(edit: I’ve got no idea why the youtube embed is breaking…)
End of the year and I managed to finish one last animation, this time it’s all setup and no fighting, no killing and nothing wacky.
Song is called Hardfloor - “Spook & Spell” (Slow Version) and it’s very important because it inspired not just this animation but the whole next arc I’m doing.
I wanted to match the animation to the music so I had it playing in blender while working. Also I had to make a pretty fancy storyboard for this one and plan out all the cuts well in advance just to make sure everything lines up the way I want it.
I’ll upload just the storyboard in the future.
The whole opening sequence is a reference to an older animation I made ( Episode 6: Spider Bites and Dreams)
Tech wise there’s not much going on except that I’ve now doubled down on using a simple gradient shader EVERYWHERE instead of trying to do it with lighting. It’s just easier this way.
Silhouette characters are using Pierrick Picaut’s mannequin rigs, I’d love to actually have designed characters for this but considering no one watches these animations I just can’t justify the extra work T.T I’m already spending hundreds of hours on this.
That’s pretty much it, thanks for watching and see you in 2026. 