Petrichor Character Turnarounds

A spirited tourist embarks on an adventure, taking to the wonders of Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari-Taisha. When a sudden downpour halts their hike, they stumble upon magical sights beyond Inari’s Torii gates.

This project was my first attempt at a 2D animated short film inspired by my visit to Inari-Taisha while on a JMC study tour in Japan last year. I found myself stuck while trying to design my main character Rain, trying to go out of the box with fantasy-type ideas before eventually realising it would be best to have this character reflect me more closely. The kitsune statues were particularly special seeing along the trek to the top of the mountain, which naturally became a story element later on.

Character Turnarounds

Concepts & Ideation