Rosalina's Storybook - Super Mario Galaxy

Some more inspiration for the style I want to use in this animation comes from a storybook inside the game, Super Mario Galaxy. The images are all drawn in a pastel effect, with soft colours and selective details used to tell the story of the little girl and her adventures in space. While the colour scheme here is more adhered to a younger audience, the style of the girl is similar to what I'd like to aim for, and the pastel effect is what I would like to apply to my own work.

"Crayon Dragon" by Toniko Pantoja

Crayon Dragon from Toniko Pantoja on Vimeo. This is another piece of inspiration for my animation, not only is the story clear and easy to follow, but the character design is similar to what I'd like to try out with my animation; bold, block colours with few lines used to define certain features. I like the use of desaturated colours too.

"Heart" by Jamie Caliri

This stop-motion animation is one of the inspirations for the stylistic choice I intend to use for my animation. I particularly like the shapes that the characters and environments are made up of, and how the details are only used very selectively such as for the faces. Also, while my animation will be hand drawn, I would like to incorporate a cut-out paper feel into the style, so it almost has the appearance of a living picture book.