Example of colored scenes...

Here's a sequence from the ending that i colored. the backgrounds are photos taken from my parent's farm in iowa.

Finished Animation...

I finished the animation, now I'm going through and cleaning up/fixing the animation from scenes that need a little work.. i also have about 40 sec. colored and most scenes have a temporary background (some i used photos, others i painted a wash, and some were created in photoshop). i haven't decided on the final technique for my backgrounds. i'll be painting over the temp. ones... so it may still have some real life elements... i'm thinking the indoor scenes will be completely painted either by hand or in photoshop and the outdoor scenes will be a hybrid of photo and paint.

here's an example.

final countdown

i have 4 seconds left to animate. i have a few scenes i need to clean up and i've been working on creating rough/temp. backgrounds. i'm on schedule to graduate, which makes me happy. now i just need to keep moving forward. woo.