EPIC Horse and the Infant Animatic (new song version)

be nice y'all its my first complete board
Ig: @Artistic_alimar
Tumblr: @thedroonianqueen
Epic the musical is by Jorge Rivera-Herrans

[@snakehands7292]

Penelope waving Telemachus' hand for him 😭😭😭💙

[@DPMAN_ASMR]

Having Zues be the only one in color was an awesome choice

[@nicocorral4580]

So neat

[@Lightmaster677]

I love that Zeus' beard flows like a thundercloud. Great detail.

[@averageuser9366]

Oh my fucking god this has to be my favorite animatic. You clearly put so much effort and thought into it, making even the smallest things seem so full of life. Penelope waving Telemachus' hand like a mother would do, the baby Odysseus has to kill being pudgy and instinctively wrapping its arms around him, etc. Holy. Cow. 10/10 YOU NEED MORE VIEWS AND LOVE FOR THIS!

[@AliMarArt]

@@averageuser9366 thank youuuu

[@Hannah-gh4by]

This is STUNNING oml Your Zeus design is legitimately one of the best I've ever seen, I'm kind of obsessed with it. The elaborate crown, his cloud beard, the fact that he's the only one in color??? Inspired

[@gardnerstopwatch1916]

Things i love(and hate at the same time aka angsty moments) The whole sequence of the men fighting Helen veiled (idk i just think that be accurate cause she's so beautiful she'd need to hide) Penelope and Telemachus (like look them) Penelope waving Telemachus' hand (ohh my goodness cuteness overload) Zeus' flipping design (his headdress i cant!!) The baby Astayanax (he's just a wittle baby) Astayanax floating like Jorge said For like a frame it looks like the baby's arms are wrapped around Ody's neck (he's thinks its his dad 😢) Ody holding him and caressing his little cheek (don'tc get attached to him, Ody, don't) The baby smiling (are you trying to hurt us like dude?!) Ody crying, thinking of what he might have to do (don't do it Ody it will result in years of trauma) Him clutching Astayanax while pleading Zeus The silhouettes of the other gods (i just freaking love it) Odysseus on the floor with Astayanax in his arms (ahrjhfhsbgssh) Just in case you havent noticed i love this!!! Like this now is my favorite of these animatics. You have earned a subscriber my friend.❤ PS: I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion but i just love that the gods sing in background. Like if you won't listen to Zeus, maybe you'll listen with ALL of them. And it's their will, so definitely they're all involved. Ody is smart like that....right?

[@AliMarArt]

@@gardnerstopwatch1916 im so glad you liked it omg And you noticed so many little details im so happy

[@gardnerstopwatch1916]

​@AliMarArt after breaking my heart into a thousand pieces I needed to say something!!

[@AliMarArt]

@@gardnerstopwatch1916 fun fact actually: I read that Astyanax was hidden inside Hector's tomb, and I was going to include that, and the only reason I didn't is because I FORGOT and drew a cradle instead of a tomb. The moral of the story is triple check your notes always

[@gardnerstopwatch1916]

​@@AliMarArt I didn't know that.

[@imadgenius]

I haven't seen an animatic for this song focus on his facial expressions as much as this did. The change from shock to horror is incredibly well done!

[@Melbern11]

Ive never teared up at this particular song but seeing how little and fragile the baby is brought back the feel of holding my son as a newborn and damn my heart hurts now.

[@samhawkins4952]

First one I see to not draw Ajax the Lesser as a kid!!

[@AliMarArt]

@@samhawkins4952 i have no idea why he's drawn like that in the first place? Is there actually a reason?

[@samhawkins4952]

@@AliMarArt I think when people who only knew the song and not the actual Iliad heard „little Ajax“, they just assumed it was a kid character. Tbf I‘m not sure why he’s staying back in that song

[@lukedoesroblox9338]

@@samhawkins4952like why would a kid be at war?

[@samhawkins4952]

@@lukedoesroblox9338 I mean there’s all kinds of different characters in the Iliad, it’s not entirely implausible. Hectors son appears

[@aadityayanamandra8846]

​@@samhawkins4952 I think "stay back," more so means to guard the rear, at least in this context.

[@omarsalem1219]

This animatic was incredible, loved how you matched the canon descriptions of what was happening and I like zeus's design

[@noelleh7083]

Having them start inside the horse!?!?!? Such a good idea. I loved watching them coming out of the horse and MAKING ZEUS'S BEARD LOOK ABD SWAY LIKE CLOUDS?!?!?! C'MON NOW THAT'S GENIUS!!!! The overall animation of each frame was so good! It's extremely time consuming and hard to make the little intricate details of the characters designs, and the fact that you kept it constant throughout the animation?!?!!3!!&?? AMAZING!!! UGHHEHDHDWH from 3:01-3:13.....i have no words. The slow and subtle changing of emotions, from adoration of the baby to confusion to worry, then fear morfes into realization of what he has to do, then pure desperation for Zeus to hear him out is just..............UFUWJEJWJWJWJWJ I CAN'T PUT I TO WORDS HOW GOOD THAT WAS GEEEEEEEZ this is my favorite so far my goodness

[@anthonymarchetta8796]

This is the only Horse and the Infant animatic I've ever seen that's as good as Gigi's and one of my favorite epic animatics ever. This is amazing. Well done.

[@Gonz_23]

I love that Epic allowed so many artists to showcase THEIR BEAUTIFUL WORK OMG YOU HAVE A NEW SUB

[@obeseusthegrand]

I love how you did Zeus' beard, he seems so ethereal i LOVE IT!! I also love how you portrayed Odysseus as younger here, it makes sense and its not something commonly done i feel. I think this is TOP NOTCH !!!

[@Skydog139]

What the hell the background and Zeus being only one in colour great job hope you make more

[@anniegranger-weasley2673]

this i one of the best and most detailed animatics i have seen its beautiful

[@AliMarArt]

thank you :D

[@aslansprincess7911]

This fantastic work. If you enjoyed doing it, I hope you'll share more animatics with us. And I think you're one of if not the first to use the revamped track. So good.

[@z2entertainment434]

just wow, the best animatic i saw for this song, u can feel all the emotions, pls keep it going, would love to see all the Musical songs made by u

[@MrBaddamobs]

There's a ton of details in this that are super great; I appreciate that you show just how packed in and cramped the horse is, the fact that Zeus is the only one in colour to show his divinity, and like all great Horse and the Infant animatics, the part where everyone's being given their roles has a lot of dynamic movement and designs. However, I think the one that I'm most interested in is about 3:01. Usually what people show is a vision of the future Zeus is warning about, which I do think is a cool and visually interesting way to do things. You're choice to just linger on Odysseus' however is super fascinating. There's no distractions from his sole reaction to the fact he has to kill a child, and thus we get a close up on the sheer horror in him as it appears in his eyes. It's a real inspired choice. Great stuff all around!

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Same. This video is great!

[@KittyGamesdbd]

I love your design for Zeus! the way his beard was animated was super cool throughout!

[@analyticofexistance7847]

That was so brilliant and very close to how I saw it play out in my own head.

[@PhantomSkitty]

Love that Zeus design! The cloudy beard is very cool!

[@CMSiegel1979]

Omg this was sooo good…please continue with the rest of the songs/sagas

[@Betysch]

Oh my! This is absolutely stunning! I think I'll need to watch this at least ten times more to appreciate it better. All the little details, Zeus' design, the whole scene with the infant... but also so much more! Just... wow!

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

Wow this was amazing. I love the use of shading.

[@SerialDesignationN_3]

As mortius said at this point these are animations

[@book1182]

This was amazing to watch! The background work here in particular is something I enjoy and adds a lot to the energy of the scene. Loved the design of Zeus and his entrance into the story showing the inhuman nature about him. And the focus on Odysseus’s facial expressions and interactions with Astyanax are enthralling!

[@jhuliagalicia6358]

if u guys have seen or heard thunder bringer, when zeus says 'Why do I think they'd lose', why do i feel like it's because of when zeus was convincing Oddyseus to yoink the baby off the wall - and he's using penelope and telemachus. So ZEUS KNEW THE OUTCOME ALREADY THAT He'D PICK HIMSELF AAAA (maybe im so late, but omg it's so good)

[@siefnour1017]

Tbf in Just A Man we already got "I'd trade the world to see my son and wife" already. So its very established XD. Ody in EPIC is very much that meme of "A hero would let you die to save the world. A villain would let the world die to save you". He's not necessarily a villain ofc, but he's all about his family, everything else comes after. "And she's all my power, all my power, but its been twelve long years", Penelope means everything to him, and by extension so does Telemachus. He'll do anything for em. Beg on his knees, fight a cyclops, go to the underworld, die, sacrifice his brothers and friends, whatever it takes

[@ellapowell1316]

Daaaaang, love the design of Zeus's crown. Also, my man Teuc lookin good as ever, great job!!!

[@Mrdragonjack]

cool Idea instead of the Eagle hitting him literally a vision of the man

[@liminalpsych]

oh wow, the shading and colors and scene choices, this is gorgeous :-o

[@qryptid]

Omg already an animatic using the new audio 😍 so impressed by the dedication to create such an amazing piece of art ❤ Penelope making lil baby Telemachus wave 😭😭😭 so many good details

[@ryanwatt6706]

*84* this is so beautiful, everything about this is so so *SO* gorgeous. Your rotations are my favorite, and Zeuss cloud beard!!! *Brilliant*

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

NOT ANOTHER ONE WITH POOR AJAX!

[@froggyvibes3020]

UHMMMMMMMMMM… UNDERATED ARTIST ALERT!!! 🚨 🚨🚨

[@lorelaidi-angelo2072]

Incredibly detailed and so accurate, well done!!!!!!!!

[@_panonbinary6528]

omg the vision becoming zeus is fricken awesome

[@emilylagle3324]

I love the moment where Odysseus is pleading with Zeus and reaches his hand out for him and Zeus barely moves away from it. Small detail, but I like it.

[@roomansahar9125]

This is incredible!!❤

[@megareavermickeybot7985]

Ah shoot Zeuse was making Odyseus having to choose who deserves to die even bac then but the first time it was a child. However even when he made Odyseus had to choose his own men to die instead of him I could tell that Zeuse knew they were the ones who were gonna die and had to die. In a since Zeuse is the opposite of Posoidon. While Posoidon wants to punish and Kill Odysseus Zeuse seems to also want to teach Odysseus some harsh life lessons but is less against Odysseus and seems like he's secretly rooting for him. Call me crazy but I think Zeuse actuely like Odysseus it's just that he's kind of like a dark teacher. Zeuse is like that Teacher who's lessons you don't like to learn but he's still willing to help you out in his own twisted way and it's your own fault if you don't listen to him. I'd be rooting for Odysseus to prove Zeus rong if it was possible but this is a greek myth. So the lessons are dark and give no room for proving the dark teacher wrong. Those who agree with Dark Teacher Zeuse theory give me a Hashtag Professor Zeus.

[@syster9700]

So good - Thank you for sharing!

[@bearhugzfam649]

Holy shit this is your first one wtf? This is absolutely one of the best out there, I love your style and your design choices are great. Please, please do more!

[@friskboo1247]

Such amazing art! Detailed and realistic while capturing all that heart wrenching emotion

[@abbab_ee]

UNDERRATEDDD

[@FunFilmFare]

LOVE your take on Zeus!!! Very sparkly and colorful

[@NordemRay]

Amazing!! I love the detail!

[@WilliamShade75]

This was so good!

[@user-wo1ch6nb5h]

OMG I LOVE YOUR ARTSTYLE SO MUCH! THIS ANIMATIC IS AMAZING!

[@danibear00]

Please tell me that wasn’t a small boy 1:43 🥲 (Awesome animatic!!!)

[@AliMarArt]

its supposed to just be a random guy haha 😅 but thank you

[@Kayla_daughter_of_Hermes]

THIS IS SO UNDERRATWD

[@fbiuzz]

Why not? Troy is city filled with civilians.

[@swisscheese174]

OUGHJ OH MY GOD THIS IS STUNNING

[@SKW212]

This easily is my favourite animatic, it flows so beautifully, the amount of details and the dynamic movements/expressions just makes my skin break into goosebumps. Brilliant job, I really hope to see you making more such videos (or generally make videos displaying your gorgeous art)!

[@SaberFox-xo5jf]

Wow, okay that was really cool! Thing about doing the rest of epic the musical? Because if so I'm so looking forward to that.

[@PeaceLoving_MungBeans]

THIS IS SO YUMBFDUSY FSKHADFSJHADSKLFJH UHM SCRUMPTIOUS DELICIOUS ANIMATIC 👹👹🦖🦖 very yummy and well made 👹👹

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I really love this interpretation! While it doesn't go all-in on animation as a medium compared to others, this feels a lot more...down-to-earth. Added bonus, all the characters look like Greeks, which gets lost a lot of the time since other people usually make the characters look like their voices. I'm interested to see your interpretations of Eurylochus and Polites now! :D

[@AUCreatoer]

Omfg this is so cool?? And u also used the new vers! Great work

[@TheFallonJane]

You’ve earned a new follower! Love the detail!!

[@kayn767]

I quite like your animatic! Eager to see your next work ^^

[@sunnybunny5934]

the new version is ok but i feel like it went from "Yea this horse is full of soldiers" to "A couple guys"

[@DreamCandle]

Incredible.

[@BBear-]

Love this!

[@user-ku2is9rl3f]

Круто

[@AutomatonUnit22725]

Honestly the thumbnail makes him look like he's wearing a wig...

[@hellachan8080]

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