The sand and salt project was carried out with a top down camera set up, and a tiered glass stand with light reflected up from the bottom via a sheet of paper to bounce the light.
Given the topic of "metamorphosis" I chose to do a simple piece of a caterpillar finding a place to hibernate in a cocoon and change into a butterfly. Of course, it was a rather simple idea but for me, this was the epitome of the given theme.
The caterpillar and the backgrounds where done in the denser sand, as I have always thought of a butterfly's wings as delicate and thin, the lighter and more translucent salt was used for them which I think created a nice effect.
It is a very short, simple piece, but as I don't think of metamorphosis as something complex, I think that is alright. However, if I was to do this piece again, I would try and make the movements of the caterpillar more smooth; spending a little more time on it and try to make it a more complete piece by giving more personality to the caterpillar and adding in sound. But as I don't have any partiality toward this animation technique, I do not foresee this occurring anytime within the near future.
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