Here I have continued the kiss, added fire and then started the last scene of my animation. Since fire is my element, I wanted to try it out before I added backgrounds. After having looked at countless videos that animate fire, I have noticed that not a lot of them 'move'. I have noticed that there is usually 2 frames of fire in different positions, and the animator will switch between them to get this 'flicker' aesthetic. I wanted mine to flow a bit more so I just drew my fire on every single frame instead of copying and pasting just so I could make it look like it flickers more frequently.
I also didn't opt for a orangey/yellow flame, rather a red/pink flame with orange in the centre plainly because I had drawn a bunch of flames out but something about this colour scheme attracted me most. And also because it sort of compliments the characters colour palette as well, as I wanted everything to look good as a whole. I did have some specs of fire sizzling off their heads as well, just to be a bit more effective and make the fire look hot, and for a first time animating fire, I think I did okay.
I also decided to have my female matchstick character pull back and scream for the ending of the animation, one reason being I hadn't really planned on much sound other than matches setting alight and crackling, so I wanted more depth for the audience to feel like these are characters with personality and I just went with it. I quite like this part of the animation and I am glad I added it in.
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