Case Study
This is a case study of the 2D animation I made for my final major project in my last year of college. It follows a short yet cute interaction between my original characters, Mateo, a human, and Pietro, a Hydra.
Here, I will walk you through my creative process throughout the different stages of production. Enjoy the ride!
Pre-Production
Mateo
For Mateo’s character, I started out with a silhouette drawing to figure out the shapes and vibes of his character.
Once I had a better idea of what I was working with, I began sketching out some concept art.
I built him with triangular shapes and sharp edges to represent his intelligence and sharpness. When designing his colour palette, I made red his main colour so he’d stand out, and then added some yellow for contrast.
And lastly, I made an expression sheet and a turnaround sheet to make sure I had my references once it was time to animate.
Pietro
For Pietro, I wanted him to contrast Mateo’s design, so I made him with smoother lines and shapes, while still keeping some sharpness to reflect he is a dangerous creature.
For the colour palette, I wanted the overall colour of Pietro to match with the water from his natural habitat while still maintaining some bright colours to make him recognisable, So in the end I went with a mix of muted and saturated greens and blues.
Storyboarding
Production
For the production, I used procreate. I sketched out all my scenes, and made duplicates of them to do the line art in case something went wrong then I would have a backups. After finishing the line art I coloured in each frame and added the background.
Post-Production
For the music, I came up with something chill and simple that would fill the background.
Once I finished everything, I downloaded all of my scenes, music and sound effects and put them all into premiere pro to bring the final video together.
