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July 22, 2010
WS - The Sandwich by *funkyalien
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WS - The Sandwich

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Aaaaaaand this is finally finished! Or at least, as finished as I can get it at this point. I wanted to use After Effects to make it pop, but I'm cool with it like this.

Gawd, I started this about a year ago now. Put it off for a while before finally coming back to it. I did promise I'd finish this one though - not just for you guys, but for myself as well. It's rare that I actually finish my own animation projects (ask ANY of my friends) and even more rare that I finish anything White Shadow related, so this serves as a dual achievement for me.

This is over a year old now, so I know most of the flaws with it, but I'll have it up for critique anyways.

So then, on to the next animation project :D

EDIT:
Here's the version with sound that :iconmortalfate: and Sakasa J. were awesome enough to do for me!

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Hoo! Sooooo many comments on this now ^^; Thanks very much everyone!

To answer a few recurring questions about this, here's the rest of the media info:

Animation: Flash CS3
Backgrounds: Photoshop CS2
Run time: 28 seconds
Total Frames: 675
Production time: 2-3 months

Thanks again, everyone!
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

I was drawn in the moment that this started. Furry characters really, really aren't my thing, but I found these two characters to be very cute and they seem to really be alive.

Both characters really display cat traits very well, Tabitha being small, cute and mischievous while the older cat girl is rather moody and beautiful. I felt that the characters were well composed enough for their wide range of colors not to seem overwhelming at all. Also, the older one's tail movement was a nice touch and flowed really nicely.

The main part of this that works so well for me is not only how fluid the animation is, but also how things pop. That is to say, how things slow down and quicken to create dynamism. This flow makes everything in this from changing expressions to running both natural seeming, but also very cartoon-y, a duality which I love in animation. (Sometimes, other people try to be "too realistic" with a cartoon and it feels strange).

Probably my favorite part was whenever the older one jumped on the couch while chasing Tabitha and caused it to move after jumping off of it. Whenever I had first seen the couches, I had just expected them to be part of the background, and this short would have still been awesome without it, but it's just a little touch that feels very special.

The premise sort of reminds me of classic cartoons like Ren and Stimpy, where little things can suddenly lead to a huge explosion of action and emotion, except whereas Ren and Stimpy is completely crazy, this is pulled back and composed.

Great job.