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The Raw Energy of Black and White Animation
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The Raw Energy of Black and White Animation

Have you ever noticed how sometimes less is actually more? That's how I feel about my black and white animations. I started creating these surfer animations because I got tired of color palettes giving me existential crises—like, is this blue-green or green-blue? Who knows? Not me! So, I went all in on black and white. When that surfer girl catches a wave in my animation, and you can feel the momentum as her body shifts, I live for those moments. It's like I've bottled pure movement and emotion with just some black ink. There's a raw energy in simple lines that fancy colors and textures just can't touch.

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