Answer: You would have to figure out how long it would take to make that “short animation”. you would also have to figure out the setting that your short animation takes place and the time as well. Although, The animation would need a purpose. It could be Inspiring, or it could teach a lesson, or have a moral As well. For the idea phase, you must make your character stand out. It can’t have too many details or too little either. Although, if you give a character more details you‘ll forget how they look in general when sketching them from memory. That’s why I keep my characters plain and simple. The short could be a series or just one as a whole. Although, you’ll need to work out the story boards as you did with the first.
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That’s all I know of. ^-^
(Please note that I’m not a professional, I’m just an artist.)