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I illustrated + animated the official poster for the second annual Richmond Animation Festival happening April 28th at The Byrd Theater. The first half will feature an hour of animated shorts, followed by animated works + Q&A by Robert Beatty.
The blooming flower is Virginia’s state flower, the Dogwood tree. I thought it would be nice to combine this with an early animation technique of the zoetrope (or phenakitoscope) to compliment the Byrd Theatre’s old history with cinema.
The rest of the poster highlights the vivid wildlife around the James River which uniquely cuts through the city proper.