#Please also watch the video version to see the animation synced to the Grinch audio! 💚

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+Riddler animation: 'Puzzed' (gif version) [link: video version] A silly idea I had a year or so ago while watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966). The "he puzzled and puzzed til his puzzler was sore" quote just seemed like such a funny Riddler line. Decided to finally animate it as a way to test some character design style ideas I was playing with (went with a BTAS-inspired design here), to troubleshoot any potential animation issues.

Ended up using this also as a testground for my lining, coloring, and shading workflow. I went with a kind of simple noir palette to keep things simpler and, overall, I think it turned out nice :) [Animated in OpenToonz, backgrounds made in Clip Studio Paint]