Our Production Process

A practical path from your idea to a finished piece.

Creative Visions works with attraction owners, designers, contractors and commercial brands to create custom props, statues, photo opportunities and themed elements.

Every project has its own requirements. We bring together creative development, fabrication and finishing around what you want to build, where it will go and how it will be used.

Start with Your Idea

You don’t need to have every detail figured out to start a conversation.

Send us your concept artwork, sketches, reference photographs, drawings or existing 3D models. If you’re starting with an idea rather than a completed design, we can help develop the pieces we’ll fabricate.

Approximate dimensions, quantity, indoor or outdoor placement, delivery location and your target completion date help us understand the scope. Let us know your budget and any requirements that could affect the project.

Define the Project

Before fabrication begins, we work with you to establish the piece’s appearance, dimensions and intended use.

We consider how guests will interact with it, how it relates to the surrounding space and what details need to carry through from your concept or branding. For projects with several related pieces, we coordinate their scale and visual style.

This helps establish a shared direction for the work and a practical basis for the quote.

The design and its intended setting guide how we build it.

Our capabilities include large-format 3D printing, CNC foam carving, fiberglass fabrication, polyurethane and resin casting, custom painting and scenic finishing. A project may combine several methods, including hand sculpting where it makes sense.

We choose the approach around the piece’s size, detail, durability needs, quantity and budget. Transportation, site access and assembly are part of those decisions.

Once the project details are agreed upon, we move into fabrication.

Depending on the piece, the work may include preparing forms, adding supporting construction, assembling sections and preparing surfaces for fiberglass or hand painting.

Custom painting and scenic finishing bring the color, texture and character together. Throughout the work, the agreed design and intended use guide the finished result.

Plan for Delivery and Assembly

Getting the piece to its destination is part of the project.

Large pieces may need to be fabricated in sections for transportation or site access. We consider those requirements early and coordinate delivery and assembly details with your team.

Tell us about doorways, access restrictions, installation locations or other site conditions that could affect how the piece arrives and is put in place.

Creative Visions has been creating unusual props and attraction elements since 1992.

Projects are produced at our 20,000-square-foot facility in the historic Lemp Brewery complex in St. Louis, Missouri. We work with clients throughout the United States and ship projects worldwide.

Our goal is straightforward: create what you want, make it work and deliver it at a competitive price.

Tell Us What You’re Planning

Send us an overview of your project and any artwork, drawings, reference images or 3D files you have available.

Include approximate dimensions, quantities, placement, delivery location and your target completion date. We’ll help determine a practical approach to bringing your idea to life.