When He Sees Me | The Owl House Huntlow Animatic

I made this as a birthday present for myself back in August. it is SHAMELESSLY silly and exaggerated and musical and you should cringe with me. be nice in my comments, kids.
i made this solely for gus. because i wanted to animate gus doing silly things. i win
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week 2 of me posting an animatic a week heehee. whats up everybody. this idea hit me when I actually saw a tiktok like "omg what singing voices TOH characters would have" and I heard this song for Willow and the wrinkles in my brain physically shifted. dont think it's necessarily IC but there are elements that ARE !! i am a huntlow enjoyer they've been stuck in my brain since May . HELP me
Characters: The Owl House
Time Taken: ~1.5 months (I forgot to work on it for 4 weeks lol)
Audio: When He Sees Me - Waitress Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Equipment:
Drawing Program: Clip Studio Paint Pro
Editing Program: Adobe Premiere Pro
Equipment Used: VEIKK 1650 Tablet (at the time. rip!!!)
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[@finisanidiot8452]

Its the gus choir for me

[@Quitnoreturn]

Yeaaa

[@captaincrazycreative]

We all stan Gus and his overly elaborate illusions here!

[@luluchita5042]

I love him sm

[@mycolitisischronic]

THAT HAD ME DYING FRR 😭😭😭

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

Yesssss

[@hardelii]

Willow: singing like a disney princess The various guses in the background: 🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿🕺🏿

[@inottonyxd3205]

She is a princess 👑😮

[@Artist_1231]

She’s a ✨ QUEEN ✨

[@Dragon-x-fruit]

SHES A F#CKING PRETTY PRINCESS

[@Gamertoast-rd4xh]

@@Dragon-x-fruitYESSSSSSS

[@Fallowhollow]

This is adorable oml The little flash of Dana's reaction to Huntlow was freaking hilarious The little palisman helping them out was also adorable, I love this so much ;W;

[@rileyclaw_]

i remember the crystal ball part being SUCH a big joke when I was making this omg,, I felt a little silly goofy that day when I was working on those shots. a sweet little inside joke for all of us enjoyers

[@Fallowhollow]

@@rileyclaw_ Oh my god that is absolutely amazing Yeah that was truly an amazing day for all of us Huntlow enjoyers haha

[@MissRubyArtist]

IKR? All the animation was going so pretty and then suddenly BOOM Dana's reaction of Huntlow LMAO

[@theinventiveidiot]

Can I get some context about Dana’s Reaction? Where do I find that part?

[@legionofcats5175]

@@theinventiveidiot at 0:20 and a frame of 0:21

[@seineevee]

I said this on Twitter and I’ll say it here: the detail of “Willow and Hunter” being made from abominations and illusions respectively at the beginning of the chorus, and then a plant Hunter appearing, showing it’s Willow’s creation, and that she’s subconsciously aware she does like Hunter! Love it (+ Gus Choir is always a win)

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

AWWWWWWWWW

[@mchia9699]

OH GOD. THE WAY YOU EXPLORED WILLOW'S INSECURITIES BETTER THAN THE SHOW LMAO

[@i_do_draws_o.o]

In the shows defense, it got cancelled too early to really explore all the character's insecurities

[@mchia9699]

@@i_do_draws_o.o yeah yeah I know, I am a really big fan of the show so when I see characters that aren't all that developed in canon get the spotlight I get really happy!

[@VALT_XION_Animation]

I love Gus's illusions and Amity's abominations. This animatic is absolutely perfection.

[@darrelsvids158]

I concur.

[@FroggysFriends]

I agree

[@dovefilms]

this animatic has finally converted to me to a fullblown huntlow shipper this was literally too perfect

[@Baldwin-iv445]

I was a Huntlow shipper, before it was cool.

[@lavendurrr]

Amen brother

[@cat-angeles]

good to have you

[@kasenjia]

one of us one of us

[@benjamincoyle5316]

It is silly, and sweet, but not cringe. I love how well your art matches with the song. The vine Hunter gives me serious Disney princess vibes.

[@Lilackity]

Yeahh it kinda reminds me of in enchanted when giselle makes a mannequin of the prince in the beginning

[@catsnsocks]

i agree it’s so precious it reminded me of meg in hercules talking to his statue in don’t say i’m in love

[@selineabanto]

dana in the crystal ball gets me every time 😭😭 this so good!! cryin tears of joy

[@rileyclaw_]

she knows things we don't

[@charliegreen7988]

This is so cute😭 I don’t think Willow would have any reason to be worried tho. I could totally see it playing out as Willow dropping hints and Hunter blushing but doubting himself cause he’s got no self-esteem until finally Willow is sick of being patient and just makes the first move straight up and asks him out and Hunter has no idea why his heart feels like it’s exploding because he’s never been exposed to love before.

[@Baldwin-iv445]

True but it's also possible that the times before Luz still have a negative influence on her.

[@gh0st1e7]

I am sorry but Gus's illusions being the chore like they were the muses from Hercules make me die of laughter 😂 I love the animation and your artistyle is really lovely♥️♥️ As an Huntlow shipper you really gave justice to this pair!

[@_primrse_1252]

NOW I NEED TO SEE A HUNTLOW “I won’t say I’m in love” ANIMATIC W/ GUS PLAYING THE MUSES

[@liubavasemenkova8313]

My jaw is on the floor. Someone please bring it back while i loop this master piece

[@kawaiipotato5851]

I got it for you :D

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

Oh no it ran away again

[@liubavasemenkova8313]

@@duckysguidetoshipping8930 My jaw grew legs? Crickey

[@CamTheGalaxy]

I love absolutely EVERYTHING about this. The song choice. The Gus choir. The illusion Hunter and abomination WIllow. The plant Hunter. Dana in the crystal ball. The SEAMLESS cut out of the miserable wife line! Amity having to drag Gus out to stop him from spoiling the moment. All absolutely wonderful.

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

Petition for Gus to join Broadway right now as all of ensemble and cast everything

[@Takumiwoosh]

YES

[@leftyfizz]

the EXPRESSIONS in this are so alive I love it. So silly.

[@Marshee_melo]

CRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP THAT ILLUSION/ABOMINATION DANCE WAS THE CUTEST THING I'VE SEEN IN *MONTHS* THIS ANIMATIC GAVE 5 YEARS OF LIFE.

[@ImBoredBroFr]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING WILLOW CHUBBY / PLUS-SIZED!!!! I cant even count how many drawings Ive seen of her with a flat stomach, sharp jawline, etc

[@cureidolsmile9820]

Luz: did you guys seriously have an entire musical… Without ME?!

[@lilag3807]

WILLOWS MAGIC MAKING A HUNTER SHAPE IS SO COOL AND THEN GUS' ILLUSIONS OMG

[@Vicvillon]

the fact it actually works for both of their characters so well is so bananas omggg

[@athasyanaila1615]

I'm absolutely IN LOVE!! We've seen so many animatics of them that portray the pining mostly from Hunter's side, but IT IS JUST AS AMAZING TO SEE IT FROM WILLOW'S SIDE AS WELL!!! AND USING MY FAVORITE WAITRESS SONG NO LESS!!! AGH ✨ perfection ✨ ALSO IMAGINING WILLOW WITH A 'COUNTRY BOI I LOVE YOUUUU' ACCENT IS SO ADORABLE! And that doesn't even cover the animatic itself with such a cute concept and AMAZING direction!! So many amazing heartfelt moments like the flashbacks of Willow getting bullied paired with the "You cannot be too careful when it comes to sharing your life" line.. As well as the "Some sort of psychopath who escaped from an institution" line being taken literal with Hunter's golden guard days ... ugh the feels.. Overall, great job!!

[@kubranurerdem9196]

Just, gus's illusions on the background while Willow's singing like a disney prencess...😂🌟

[@masterizzy3]

DAMN the owl house fan animatics are on a whole other level

[@diegofiliaggi5140]

Now i want this in a special episode of the owl house. Everybody must know the Gus’s choir

[@luvsaurus]

I love the moment where Willow tugs on her braids, that feels a lot like something that could be in the show for real! The entire animatic is so cute and fun it sparks so much joy thank u

[@captaincrazycreative]

THIS IS YOUR OLD STUFF!? It's so cute! I also think the song works surprisingly well. Willow closing herself off would make a lot of sense after everything that's happened to her. AND THE WAY THAT SHE TUGS ON HER PIGTAILS WHEN SHES ANXIOUS IN THIS BREAKS ME SHES SO PRECIOUS!

[@movedchannels5074]

“ HE COULD BE COLOR BLIND !! “that got me

[@turtlesiyaka9134]

I'm laughing way too hard at this, it is the "Illusion Gus Backup Singers" that really set me into a fit of laughter. Thanks for the smiles Rileyclaw.

[@NEDOelf_ne_doel]

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO SWEET!!! Further more, the animatic itself is so complicated in a very good way!!! ALL THOSE GESTURES, EMOTIONS, LITTLE DETAILS, I'M ALL HERE FOR IT

[@invalidbruh]

Only a minute in and this animatic is beautiful, I can tell much effort was put into this and it was so worth it :D

[@halanilavellan7236]

This is absolutely adorable! You did an extremely good job! (Dana's reaction completely killed me.)

[@fanofalmosteverything4658]

WHAT? WHEN? WHERE Y E S

[@Your_SakuraYamada]

WILLOW AND GUS ATE DURING THIS ANIMATIC AND LEFT NO CRUMBS

[@Itztahliarae]

Not Dana in the crystal ball😂 The gus choir is GOLD

[@vibeboi7927]

gus casually being the best character even if this is fan made

[@pyrosianheir]

Also, just... Super DUPER amazing job putting this together. It oozes the love and passion you put into it.

[@Crystalroses197]

i love how they make each other in my plants/illusions/abominations. i really like how flap jack is shoving hunter to willow

[@ewilansoleil]

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MUSICAL NUMBERS ANIMATED FOR ONE OF (if not) MY FAVOURITE SHOWS?????? And the number of frames!!! It's beautiful, I love everything about it! :DD

[@BitesforNugget]

OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS SO CUTEEEEEEE BRO- MY HEART- GOD- THEM DANCING AROUND WILLOW, AND THE "LOVELY EYES" BIT AND GUS BEING HER HYPE MAN AND AHHHH GOD- SIMPLY WONDERFUL. 😭💕💕💚💛

[@melissam6931]

I adore this song and you did such an incredible job at this! The animations are nicely fluid, beautifully paired, the rotating shot was incredible and the illusory guses were just chefs kiss, fantastic job!!

[@0räc1e.....1st]

OMG HOW DO I DIGITALLY LIKE THIS MORE THAN ONCE❤❤

[@emiiz__]

THIS GIVES MY BRAIN HAPPY FEELING 😍😍😍

[@RAHHHSCREWYOU]

The fact that this singlehandedly made me love the Huntlow ship is just- Good Job.

[@InsomniaAndMilly]

I swear in all of these the palismen are always first to know It’s great

[@inottonyxd3205]

Hunter is so freaking in love and that shows us how mush willow cares about him and think of him everyday ❤️‍🔥😍

[@DragonsRuby]

Dude, the DETAIL in this animatic!!!! I have absolutely fallen in love

[@ashleypisarts]

Gus singing the choir part is the most Gus thing ever LOL

[@OrielleAloysia]

Finally! I was waiting for when you were gonna post this! I love this so much!

[@Kokudou_Risa]

Gus the Wingman

[@coyote434_6]

Rileyclaw always coming through with the huntlow content ✊

[@multifandomjoys1722]

The abomination Willow and plant Hunter was such a cool detail.Love this whole detail

[@sherbetstudios8075]

This is too brilliant for us. We aren’t worthy of such a wonderful masterpiece. *WHY ARE YOU GIVING US SUCH BEAUTY*

[@honeybear3574]

Wish we can see a hunter version since I think it can go with him too.

[@wh0squinn]

This was literally the highlight of my day, thank you for creating this amazing masterpiece ❤

[@CrownePrince]

Oh yes, glad this ended up on KZbin and not just Twitter so I can get back to it easy.

[@rileyclaw_]

HELLO ,,,,!!!

[@scrollingdownaswespeak]

Amity and Gus a true friend. Always there when their friend is being dramatic and willing to cooperate 💖

[@minmei9740]

WHY CANT THIS BE CANON PLS OH MY GOD ALL THE MOVEMENRS ARE SO GOOD WE NEED A TOH MUSICAL

[@Gamertoast-rd4xh]

the palismen shoving hunter towards willow 😂😂

[@TheMysteryMouse]

I am a musical theatre and Owl House dork, and I love this indescribably.

[@ibelikethis4618]

Me: Amity really was a give away and head over heals for luz Me after seeing this: Nevermind 💀 I still don't think anyone could go more red than Amity

[@beriipop]

THIS IS LITERALLY MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS. HUNTLOW AND WAITRESS

[@axelrose8481]

HE COULD BE COLORBLIND

[@Ijustreallylikeowlhouse]

It’s the Gus choir for me.

[@manalsolana]

This actually made me sob 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💚💛💚💛💚💛💚💛

[@furrymczplayer18]

The fact that it is pretty much confirmed we WOULD have gotten a huntlow episode, where we finally see willow break down like she did in For The Future, except it wouldn't be rushed to hell and back like it was in that episode, and Hunter would've probably been the one to help her control her emotions... DAMN IT DISNEY WHY THE HELL DID THEY HAVE TO CANCEL SUCH A BRILLIANT SHOW

[@BREAK4BRAIN]

JEBFKEJZHRBEJ I CANT- IEVEJSBE EVEN GUS'S PERSONALITY IS THE SPRINKLES ON THE SUNDAE OF ADROABLNESS OF THIS MASTERPIEXD DJDBOgrnsje 😭😭😭😭

[@owend.1485]

Eee this is so adorable this is great the Gus chorus is amazing and the song is so fitting of Huntlow

[@SeerOfTime577]

ONE OF MY FAVE SHIPS AND MY FAVE WAITRESS SONG?? ANIMATED SO PERFECTLY.

[@todd_the_odd]

This song fits nicely. Love your art!!

[@shortymc4930]

This animatic. This is what sold me on Willow x Hunter

[@Bookdragon11]

Well, this is just damn impressive 🤯. You got so many details in there and still made it flow so seamlessly. 🤩

[@bhavyagupta8103]

OMG THIS IS AMAZING. Also 'he could be criminal! Some sort of psychopath who escaped from an institution somewhere where they don't have girls!' was tooooo accurate for this!

[@seiru_ryu]

God I wish we have more time to see this two slowly develop feelings for one another. They are so clearly in love but can't say or do anything about it just yet cuz that's not the main focus rn sigh

[@thedappercritter6644]

See animatics like this make me sad The Owl House isn't a musical (fr tho this was so adorable! I love the extra magic effects you worked into the sequence like the gus choir or plant hunter. Magnifque)

[@CeciBunnifly]

I swear this is my favorite Huntlow video EVER!

[@wisvai279]

You’re silly animatics still seem better than any serious animatic I could ever attempt lol

[@arabellasterwerf7980]

This is absolutely adorable!! Love the Gus choir!😂❤️

[@LuckyChlover]

I love this so much- and for some reason that voice fits willow so perfectly??

[@riverkoenig9673]

THIS IS SO INCREDIBLE I LOVE THISSSSS SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHH

[@sillymarss]

im obsessed with this animatic

[@ohhhcrud..]

I didn’t really care about this ship before but mmmmmmmmmmm this might have changed my mind this is adorable

[@bumblebee8823]

This gives me sm serotonin u don't even knoowww!! 💞 This song gives me a lot of nostalgia. From the cute and unique animation style to how, in my opinion, it perfectly captures the personalities of the characters in the show! Plus I agree with everyone else, the gus choir is top tier HAHA 🙌

[@valorianknight8346]

It's the smug flapjack at 1:53 for me

[@sararubi9288]

this is everything to me. GIGGLING, SMILING, CHILLS, SCREAMING, RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGHHSJSJSJSKKFKKSKDKDMMS, I LOVE IT!!!!!! THE HUNTER SHE MADE WITH PLANTS, THAT REMINDED ME OF THAT HERCULES SCENE...... SO PERFECT, EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!! pls dana give this to us!!!!

[@scotcarr3390]

I'm a latecomer to TOH, & only got curious because it looked very anime influenced (also older than the intended audience, but cartoons aren't JUST for kiddos...😁). One of the few "Message" projects Disney did right. I just wish they'd offered it on physical media. I'm still keeping my discs & books & would LOVE to have this series on my shelf!....😎

[@emilydraws1571]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING EVER WTH

[@CyanDraws666]

This has altered the chemicals in my brain, I can’t stop rewatching this, it’s so good!! 🤩

[@ciyarafriedchicken6585]

Very very cool ideas. I am most amazed by the effort put into the animations. (even lip-syncing was in there at many parts). Great great job! I especially like the ending idea. The palismen bringing them both together, Amity pushing Guz away, him trying to still say something but getting dragged away. Amazing! Completely in character and great storytelling. Keep up the good work!

[@8_BlackOut_8]

The Gus choir sent me laughing-

[@rosericorico4980]

This fits so incredibly well and it’s so beautiful 😭😭😭

[@QCaid]

Silly?? SILLY!?!?!?!? This is the most incredible animatic omfg--

[@FuzBrain]

Gus is such a little shit in this, I love it

[@babaueyyy]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! I LOVE HUNTLOW SM

[@Lighttank_]

Pov this is the animatic that finally got me to ship huntlow

[@duckysguidetoshipping8930]

Really!?! Niceee

[@jajackson4146]

My new favorite Fan Edit 11/10

[@that_idiot3832]

this is the cutest thing ive seen all day

[@Karmir.Vermell]

Bootiful. absolutely fooking bootiful.

[@RainyLittleMan]

I don't even ship huntlow but this is adorable omg

[@Lotuswaffle]

0:46 t-posing hunter

[@topatpatterson]

I wanna see this fully coloured in it will look amazing

[@cryptid_girl2355]

This just gives me pure joy. :)