In animation, you basically have a blank canvas to build an entire world and setting for your story to take place in, and every single part of is decided by the artist. This allows for a lot of creative freedom but it can also be challenging because you have to really think about how you want to craft it. Every animated film or show has a world that was created by from scratch, and many take advantage of this to form a stylized backdrop for the story which gives the media a unique aesthetic and identity.
As I have mentioned before, I want the setting of my animated film opening to be clearly based on the medieval English era, as many fantasy worlds are. However, I have now started thinking about how I can add some unique elements to the background art and illustrations in order to make it more visually interesting and engaging. While I do want the characters and backgrounds to look realistic, I worry that might be a bit basic and boring to look at, and a bit of added stylization would certainly make the scene stand out.
I decided to look back at the inspiration that I took from other fantasy films, as well as other animated films that are heavily stylized or included some kind of visual techniques. There are plenty of examples of realistic animations for mature audiences that still have distinct settings. In these films and shows, the more creative aspects of the world were in the backgrounds or textures, opting for a more artistic approach with certain things looking as if they were drawn or painted by hand rather than digitally.
I believe doing something similar with my animated film opening would fulfill that need for a bit of visual flair and would definitely make it look more unique. The software that I am using (Procreate Dreams) has the perfect tools that would allow me to create this kind of atmosphere. Specifically, I hope to achieve a similar painted effect in order for the imagery to appear as if it were ripped out of a fairytale storybook, fitting the fantastical narrative.
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