Stingy (animation process, part 1)
After finishing Single, I decided to jump right into my next animation, (particularly since there’s no time to waste, given the fact that I plan on releasing Episode 1 of The Rectangle Show this Valentine’s Day.) And to be perfectly honest, I find this one to be a very thrilling change of pace for a couple different reasons.
Animations such as this one mostly make use of processes that are familiar to me, which means that I can “loosen up” in preparation for bigger projects. This isn’t to say that I’m just coasting along and I’m not being challenged, as there are less familiar processes involved. For one thing, I have very little experience with claymation, but I definitely want to gain more such experience, so I’ve planned to make use of that technique here as well.
But the greatest delight in working on this animation is how everything clicks aesthetically. It’s hard to put into words, but what I’ve found is that it’s not forced, and each sequence naturally flows into the next and the next and the next. Whereas with Single, it was hard to make everything cohesive, this felt a lot less strained in that area.
“Give this video a big thumbs up”
“Now please get wiser”
“Don’t be a miser”
Mostly, however, I just really like how it looks! Look at the above images. See what I mean? I love the use of color and imagery in these sequences, as it appears delightfully playful and light. It’s just a fun aesthetic all the way around, and the color palette certainly helps with that.
Considering what this video is intended to accomplish, I’m very glad that it’s yielded such a phenomenal result, and I can’t wait to show you! Perhaps you’ll also subscribe to my YouTube channel after seeing this, and if you do, then I’ll have done my job…
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