Indie Animators Have Kept Busy During Lockdown. Here’s A Few Of The Things They’ve Made.

Here on Cartoon Brew, we’ve been paying close attention to how studios are continuing production during lockdown. But independent artists have been just as enterprising, using this period of isolation to try out new creative ideas.

Below is a sample of indie lockdown animation that we’ve enjoyed. These shorts come from countries around the world, spanning from the U.S. to Ghana. Some provide comic relief; others reflect the gravity of the time. Some aren’t even about the coronavirus at all.

If you want to show us something you made entirely under quarantine, send it to news (at) cartoonbrew (dot) com

Faunae by Papaya Queen:

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🦎🐨🐸Hoy es el día internacional de la diversidad biológica, por esta razón nos unimos buscando crear conciencia mediante la animación y realizamos esta pieza mostrando 54 especies catalogadas como vulnerables, en peligro y en peligro crítico según la lista roja de la unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. 🦍🦝🐯🦇🦩 Today is the international day for biological diversity. With the aim of raising awareness through animation we created this piece showing 54 endangered and vulnerable species cataloged by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. 🦧🐼🐘🦦🐧 . . . #animation #illustration #characterdesign #animals #cute

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Curtis by Alex Salsberg:

Wash Ya Hands by Mike Royer:

I just finished animating this friendly #quarantine reminder pic.twitter.com/xGRyBg56m3

— Mike Royer 🌮 (@MikeRoyerDesign) April 3, 2020

Music video for Lion On Tiger’s “Love Angle” by Diego Cumplido:

Isolated Stories: Fair and Square by Justin Jones:

I Miss My Friends by Kevin Temmer:

"I Miss My Friends" pic.twitter.com/aecT5dj7ME

— Kevin Temmer (@KevinTemmer) May 10, 2020

Wash Your Hands and Stay Safe by Ghana’s Riddlemations Studios:

“AAAGH!” by Amy Winfrey and Peter Merryman, as part of the series Hooray for Hell.