Belly Up | Hazbin Hotel Animatic

Sooo after four months I finally set this video to public again. I had some weird people in my comment section that really threw off how I felt about my work, but I don’t really care anymore. I worked hard on this after all.
& in regards to the credits, I've since changed my username. just to clear up any confusion.
Putting aside the utter cornball fest that is this show to work on my story boarding skills
Also if I forgot angel or Val’s extra arms in any frames…. avert your eyes. It never happened.
Programs used
ToonSquid
Music:
Belly up by Return to Dust

[@cyugen]

god remind me to never post hazbjn hotel content again..some of yall are rlly wierd lmao

[@kattitue]

Had to look at the newest comments to see what you mean XD

[@pretty_bxy]

@@kattitue i dont see any wierd coments? please tell me what they said...?

[@kattitue]

⁠@@pretty_bxyheres one of it *gaps* HE’S BALD! HE’S BALD AND HE IS TOURTURING PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAIR!

[@cyugen]

​@@pretty_bxy The fandom in general is insufferable and I prob won't post anything else hazbin related for a while

[@Mars-Afton1983]

Awww man! That was so good

[@zuazz]

This is criminally underrated and breaks my heart because this is exactly how I imagine Angel to have met Val.

[@elimartel9080]

"criminally underrated" broooo it was uploaded 24 hours ago, let it get tractionnnn LMAO

[@zuazz]

@@elimartel9080 Nuh uh it needs at least 25k. ✨

[@Warrior_cats_foreva]

@@zuazzit has that❤❤❤

[@baffledbat]

⁠@@Warrior_cats_forevait has 8.9K tho..?

[@sharkshakes]

@@elimartel9080 12 days ago

[@esxy3692]

"don't you know better" as angel holds the contract 🥲

[@_xd.lol_4169]

Real

[@VocaloidIchigo]

holy shit taking his first hit of drugs from Val with his rolled up contract is SUCH a move

[@Fr00glet]

IKR

[@ravenclaw1848]

Well yeah probably was his first hit in hell, but we know he was definitely an addict when he was alive to

[@em01455]

I love the imagery of Angel signing his deal by using it to snort coke

[@catherinesweb]

with what nose

[@catherinesweb]

he snorts through his mouth

[@KayosHybrid]

Wow, absolutely INCREDIBLE. the emotion, the dynamism in the poses and settings, showing Angel when he was more vulnerable and new to Hell. This is bloody incredible to watch and just so amazing!!! Your art style is so good too, I love how he looks in your style

[@Shellys.Vibe09]

I like to think that angel dust was happy at first like. "Oh so i just work for u and i get money and dr*gs? deal!" And then it went down hill

[@pretty_bxy]

ITS SO GOOD HOW THE BELLY UP GO"S AND ANGLE LIFTS HIS BELLY UP, AND THE "streach on a descies" AND ANGLE IS STRECHING UP HIS DRESS OMG

[@pretty_bxy]

god 109 likes???

[@kyls9282]

OH YOU COOKED

[@kiwiao_]

my honest reaction

[@Luka_Lynxboyy]

We let him cook 🔥🔥

[@imyour_.lavender]

A GOURMET MEAL

[@contentgremlinthe3rd]

It's crystal 👌

[@Lauver246]

ate and left no crumbs

[@bella_daze3092]

I love your portrayal of Angel Dust here and how things might’ve happened for him.

[@zeeplay4361]

finding a rougher song that goes with his story feels so good! it's not his portrayed style but i think that's why i like this so much, his frustrations with himself are glaring and for once he's angry instead of trying to suppress his emotions. great work!!

[@zeeplay4361]

also, the transitions and frames go so damn hard omg if you ever decide to make this into a full blown animation just know i'm gonna watch it over and over

[@KayosHybrid]

OH I HAVE TO ADD I only just realised you drew Angel's sclera LATER into his hell life. a more direct allegory to the physical abuse !!!!!!! of corruption and wounding!!!!!! bloody genius choise

[@skreebss]

This is absolutely wonderful! I am usually incredibly skeptical of animatics with Angel and Valentino but seeing how you captured *why* Angel started working for him in the first place is absolutely wonderful. It takes a lot of thought to portray things like this properly and this is by far the best example I have seen with Angel Dust. Also showing his reaction to suddenly having another set of arms is great I wonder how he reacted to that often. I highly commend you for all the time this must’ve taken!

[@kazoo.0821]

You killed it. It's terrifying how good this is

[@Kiwi_Draws]

*gasp* HE’S BALD! HE’S BALD AND HE’S TORTURING PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAIR!

[@Pepper_on_PAWZ-q8s]

The fact he was just trying to be respectful in the Italian way to husk..😊

[@Jas8153]

💀

[@bananafire1188]

HOLY FUCKKK this is so amazing. I love your take on how Angel met Val,,, FAWNING OVER YOUR STYLE.💛💛

[@yellowtomato854]

WOW JUST WOW THIS IS AMAZING! You did this so good showing how at the start val had him hooked with drungs and "love" that he thought was genuine plus being naive since he had just gotten to hell and how that turning into him suffering a lot not enjoying the attention val gave him anymore and wow i just love how you did this it's amazing dude!

[@yellowtomato854]

Drugs*

[@stencilfox5]

This is beyond phenomenal, I love the raw emotion behind every bit and the bits of sort of lipsync to the song is amazing 🤩

[@Skippy7226]

The inter changing angles go so hard. Its like someone actually uploaded an animatic straight from their brain, its literally oozing with fluidity one could only dream of accomplishing.

[@songcoyote7116]

Love the harmony inherent in the band name Return to Dust. This is a very well told story and a fantastic use of the song

[@Sam07254]

Love how his future is hinted at 0:21 , it’s great foreshadowing ! Amazing animatic !

[@tk-cc2qv]

*THIS IS SO GOOD HOW HAS THIS NOT BLOWN UP* IT HAS GREAT CAMRA SHOTS, AND THE MUSIC GIVES ME A WHOLE DIFFERENT VIBE WITH THE RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS AMAZING! TAKE MY SUB PLEASE

[@lonniebird4266]

this is so good! i really like the bit where he realizes he has extra arms. something about the body language and expressions really hits. Also the lighting at the beginning! simple but gorgeous!

[@Филип-ЭйнджелСвятой]

I really love this animatic, the work done is colossal, it causes admiration I will quietly dream that someday a full-fledged clip will be released

[@boatboy3112]

OMG THIS IS SO AMAZING I CAN'T BELIEVE IT DOESN'T HAVE MORE VIEWS!!! I love literally EVERY part of this like the pole dancing scene?? was actually done SO WELL and I genuinely love Angel's design throughout the entire thing!!! I totally imagine him looking like that when he first arrives in hell (I was trying to find more examples but I fr couldn't pinpoint anything bc I loved every part of it (no joke)) Making a storyboard to an ENTIRE SONG is so difficult, you're actually so talented,, please keep making stuff I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE!!

[@cyugen]

OMG THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACKK!

[@redsonthesilliest]

THIS IS ACTUALLY SO COOL WHAT

[@verybigdogface8401]

the amount of body lannguage mannerisms and expressions and weight in this is really incredible. im a novice animator intern seeing stuff like this is so cool to me. cheerio, much love

[@Interstellarpool176]

this is amazing! you’re a great storyboarder

[@disrespecc9678]

not to be that guy, but this is an animatic

[@cyugen]

@@disrespecc9678haha it’s kinda both imo. I mean that was my intent

[@alloraborialis5696]

Oh my god…I love return to dust and never realized how much this song applies to Angel

[@S4TURN3-bh6et]

Man I love how he isn’t so skinny in ur style, it’s absolutely beautiful :33

[@LizardLover101]

I really like hwo you showed how Angel got his other eye a different color! Such a creative headcanon and should be made canon!!

[@XxYenndoxX]

THIS IS ABSOLUTE AMAZING, THE STYLE, SONG, EVERYTHING IS TOP NOTCH FIRE🔥🔥🔥

[@UrlocalSeansimp]

BRO COOKED THE PERFECT MEAL FOR THE FANDOM😭🙏 I love this smmmmmm

[@felipejonckfranca5667]

Love the detail that his eyes started both equal, but midway through the song it turns black (at 1:11 btw) I though it would change in the scene with the contract but its good that it took some time to show. Anyway love your story boarding, this would be fire as a full animatic

[@KayosHybrid]

I don’t think it has anything to do with the contract at all - it’s a direct allegory to being beaten and physically abused by a pimp. A ‘black eye’.

[@felipejonckfranca5667]

@@KayosHybrid i can see what you mean, i guess i just took the headcannon from twitter and am seeing it on everything now

[@speezball]

dude you absolutely ate with this

[@mikku7657]

I literally don't have words for this but GOD you're so TALENTED! i can't stop going back to this video. Great work!!

[@_yeahitsme_]

this is an absolute masterpiece. the art, the song, the plot, the movements; perfection. I love how you chose such a rough song for such a rough backstory, this entire video was beautifully done and deserves all the praise it’s getting.

[@ellad2936]

The expressions are so amazing omg

[@thee_jester]

I’m so glad to see people using return to dust’s songs, they’re the most underrated band i think ever- and the song is so fitting for angel dust

[@itztwiztxdkhriz_]

I love your take on how Angel met Val but here's my unwanted opinion: After Angel arrives he joins a gang in hell and one of that gang's rivals happens to be the Vees, more specifically Valentino because they owe him a lot of money so Valentino makes an offer, if he can get ownership of their new recruit (Angel) in exchange for not getting killed and Angel reluctantly agrees aaaand shit went south from there

[@slashEdance3]

The thing is Valentino died in the 1970s and angeldust died in 1949 ish so he probaby would have joined later than “when angel arrives”

[@itztwiztxdkhriz_]

@@slashEdance3 Thanks, i forgot about that 😃 Also, Angel died in 1947

[@sunnyfaraway]

OOH I HOPE THIS BLOWS UP AND IF IT DOESNT ITS CRIMINAL CUZ THIS IS AMAZING

[@ej20powa]

Refleja el Comienzo y desarrollo de las malas deciciones que Angel tomo. Los dibujos en movimiento quedaron brutales🎉👏!!!!!

[@ILOVEkimsunoo___]

I saw this a day after it was made, and I fell in love Instantly I think the song goes perfectly with angels character and how Valentino is making him do things and doing things to him and I love it so much keep up the good work❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Ash_Was_Here]

love how in-character your work is! your style is impeccable 💕

[@oldwizard1774]

honestly, I didn't expect much when I clicked on another one of hazbin hotel's animatics. I really love how it turned out! this animatic utilises some really cool ideas that fit the song really well and it inspires me to try do something like this in the future, because it looks almost like a draft of a music video lol. thank you for making this video public once again.

[@goryrory_]

i loveeee how animatics and stuff introduce me to super good and relatable songs agh awesome work btwwww

[@leokhoury3592]

This animatic is criminally good I absolutely love the art style and I just love angel animatics in general

[@egptheaxolotllover278]

I'm sorry but the fact that I'm legitimately tearing up-

[@NomNomNom215]

Ngl I didn’t know the song but putting it in my playlist, also damn I love your art style sm this is inspo so I can maybe draw sumthing too

[@STARFOXiswatchingYOU]

Your style is so smooth and beautiful, my stars…

[@plutolunaplays]

I’m really glad this video is back up! It’s amazing

[@aso-chan]

The expressions, the angles, the story line... SO GOOD YOU COOKED AND WE ARE FED😋😋🔥🔥🔥✨✨✨

[@kingboo_8304]

Dude I can’t wait to see more holy shit I’m AHHHHH this was so good!!! The song, the style, the animation, the transitions, OMG I’m in love

[@Seagull110]

Literally I love this video but you’re right, the fandom is weird as hell.

[@raetzzz]

This is sooo good man every time I rewatch this i notice something new

[@gonandkillua842]

This is so good. I've come to rewatch it like 20 times already.

[@Ellabellaz27]

YOUR SO UNNECESSARILY UNDERRATED WTH

[@lantern9817]

This whole thing actually goes so unwarrantedly hard, it's insane.

[@theart_onion1158]

OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING?? AND THE SONG FITS SO WELL HELLO?!?

[@fancy_ghost3179]

This is amazing! Also I’d love to see angel when he first got to hell and how he got into the deal with val

[@Liveactionnerdemoji]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! I'm a huge Return To Dust fan!!!

[@CLOWTISMS]

THE ART ENVY IM FEELING RN

[@OffSeasonCicada]

GOD this is so amazing~! The scene were Angel does a line using his contract is GENIUS! Really amazing work overall👌

[@Black-Rain718]

I WAS SEARCHING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG!

[@MarsssS_ss]

I LOVE THE ANIMATIC!! It’s so sad though….. I hope we do get the backstory of how angel met Val in the show

[@seir323]

I didn't know what to expect at first, not knowing the song or your work, but dammmnn this is so good. :o Camera moves, emotions, symbolism (the contract turning into a, yanno..!) and trippy transitions. Bravo!

[@MezzyB0NB0N]

I FEAR YOU ATE😰❤️‼️

[@Thatonefriend-q7q]

Let’s not talk about how I watching this in my living room and I started to cry a lil and my brother was right there

[@felipejonckfranca5667]

This is so good ngl i would watch every video you posted

[@STAR_edits064]

This is so underrated af!!! The way of the animatic gives me goosebumps 😞 but it was so sad too 💘

[@CHEETO_b4g]

HOLLYYYYYY I LOVE THE WAY U DREW HIM AHHHHHH

[@TheWeirdKid-an1malcorps3]

1:55 i felt that😭

[@KrayKrayKrill]

thank you for relisting this again omg!!! its so fire!!!!!

[@SuddenlyAlone69]

for the record angel dust is confirmed to be able to retract limbs so u missing them in any scene isnt not remotely a big deal, animators in the actual show have portrayed him in certain scenes with only two arms. idk if val is confirmed to be able to do the same but id imagine he can.

[@etoiledelavande8046]

That is beautiful ! And I love the design of Angel ! Dont know why, but I just love it. Maybe the outfit, or just the proportions, or both

[@Emmajh97]

This is so well made! 😮❤ Great job!!!

[@ufoesferico1050]

YOU ATE THIS HOLY SHIT✨️

[@fleurflower3040]

The expressions, their dynamic!!😢 have my ❤ great work.

[@millsytea]

RAHH! I LOVE THIS! this actually gave me motivation to make my own storyboard animatic :) thank you! This is so cool- aaaa

[@ellad2936]

Woah this amazing animation!!

[@Th4tTh1ng]

I LOVE RETURN TO DUST AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY THAT THIS IS MIXED WITH ANGEL OMLL THIS IS SO GOOD.

[@enti]

THIS IS SO COOL, ONE OF MY FAVORITE HH ANIMATICS EVER

[@FreuleiN_himmets]

I'm crying :"> This is so beautiful!!

[@shirley.keeldar]

I don't know how many times I want to rewatch this, but it’s definitely for the rest of eternity

[@zabirdy181]

Hands down. Amazing. Suscribed.

[@nylumievanderAa]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT this is SO GOOD im getting emotional from it ohmylord

[@Quixscent]

I follow u on tiktok and I came across this and it’s a amazing, u gotta do these more. Everything about it was awesome, the song, the background characters the smooth camera moves and more ❤

[@zawryzar]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH OMG THIS IS SO GOOD I'M EATING IT ALL UP

[@Spooky_kimono]

Bro casually drops one of the best Hazbin Hotel fan videos ever??

[@fluff8620]

quality is effing insane on this good work! ❤❤❤❤

[@fluff8620]

this is seriously amazing i keep coming back to it

[@fluff8620]

Ive watched this so many times it cured my art block and i bought toonsquid to learn how to animate lol 😂

[@cyugen]

​@@fluff8620OMG THATS SO COOL!!

[@NađaKostić-q1q]

Headcanon: Angel would have this song on his playlist

[@wholesome.nightmares]

THIS IS GOREGOUS HELLO???? I LOVE HOW YOU MAKE ANIMATICS ITS STUNNING

[@Moonlit-Paradox]

THIS SLAYS and makes me cry BUT IT SLAYS

[@OrbiterVR]

We need more animations dude

[@finleyforevermore]

This is SPECTACULAR!!!

[@mulberrymoth]

This is so amazing omg

[@LaureliStudio]

This is so good really well made

[@kaiiimee]

Commenting for the algorithm! Awesome animatic, I love this so much

[@faerie_ring]

THIS IS SO WELL ANIMATED I LIVEEE (the pole-dancing sequence especially)

[@ieuansmith518]

DAMN THIS WAS GOOD AS HELL! Call me a fan, my friend! Take my subscription too!