Covfefe Playground

Is a personal project I did over the course of a few weeks.  It started as a simple idea about how politicians and world leaders are just a bunch of big kids playing with toys and arguing over who has the "biggest button." The potential consequences of their words and actions are very serious. Initially it was just about Trump, and I completed his design and animation first against the backdrop of some of his infamous quotes. I liked the animation enough I thought it deserved a full painted background, then I began thinking about what other characters to include. 

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Trumps constant feud with "little rocket man" made Kim Jong Un's inclusion a must. Also his mysterious ties to Russia and love of Putin are obvious. I included Xi Jinping because, even though he is not the most vocal of the group, China plays a very big role in the conflict with North Korea and is a powerful nuclear threat as well.

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I have always loved editorial work, political cartoons and current events based work. I have not had much opportunity to work on these types of projects though, so I was glad to get inspiration and have time to complete this on my own. 

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The illustrations were painted in photoshop, animated in ToonBoom Harmony and Composited, with some animation in After Effects.

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I will add more process details and information soon so check back sometime!