effervescent!

A little loop of @brisksunrise 's character, Muffin! (go check its accounts, they make really cute stuff!)

This was quite challenging, as I didn't record or search any reference, which led to remaking poses and tuning the timing of the animation. Here you can see the first test I made of the movement:

As you can see, the legs bend weirdly when touching the ground and the arms don't really move from side to side, just up and down; I wasn't satisfied with this.

As I finished fixing the poses and timing, I started animating all the follow through elements of the character (clothes, ears, fluffyness):

Then, the most tiresome part of animation (for me): cleanup. Now, this isn't the tightest cleanup you've ever seen, but it's nice enough! (the face does look weird you don't have to tell me)

After I made this, I felt like I was done, but then I thought: "But what if I colored it though????" So I gave in and ended up doing that extra work. Seeing it finished is pretty rewarding tho!

I made it in the span of 3 days :)

So, my Big Plans for Artfight have been curtailed by my disability being disabling. So instead, you're getting a sneak preview of something I will finish.... eventually....

Mervin was a young man growing up on a farm. He had long tired of the hard and physical labor he constantly had to go through as the eldest son. He wanted a better life than this, but knew that as a peasant there wasn't much else available for him.

One day, he would encounter the genie Pippi, and the two would form a small friendship with her helping out a bit on the farm, leading to some shenanigans here and there. Mervin had fun, and despite the help, still felt a sense of longing and disdain for his life. He would end up uttering a small wish. Pippi, hearing the wish, was more than happy to provide service!

So, my Big Plans for Artfight have been curtailed by my disability being disabling. So instead, you're getting a sneak preview of something I will finish.... eventually....

Just this small sample of your craft is enough to elicit such a response from me. The ammount of effort put into this, I cannot say, for I am not understood in such fine methods of art, nor your circumstances. But the care you have placed onto this piece shines brightly so.

I am immensely humbled and honored to be the target of such artistry, and urge you to feel no pressure to finish hastily, as I too understand the burden of disability.