Trolley Terror

Animation

Digital painting of my thrilling trolley ride daydream

As we approached the trolley, I was hoping I'd be able to stand on the outside edge. I was in luck! As I hung off the side, my mind started wandering, thinking how great it'd be if they could triple the speed of this thing.

Technically, I wanted to show a wide shot of the car, but still include the details that makes my work so special. The solution was to take a sort of comic book approach, with paneling to show the details and help the story roll out in front of you in a clockwise fashion.

CLIENT
MFA Project

Comic-style illustration depicting a chaotic scene on a moving train. A man and a dog are enjoying the ride, while another person appears tense, clenching their fist. A close-up of a hand gripping a knife suggests danger. The bottom part shows concerned expressions and legs hanging off the train, with sound effects like "Screeeech!" indicating sudden braking.

Part of the fun of this project was creating each panel as it's own small piece. I wanted an uncomfortable energy in the piece, and with that, thought if I created each piece separately and then merged everything together and smoothed things over, it's achieve just that.