A work-in-progress animated short exploring mental health through the story of a polar bear navigating a surreal world. The film combines traditional watercolour backgrounds with digitally animated hand-drawn characters.
Below are two clips from the full animation, which will be available soon to watch in full.
STORYBOARDS
I spent weeks on my story board to prepare me effectively for animating, creating watercolour thumbnails which I later used as a reference when painting the backgrounds and putting the animation together.
CHARACTER DESIGN
I changed the character's look several times, below is the first character turnaround that I created, which you can see has developed significantly in later images.
WATERCOLOUR BACKGROUNDS
