TANIWHA ( Get in the water )

/!\ ( Edit ) /!\ I noted a lot of similar questions in the comments, so here’s some answers :

- I take inspiration from the New-Zealand/Maori water creature, the Taniwha. But it’s important to clarify that my goal was not to be representative of the original culture, I prefer create my own lore/story to not be too dependant of myths and disrespect them… ( but I invite you to be curious about the real stories and legends, I really enjoyed discover them ).

- If the artstyle remind you Wakfu, it’s because I worked on the season 4 as 2D animator and I wanted to experiment/applied the things I learned there ( and because I absolutely love this artsyle ^^ ).

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EN : There you go !
It's been a loooooong time I've wanted to do a little animated project, and even if there are still things I could improve ( perfectionism, I won't fall into your trap this time ), I'm glad to finally publish this short ! I hope you'll like it 😊
I still have a lot to learn in Drawing and Animation, but if you're curious and have questions about these topics, don’t hesitate !
Be well, and see you on a next project ❤

FR : Et voilà !
Cela faisait loooongtemps que je voulais faire un petit projet d'animation, et même s'il y a encore des choses que je pourrais améliorer ( perfectionnisme, je ne tomberai pas dans ton piège cette fois ), je suis heureuse d'enfin publier ce short ! J’espère qu’il vous plaira 😊
J’ai encore beaucoup à apprendre en Dessin comme en Animation, mais si vous êtes curieux et avez des questions sur ces sujets, n’hésitez pas !
Portez-vous bien, et à la prochaine sur un prochain projet ❤

[parmesandrawz]

love how this character looks grayer than her environment, gives her an otherworldly vibe compared to the more saturated colors around her

[luchaliber]

"You have lived more than enough" is a very chilling quote

[Katy]

The way her hand curls around the sun with the bloom effect changing as she does so. The symbolism behind that. It's SO good!

[mosskat]

Dude is tough until he realizes his stab to the heart had about as much impact as a paper cut. Awesome job on the animation!

[Sigurd]

"You have lived more than enough"

I love the double meaning behind those lyrics. It's a truly scary thing to say to a person under the right circumstances.

[superzilla]

Moana: The sea is calling me!

This dude: By all means, answer the call! *Runs away*

[maxrate]

Those blood effects were VISCERAL. Fantastic and beautiful animation! I've been anticipating this since the animatic came out.

[claran]

Oooh she’s a saltwater crocodile thing, that’s so COOL!

[AnkhAnanku]

I like how she starts out as small but assertive and she reveals herself to be a huge monster. It 100% matches the vibe of the audio

[ShintarufromdA]

Without knowing any other context, it is such a power move to get stabbed in the chest and have her first response be "okay now drown yourself."

Gorgeous animation and excellent use of this song!!

[RandomAxeOfKindness]

"Don't mistake my threats for love."
Ma'am, I've never been this turned on."

[PanzerLemming]

I SWEAR, can no one appreciate beating heart sounding in their headphones at the beginning and end? It manually reset my heart hearing it.

[lucasblanchard]

When she pulled the knife out and her dialogue got more aggressive, my eyes immediately started watering. It’s just so intense for such a short animation! Definitely going to listen to the full song in the description. Earned a subscription from me, much love from Texas!

[potatotomato]

This caught me off guard as a Kiwi, of course I noticed the word taniwha and was curious if this had to do with our Māori legends. It's funny because years ago it felt like the rest of the world didn't know we existed but now I witness more and more people becoming interested in our culture and country. I am glad you found inspiration in our legends. It's fun to see the stories I grew up with impact your artwork. Beautiful animation! you animated the waves so well and really captured the movement.

[eeve]

That was amazing! The first transformation scene where the water splashes and she becomes the half taniwha form is so cool!!!! Amazing job!

[jzbelay]

Honestly my favorite moments of the animation were the hand curl and the water shaking. That was so sensational.

[guis]

This is SO COOOOL! This needs to become a series( i just love the crocodile-like drake's design in 0:57 )

[Kraken_mind]

I love the focus on her jaws as she says “bluff” it enhances the rage you hear in her voice. Ohhh chilling 🤩😱

[silvertheelf]

When the Kaprosuchus learns shapechanging magic its time to run.

[justine]

Reading the description confirmed my suspicions that this was reminiscent of Wakfus artstyle, it looks absolutely phenomenal.