If you happened to catch any of the Euro Cup 2016 games last week on ESPN you probably saw the handy work of Imaginary Forces who crafted the intro sequences for the games. In all it was a diverse package of more than 200 animated elements inspired by the history and artistic heritage of the host country France. Below is the finished output, as well as the making of that shows how it was done. For the final piece, leave your volume on, for the making of, I say turn it off because the background music get pretty annoying pretty fast. The making of visually however is really fascinating, showing how they captured acrylic paint smears, and hand drawn elements blending them with live action footage, stills and 3D elements. It’s a nice way to spend a few minutes on a Friday afternoon.