Countess KARO
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PRODUCTION JOURNALS - "Krik's Kid" (FINISHED)
🕑 Added 2024-05-04 05:04:10 +0000 UTC(EDIT: This Bit is hereby COMPLETE!
LINK: https://mega.nz/file/fd8wxIqY#NFArG1GFK3ab1aS_cQmXvrAHXDQmmhPgz4-rwAa9_Nw)
This idea has been sitting on the backburner for a bit, actually being slated for the bi-week I was working on "The Bulbear Gets Bul-BOMBED". I initially shelved the idea, since I wanted to do something with the Yellow Pikmin instead.
The idea was that Krik had a child with a Mamuta, and they birthed a Smoky Progg. I did some sketches at this time to get a good handle on the Progg.
The Progg from Pikmin 4 was more visually interesting, so I went with that design.
I needed a more brief idea lately, so I dug this concept back up and started animating it.
Pikmin 4 revealed that the Smoky Progg is likely caused from the mama Mamuta ingesting glow sap. I like to think Krik uses glow sap when planting Pikmin seeds.
I had to redo two frames of Krik setting his work stuff down.
The briefcase had to be repositioned.
I wanted Krik's eyes to be open on this pose to serve as a motivator for the next pose when he sees the wrapped up egg.
Nearly done on the line art for this shot, I realized I needed the color ref for the Progg, so I drew down his design for the Pikmin Bits.
This was my color ref pic.
This is the first sketch for the pan shot of the Progg's hatching, which I flipped and re-positioned so I can do the comic-like split-screen I did back in "Captain Karo's Cake".
It was a good way to streamline the action.
This would also be the first Pikmin Bit to show the new BG style. I previously had it on the Pikmin Bits intro, and the other Bit I have in production "The Screwy Scramble". This one is short enough to be out to the floor first, so it's gonna be seen here first. While Pokémon Bits takes a more angular, lineless and abstract approach, Pikmin will be more earthy and grainy.
So, because I'm still finishing this up, that's the bulk of what I got to show ya. This will probably take maybe two more days tops to finish. I might head back to the Vi the Imp short I've been working on after this is done.
(UPDATE - 5 5 2024)
The comic shot and the last shot is done, and I'm aiming for a Saturday release.
This was mostly out of wanting to streamline this segment, but I'd love to do more comic scenes like this. Even if it was kind of a hassle to put together since many assets had to be assembled.
I still have a microsecond shot of Krik's newspaper slapping the Progg's cranium to finish, then the footage would be all done. I'll be attaching the finished animation as a file to this post when it is complete.
(UPDATE - 5 6 2024)
File is uploaded, and this Pikmin Bit is hereby DONE!
Thanks for readin' along, see ya next Bit!
~KARO '24
Comments
FanofCulture96
Good to see krik be a family man ^-^
