Happy Mother’s Day to mothers of all shapes, sizes, and
species! Today’s Doodle represents the universality of familial love. I
had a few separate concepts, some with animals, some with people, and
looking at them all, I thought it would be fun to try to tie them
together.
Brainstorming for this Doodle and thinking of my own mom, lots of
small moments and gestures of affection came up, so I decided to
concentrate on that as a concept. When I started to sketch, early ideas
included (but were not limited to) giraffes, gardening, and tossing
children into pools.
I spent awhile trying to figure out how I could use style to keep the
characters somewhat minimalistic and relatable since Mother’s Day is
celebrated all around world.
Once I settled on the concept I did a quick rough pass at animation
to make sure it would work visually. I decided to go with a watercolor
texture because I think there’s something very comforting and familiar
about it, that shows a more human hand.
Thank you, moms, for bearing us, and bearing with us, every step of the way.
Olivia Huynh, Doodler
