After the cactus gif and the problems I found with the final composition, I have decided to change the composition for my bear gif. Originally in my storyboards I had the full figure of the bear on a log or in some grass. The focus of the animation is a fly resting on the bears nose and waking him up - therefore it makes more sense to zoom in and only have the bears face. I think that this is a much better composition and will bring focus to the overall tone/mood of the gif.
In my sketchbook I had started to look at using ink textures to describe the bear's coat ect. I think that this worked really well so I have done some more testing with a variation of textures. I really like this as an aesthetic, and I think that the monotone adds to the calming, sombre and sleepy tone I want to the gif.
Similarly to the 'raven' book I made in visual narratives I made the textures and then cut them into separate shapes to scan in and assemble on photoshop. This process works really well for me, and I think for this digital animation is also really effective as it means I can easily move and animate these separate pieces of the image.
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