arm day 😎

still slaps my dude

What really helped was creating 3D versions of the characters. This made it much easier to get the scale and perspective right in several shots. The first shot, in particular, had tricky foreshortening and slow, subtle movement, which made the animation especially challenging for me.

I gave my best effort with the character designs, but honestly, I haven’t created that many before. Next time, I’ll definitely consider consulting or hiring someone to assist, especially with expression sheets — those were the toughest to keep consistent throughout the short.

Cheers, a lot sweat and tears went in to it lol

no roto, all 2d animation

Hell yeah dude

It felt exciting at the time, but looking back, one downside was how long production took—by the time I finished, the landscape had already shifted.

Animation by: @valentin_lucas_art
Cleanup and Colour: @jacobhalton.bsky.social

Back in 2022, the TikTok/reel format was still pretty new, and not a lot of artists were using it for storytelling or animation.

That’s one of the reasons I went with a vertical reel format for this new project. I knew most people would be watching on their phones, and I also wanted to challenge myself composition-wise to make the most of that frame.

Second, the aspect ratio (2.35:1) I chose ended up being way too small on phones, which made the whole thing hard to watch for general audience.

After finishing the Batman animatic, I walked away with two big lessons. First, it was kind of confusing for an audience—the rough drawings with limited frames didn’t really blend well with the more polished 3D backgrounds.

Once again thank you for helping me out ❤️