"We could do a comic." Bun suggested, as we were both burnt out from our 2 year program and animating wasnt high on either of our lists.

So we explored the concept! drafted ideas, fleshing out the story to contain other ghosts that the two assist to their final resting places… but then Covid hit. In one short year we went from seeing eachother at least once a week to no contact outside of a screen and it was hard on us both. We missed each other and we missed other friends. Most of all: our friend Motion.

While the three of us lamented passed projects that just never came to be… Mouse suddenly realized something incredible.

"we could all do the animation together!"

a character sheet of a plague doctor, sketched at different angled. he has a scarf and wears a body length cloak. art by Motion_Capture (posted with permission)
a character sheet of a plague doctor, sketched at different angled. he has a scarf and wears a shoulder length cloak over a body suit. art by Motion_Capture (posted with permission)

To keep our sanity, and to realize a dream mouse had had since 2015, we set out together as a small group, originally under the name of Haanimation Studios. This is where we really started to believe that our dreams could become a reality.

Bun worked like crazy to perfect the ghost and it's movements, providing the cute little creature with its incredible see through effects. Playful and adorable!

digital artwork of the ghost with big curious round eyes. it is painted to look like it is glowing. art by Bun

Motion helped solidify the doctor's design and nailed down his smooth movements to give the kind and somber being seen in the animation.

Mouse created the background elements, helped manage the team and fit in anywhere her skills allowed to help move long colouring, inbetweening and whatever else the stars (Bun and Motion) needed.

A very difficult but rewarding year and a half later.

Ashes released on YouTube, April 2021...

the title screen of the finished animation, Ashes. the words Ashes are in white decorative font on a blue monochrome background with silhouetted trees. Art was a collab effort between Bun and Mouse