Conceptual Transfer, from comic to cartoon

Before we can begin the animation process, we must redesign the comic for the cartoon medium. We do this to streamline our production pipeline and to simplify an already complex project.

Below we have a panel from the original comic by Jesse Carson.

And here we have the redesigned concept for the animation.

Notice how the first thing to go is the beautiful use of chiaroscuro (the transitions between highlight and shadow). This is a necessary evil. Though we lose value in draftsmanship, we double our speed to produce finished frames. Rendering every frame with the same level of detail Jesse applied to his comic would take MUCH longer to produce.