Misfits Opening Title Sequence

I like the gritty textures and simple lines in this animation and the mixture or 2D animation and live action.

Origami

For this animation I want to create a sense of magic everywhere in this world as part of people's everyday life. One of the major forms of communication in this story I used this Origami site for inspiration to create a paper flower that folds out to show a message. I started with an traditional tulip but I think it looks too simple and angular for this animation.

I prefer the Kusudama flower which is much prettier and lends itself to folding out into a letter.

The Tale of How

The animation is the first in a trilogy from The Blackheart Gang. I love the detailed textures in the animation. There are also 13 prints and a beautiful coffee table book on The Blackheart Gang website.

The Tale of How from Shy the Sun on Vimeo.

Castles

These are the pictures I have been looking at to create the fairytale castle for the animation. I looked at french castles because the castles in France are still in good condition and are less archaic than castles in other parts of Europe.

Optus 2D animation

I like the textures and simple movement in this animation.

Watercolours

After doing some research and experimentation with watercolour and ink, I have decided to use watercolour as my main medium for the environments of my animation. Some of my inspirations come from the following artists.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, “Caricature of a Man Holding a Three-cornered Hat”
I like the use of strong lines and subtle tone in the form of the man in this painting.

Joseph William Mallord Turner R.A., "Storm at Sea"
I love the loose, expresive brush strokes that create texture and the colours bleeding into each other in this painting that create a lot of depth and movement in what is a limited and almost abstract painting.

John Ruskin, “Study of Boulders”
I like the fine detail and textures created in this work and the use of pens for fine details.

Roterscoping

These two examples of how roterscoping can be used really well. I live the deatils in A sCanner Darkly and the bright colours in the Nike Plus I Run advertisement.

Environments

This Irish animation has beautiful watercolour environments. I like the use of colour in the scenes to evoke different emotions and the textures created through letting colour bleed into each other.