2D Animation - Kym Yambot

JASKIER MONOLOGUE

I drew inspiration for my 2D animation project from the live-action character of Jaskier in The Witcher. I find his character to be outgoing, lively, and humorous, and I thought it would be quite interesting to bring him to life in the 2D animated world.

To begin my project, I searched for a video clip of him delivering an interesting dialogue. Once I found the right clip, I listened to it multiple times to visualize the character's acting. With a few ideas in mind, I recorded a video of myself acting out the chosen line. Using the video and my imagination, I created rough key poses for my character. Additionally, I made a final drawing of my animated version of Jaskier.

The next step is to create a rough animation of the finalized key poses. Once I am satisfied with the rough animation, I proceed to cleaning it up and adding color. After that, I move on to designing the background layout. When coloring the background, I ensure that it enhances the prominence of my main character. As Jaskier generally has cooler tones, I opt for a warmer background to create contrast.

My initial background layout sketch had the house's door on the left side of the scene, but later on, I decided to move it to the right side as it works better with the positioning of my character.

YLANG-YLANG BIPED RUN

One of my favorite 2D animation projects is the biped run of my character, Yla. Her character draws inspiration from a fragrant flower from my home country, the Philippines, known as Ylang-ylang. On the other hand, the background is inspired by the historic town of Vigan in northern Philippines.

To add the final touches to my biped run, I included a puddle on the pavement and scattered fallen petals along the way. This way, as the character runs, I can incorporate a splash effect when she passes through the puddle, and the running motion will cause the petals to be blown away.

MILKY (QUADRUPED WALK CYCLE)

I had many pets growing up, like cats, dogs, and even a goat. So, it was really exciting for me to animate a quadruped walk cycle. I took inspiration from my own dog, Milky, as she walks through the forests of my hometown, Baguio.

I also considered animating an endangered species from my country called the Tamaraw. However, I have decided to work on my dog, Milky, for now. I made rough sketches of the Tamaraw before making my final decision.

I made some thumbnails of the key poses for the walk cycle before working on the rough animation of my dog character.

Lastly, I painted the background layout for my dog walk scene, drawing inspiration from the lush and forested surroundings of my hometown.