Animation Visual Development

Above are two pieces I’ve done for a new animated short I am working on. When will it be done? …well, I am hopeful March or April of next year. But we will see.I’m not 100% sure of the overall visual look/art direction yet. I have locked the script and the board is about half done. it’s only a 2 minute film, but I want to have more subtle animation then I have done before. I imagine I will do a bunch more of these designs before I decide on a look. It is a fairytale, but with an edge.I’m playing with color and design at this point. Trying to find not only a palette for the entire film, but a design style. Should it be modern and quirky? Rough line and watercolor looking? I’m not sure yet. But the look has to reflect the story, at least the pathos of the story.It’s based on a single page comic story I did years ago. But the comic style isn’t quite right when you bring the idea into animation.