Backgrounds for an animation project

[Konstrukto]

This is a WIP thread, because more will be added.

For an animation project I’m working on, I’m currently making some backgrounds.
Everything is supposed to have a sepia feel, so for that reason all the works are in reddish browns.
I’m also experimenting with sepia inking layers, inspired by this very interesting method, which also works pretty well in krita: Make Your Digital Sketching Fun With This Easy Layer Setup! (In Any App)
The animation clip revolves around the theme of ‘a television set’, which is the title of the song (albeit in dutch).
The idea is that it is hard to ignore a tv when it is switched on, and that we are surrounded by screens every day.
The main character starts watching tv, is then seated in a bus taking him to a tv store, which is even open at night.
The video will be roughly 50% animated, with the sepia of the animation contrasted by blue monochrome live footage.

The starting scene, of the main character watching tv. There are scenes inbetween that I will not share yet, because the main character is the recording artist’s design.

The same principle applies here, as this scene will only feature in the video with the character in it.

TV screens in the bus, you may catch a small glimpse of the main character, this time interpreted by me.

The busstop, a bus will travel here, dropping off the character.

To be continued…

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Interestingly (I think), the last few backgrounds will be painted using traditional media while on vacation. I hope I’ll be able to match the color scheme with my ink and gouache.

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Part of the street the character walks through on the way to the tv store. The music video will consist of parts animation and real footage, this piece of street was filmed as well with the artist walking in the opposite direction of the main character in the animation

The character ends his walk in front of a tv store, staring into the window.

The inside of the tv store, I went crazy with perspective in the foreground, while keeping things very two dimensional in the back, where the character will appear as well. The pile of televisions will be featured on its own in the next scene.

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The final background is a tv remote, that will appear between scenes quickly, an animated hand is drawn into it to control it.
The first picture is the gouache painting, and the second one is the krita edit

[Elixiah]

@Konstrukto Can’t wait to see more!

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And here is the resulting animation, which is to be distributed between live images throughout the music video:

Animations for an upcoming music video - artistic impression