Jogging in the morning fog

I recently launched my VGen, and I decided to participate in one of their monthly challenges.

The theme was “fog”. I took one of the characters I created and made her run in the foggy morning. I really wanted to work on the vibe, to have a glowy golden hour feel.

First illustration of the character

The process

I used this opportunity to work on my run cycles. I found references of jogging women and analyzed it.

I also worked on secondary action, meaning what moves because the character runs, mainly her hair and clothes.

Below you can find the different stages of the animation.

Lineart

Takeaway

Probably my best animation of 2025.

I think I really nailed the atmosphere and the fluidity of this one.

More to come in 2026!

Rough pass

Shadows

Colors

I then submitted the animation to the VGen challenge and put it on my Instagram.