Olympic Run Cycle - Cell Character Animation

The Olympics is one of my favorite times of the year (well, every couple years) and so I wanted to try to animate something Olympic themed. As I continue down the journey of learning motion design, I am trying to teach myself as many new techniques and skills as possible – so I thought I would try cell (frame by frame) character animation this time!

This animation was partially inspired by the impeccable work of @henrique barone, @rmayani , and Conor Whelan in their piece, Olympia. Maybe one day I’ll scratch the surface of their awesomeness!

Behind-the-scenes timelapse of my process + more BTS imagery: http://chriszachary.me/project/olympic-run-cycle/