Bee-ware Who You Are Talking With | 2D Animated Short & Visual Development

Bee-ware Who You Are Talking With is an original 31-shot educational and comedic 2D animated short film. The story follows an overly optimistic sheep navigating the quirks, red flags, and digital hazards of modern dating apps, blending humor with visual storytelling.

Visual Style & Art Direction

Aesthetic: Soft, handcrafted watercolor and textured line-art style inspired by traditional picture book illustration.

Environments & Lighting: Painterly 2D backgrounds seamlessly integrated with subtle 3D spatial staging to enhance depth and character focus.

Character Acting: High-expression frame-by-frame acting designed to emphasize comedy, awkward pauses, and body language.

Roles & Pipeline

Storyboarding & Animatic: 31 dynamic shots paced for comedic timing and emotional readability.

Visual Development: Character turnarounds, color scripts, and expression sheets.

Animation & Clean-Up: Traditional 2D frame-by-frame character animation and linework.

Compositing & Post-Production: Watercolor texturing, atmospheric lighting passes, and visual polish.

Tools Used

Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Blender.