Buttercup - Animation

I’ve finished it. This is the last animation i did for the my class this year. It was a really big challenge and alot of fun. There is a part in the middle where i got people from my class to draw a frame each. I love that sequence.

the "dreamy secuence" is mostly taken from the "true damage" video!

SOCIAL MEDIA:

[Kettle_enby]

started as a cute love story, turned into an episode of adventure time.

[zetten]

- Drops an absolute banger animation
- Doesn't elaborate.
-leaves.

[TheAngelsanctuary]

I think the reason her love turned into a monster is because she believed it was unrequited. That is why when the girl kissed her on the cheek she said "that hurt". And her friends were excited because they think the brown haired girl like her. So the monster forms the girl saves her from her own emotions by being nice to her and sharing her burdens. Through learning about her the brown haired girl starts to fall in love. This is just what I think though.

[eriodi]

And historians would say that they were simply very close friends

[luciliascarcass]

At 1:37, I audibly GASPED. That is the coolest sequence I’ve ever seen it, matches the shift in the song perfectly, it’s so gorgeous!!!

[thebaddawg]

i love the open ending at the end!!! and i like the idea that the monster probably formed from the abundance of hearts being stored away (or in a real world perspective, the unhealthy coping mechanism of hiding your feelings which is, in this case, was not acknowledging that there are feelings in the first place) and that in the end, it can be detrimental for all parties involved. also i just love the wlw relationship in general, it really gives me hope that one day, I'll find someone to fight a monster with :)

[leona]

first I was like "that soooo adorable" but then I'm like "this is incredible, beyond what I had expected"

[agenttoad]

Two years ago when I first watched this video I was madly in love with my best friend. It was... pretty bad. She was on my mind all day, and at night I'd have trouble sleeping, thinking about her. I felt as if my love for her was unrequited and I was absolutely terrified of all of the emotions that came with it. Years before, I confessed to my last best friend and it went horrible. Not only was she straight, but wasn't very nice about letting me down at all. It honestly tore me apart. Our friendship never recovered and I had a mental breakdown.

I didn't want history to repeat itself so for a long time I kept it all to myself. We were the best of friends, closer than anything else, and I didn't want to ruin that. But my love for her grew and grew until it was practically bursting. All my friends told me to confess because at least if she said no I could be at peace.

And eventually after getting a bit closer with her, I did.

That was four days ago as of right now and, well, she said she felt the same. We're now absolutely enamored with each other. Like, you couldn't even tear us apart if you tried. I adore my girlfriend so much, so here's to the love of my life, Zoe <3

Update (06/02/2024):
After two months of being long distance we finally got to meet up and spend a whole week together! Her mom flew me over to surprise her for her graduation party! Boy was she so shocked but happy to see me~!

Update (07/02/2024):
Thank you everyone for all the nice comments~! It means a lot to me. After I left during my last visit I actually cried in the airplane because I just loved seeing her so much. But now I’m back again! She invited me to spend two weeks with her and her family at Cape Cod~! Loving it so far, I even sneaked in a little kiss~

Update (09/26/2024):

Once again thank you so much everybody for the kind words!!! It makes me so happy! ^u^

So, recently my girlfriend came over to where I live to go to a concert with me and we had the best time ever. Due to some unfortunate events that happened in my life I will be losing my home… but my girlfriend’s mom, who I am very close with now, offered me to come live with her! And once Zoe’s internship finishes next year she’ll be moving back home too, so by next year we’ll be living together!!! Yayyy! ^o^

[storeboughtmilk]

this is incredibly underrated. i love the animation and the storytelling behind it. my interpretation of this is hiding your feelings until you’re drowning in them. i love how you represented that with the visuals. great work! :)

[killv]

Absolutely adorable. The action animation was breathtaking its been incredible to see you improvement over the years.

[yaddakinglet]

I like the deconstruction of a typical couple dynamic we can see here. At start, we can only see two girls: a jockey type with short hair and a pretty girl with long hair. But in the end we can see, that the jockey girl is actually a somewhat fragile being that ends up in a "damsel in distress" position, while an elegant girl turnes out to be a fighter with hair that literally turn into a sword, like holy hell that is cool!

Also, yeah. I'm lonely and this is a masterpiece.

[kittypaw]

I fail to believe this has only 673 views, this is one of the most incredible animations i've seen on here!!! 💙

[Botara-oi]

it's a shock, the YouTube recommendations finally started working and I stumbled upon this miracle. It 's just an amazing animation, there are no words, only emotions. Author, you are amazing :0

[chaoticcow]

you dont even need to know the characters identities to know this is sapphic love, and i LOVE it. i swear theres something in sapphic art that is like no other, you cant really describe it because just saying "its more emotional" doesn't clearly define how unique it is. love this animation damn much

[DonNinja]

Going frame-by-frame and seeing all the distinct styles at 1:47 is a wonderful thing to witness.

It was a great idea to get people from your class to draw a frame each and y'all should be very proud of it.

[Bumble.bee_vee]

2:24 The way she just *splat* against the wall and then feel onto the floor was probably the best part of the whole video. Idk why, *don’t* judge me.

[grunklesam]

Not only does this match the song really well and in a lot of different ways, it's also drawn really really well, and so many of the shots are so smooth. Like, there is visibly a lot of effort, and it's super duper cool.

[pooferfloofer]

can we talk about the fist bump please it's so satisfying

[MixingFlavors]

I didn't expect this to be this good, my stars, you really went and did it, hum? damn, thank you for making this masterpiece, the animation was immaculate and your artstyle is just "YES!!!!"

[catra]

This…THIS here is what deserves an Oscar above those other relatable YouTubers…THIS has a deep meaning behind it, makes you feel something without any words, can be interpreted in different ways, very poetic without any dialogue. The art style is so cute, the story inclusive, and really feels better than those shorts you find in Disney plus or whatever.