neural networks do not replace designers.

The team started producing and refining visuals directly in Phygital+, training LoRA models and using DreamBooth to maintain stylistic consistency. Over time, the workflow evolved from traditional 3D-heavy production into a hybrid model: about 90% AI generation and 10% classic 3D — while preserving high visual quality.

LoRA
ControlNet XL
Inpainting
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“Those who think AI will instantly solve every problem or take all our jobs are mistaken. There will always be someone who understands what needs to be done.”

Dmitry Chernenko, Art Director

The Result

Skillbox significantly reduced production time for course visuals, landing pages, and brand assets. Work that previously took a week can now be delivered in hours without sacrificing quality.

1. A design-team shift after introducing neural workflows: LoRA training on a brand dataset to build libraries of icons and 3D illustrations inside Phygital+.
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2. 400+ visuals for school pages created with neural tools.
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3. 10x faster iterations and concept delivery: one day to produce characters in a unified 3D style.
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4. High variability of generative content and creative assets while preserving a consistent visual code.
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“Today, we use no more than 10% of 3D renders. The remaining 90% are AI generations in one form or another.”

Dmitry Chernenko, Art Director, Skillbox

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