Project developed to participate in the Layer Lemonade community
challenge on discord.
challenge on discord.
The mix of worlds proposed by the challenge caught my attention, and as soon
as I started thinking about how to prepare a piece to participate I realized that
I needed to propose something different.
as I started thinking about how to prepare a piece to participate I realized that
I needed to propose something different.
Totoro, by creation, is already an illustrated being. This is his common appearance,
to try to distance myself and create a piece that catches the eye, I decided
to play with a hyper-realistic collage style.
to try to distance myself and create a piece that catches the eye, I decided
to play with a hyper-realistic collage style.
I started with a montage in Photoshop, and moved on to animation
and finishing in After Effects.
and finishing in After Effects.
✨🔊Turn the sound 'On' for a full experience.
From a Koala to a Totoro
The character was created through a collage in Photoshop
The scenes also had an Initial setting in Photoshop
First step in After Effects: Totoro Rig
First Scene Adjustments
Final Scene Adjustments
The Impact Moment
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Illustration and Animation: Hale Mello
Illustration and Animation: Hale Mello
