I like to paint these little cards as warm-up exercises. It frees up a moment to practise and experiment with the ink & brush, as well as frees you up to get comfortable before painting for realsies.
This tiny bird character is from the animated short ‘From The Snow-Covered Hill‘, a 2D animated short film I co-write and co-directed.
This is the short’s teaser trailer, which I also edited. In it, you can see the bird come to life:
Synopsis:
Left behind at an isolated boarding school, young Will quickly becomes a target for bullying. Only the friendship from a small bird brings him solace. But as the bullying worsens, Will’s means of escaping the world grow darker..
This film is a little more serious, dark and dramatic story, which made it an interesting experience to execute in animation.
On the film, I worked as a writer, director, animator, character designer, clean up artist and editor.
CREDITS:
From The Snow-Covered Hill
Written & directed by Matty Jorissen and Wijnand Driessen
Produced by Walking The Dog
Producers Eric Goossens and Anton Roebben
Line producer Frédéric Dirickx
Co-produced by seriousFilm
Co-producers Koert Davidse and Marc Thelosen
Music by Maurits Overdulve
Sound design by Wiebe de Boer
Many other wonderful artists worked on the film. For a full credits list, check it’s IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3310114/
Matty Jorissen
I’m an animation filmmaker, ink wash cartoonist and creative artist from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. I love telling little stories and big jokes using traditional techniques. Please like this video and subscribe to my channel if you enjoy my work and want to follow me on my creative journey in search of shapes, lines, motions, jokes & stories that are slightly dark & weirdly beautiful 🖤
