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Animation: Horse Emote Gifs

A series of educational horse emotes for an equine studies class. Each emote is a looping gif, so that the lecturer can point out important features which can be observed every loop.

Video intro illustration for the horse course (of course of course.)  Text layout by Dylan Craig.

Video intro illustration for the horse course (of course of course.) Text layout by Dylan Craig.

Alarmed

Alarmed

Kick

Kick

Cow Kick

Cow Kick

Strike

Strike

Pawing

Pawing

Threatening

Threatening

Bite

Bite

Yawn/Sleepy

Yawn/Sleepy

Sleepy/Resting

Sleepy/Resting

Snort

Snort

Listening (Special note that ears pointed behind head may not indicate aggression, but just listening.)

Listening (Special note that ears pointed behind head may not indicate aggression, but just listening.)

Flehming (Smelling)

Flehming (Smelling)

Submissive (a teeth clacking gesture usually done by younger horses- 'I'm small, don't hurt me!')

Submissive (a teeth clacking gesture usually done by younger horses- 'I'm small, don't hurt me!')

Kick Sketch

Kick Sketch

Cow Kick Sketch

Cow Kick Sketch

Pawing Sketch

Pawing Sketch

Strike Sketch

Strike Sketch

Alarmed Sketches.  1. Eliminate the ear turn, nostril/timing adjustments. 2-3. Nostril adjustments. 4. Final.

Alarmed Sketches. 1. Eliminate the ear turn, nostril/timing adjustments. 2-3. Nostril adjustments. 4. Final.

Sleepy Sketch

Sleepy Sketch

Bite Sketch

Bite Sketch

Flehming Sketches.  1.  Needs to take more time. 2. Needs more eye roll.  3. Final.

Flehming Sketches. 1. Needs to take more time. 2. Needs more eye roll. 3. Final.

Early emote studies.  I learned quite quickly that going with cartoonish proportions to any degree was very unhelpful for realistic emotes.

Early emote studies. I learned quite quickly that going with cartoonish proportions to any degree was very unhelpful for realistic emotes.

Early palette exploration.  In the end, we went for a color palette very close to B.

Early palette exploration. In the end, we went for a color palette very close to B.