MARI: Animation Example

I actually found this animation a little over a year ago and it's been one of my favorites since. It was done by one of my favorite artists online - a student at the time. This was her graduation project for her 4 year animation course at the Utrecht School of the Arts. It's a long commercial for a fictional company she came up with, called Trichrome. It was made with TVPaint and Adobe After Effects.

I absolutely love both the concept and the execution. As a commercial (though fictional), it has to be one of the most creative I've seen. And the colors just stun me. The animation itself doesn't rely on realism (making sure that the girl is 100% realistic), but that only adds to its charm. In my flash animation, I'm hoping to draw a bit of inspiration from this. How, I'm not sure yet, but I've been wanting to give it a try ever since I first saw the video.