New object · 2026

Dragon
Picks

For olives, cherries, and other small treasures.

Four sculpted chrome cocktail picks, designed in San Francisco.

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Polished silver Dragon Pick rising from a field of black negative space.

Set of four · Polished metal

Sculptural metal Dragon Opener shown in profile on a neutral studio background.

The predecessor · 2023

Before the Picks, there was the Opener.

A pocket-sized dragon cast in solid metal—part bottle opener, part talisman, and the beginning of a growing family of useful creatures.

Explore the Dragon Opener

Beyond the objects

Objects are only
part of the story.

Tools shape what artists imagine.

The original silver RenderMan Walking Teapot standing beside its illustrated box.Pixar · RenderMan · MakingThe Walking
Teapot
A rendered character that became a toy, a tradition, and a little piece of Pixar history.Read the story →
Dylan Sisson speaking to an audience at VIEW Conference in Italy.Keynotes · Presentations · WorkshopsTalksCreativity, technology, rendering, and making.See talks →A dark gold dragon character sculpted in virtual reality and rendered against black.VR · Illustration · RenderManDoodles in VRHow fast menu drawings moved into VR and circled back into illustration.Read story →

TL;DR

“I make stuff,
and render things.”

Dylan Sisson
Artist, designer, and Head of RenderMan Creative Engagement at Pixar Animation Studios.