Ice Crystal Timelapse

Using a photography technique known as cross-polarizating light in combination with an extreme macro lens, Shawn Kol created one the most relaxing time-lapses I've run into in recent memory. The reason these snowflakes all look so colorful has to do with the fact that cross-polarized lights eliminates reflected, or ambient light on the source materials (Ie, these snowflakes), allowing their native color schemes to shine through. While the crystals melt we are presented with a rich array of incredible colors all melding together, coupled with an excellently paired ambient score. Enjoy in fullscreen.

Art Of Tin

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Tin (Chaichan Artwichai) is a Bangkok based illustrator currently employed in the Film & VFX field at RIFF (Rendering for food), a fledgling studio set up in Thailand around 2009 by animators, tech artists and other employees with animation studio pedigrees. Tin has mostly contributed his talents to various Lego projects, including the City mini-series and commercials for product lines.

His style is bold and colorful, drawing plenty of inspiration from western animation with his whimsical, bright compositions filled with some pretty pushed shape language. To sum it up in one word, his illustrations are fun to look at, with warm color schemes and pleasant subject matter. Check out more of Chaichan's illustration work after the break!

Hem - Tourniquet

The song is folksy and chill, but it's really the animated music video that I loved.  Focusing on a variety of animals placed in some very human-like situations, the art style is colorful, whimsical, and utilizes some interesting textures.  It's abstract enough to be entertaining, but not so much that it wanders into pretentious art territory.  It makes me think think that Mr. Fox (of 'Fantastic Mr. Fox', of course) somehow found himself in the city, living a new fashionable, urban life.

Ballpit by Kyle Mowat

Continuing on with their Student Animation Festival, Cartoon Brew recently showcased Kyle Mowat's animated short Ballpit. Using bright colors and a variety of shapes, Mowat put together an interesting a vivid abstract piece, that appears to evolve over the course of the short. With a storyline damn-near absent, this short is more about the visuals than anything else. I'd recommend watching this while super tired, or um, otherwise. Check out the rest of Mowat's work on his blog!