12+ hours....

A rare blog from me to show off some process work from a recent project. This is one scene of an animation, which took me around 12 hours or so to finish.

Hand-drawn animation, man. A crazy way to spend your time.

12 hours for less than three seconds on screen. But, sometimes that's what it takes. There's a bit more in the final shot - this is just a chap falling over after being stabbed in the belly, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment - so presented here to show the various stages (not including roughs and storyboards) of line work, to colour flats, to shadows and highlights and the final details. So here's shot number 28 (of 33 different shots) broken down for your viewing pleasure. After 12 hours, I insist you drink it in!