Tim Fox, animation director and illustrator in London: “I got so inspired by the release of the TMNT: Mutant Mayhem trailer last week I called up my friend illustrator/artist Dan Crossan and said we HAD to do a tribute. The trailer reminded me how the Ninja Turtles were a part of my life growing up so I decided to put my own spin on them.

“I took this opportunity to experiment more with an animated manga look and try a few more techniques. In particular, the stepped animation look, which is that staccato in-betweeny look. Kind of a simple technique with a great result.

“Characters and environments are all built in 3D, FX is 2D, and for the first time, I used MidJourney to create the sky. A useful little time-saving technique there, even though it needed some hand-drawn adjustments, and I also had this weird guilt while I was doing it.

“This is totally a non-commercial, personal project with no affiliation to the actual TMNT unfortunately.”
 
 

 
Director/animator: Tim Fox
Art: Dan Crossan

Character model: Sketchfab
Environments: Kitbash3D
Mocap: Rokoko mocap

Toolkit: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Arnold Toon Shader