Bluestar - Coyote

"But beware! Even the most powerful flames can be destroyed by water." Whenever I make Warriors content, I really seem to have a niche of "symbolic imagery of lawful paragon-esque characters having psychedelic mental breakdowns set to music about canids." I have no idea what this says about me. Anywho: Coyote! I've been working on this thing since August -- despite being only a third of the length of The Wolf, it took me almost double the time. I also ended up losing my Opentoonz file when I was almost done -- that sure didn't help! Luckily I draw everything in Photoshop and just import it, or it could've been much, much worse. The song used is Coyote, by Mako, which is just as gorgeous as its music video (which I took some inspiration from). Make sure to listen to the full song! Your ears will thank you. I'm sure most Warriors fans know the story of Bluestar! I focused less on the lyrics of the music and more the vibe that it gave me, and decided to just go crazy with the symbolism, hence why everyone looks so odd and styled. Some cats aren't even cats! Can you figure out who everyone is, and why they were drawn the way they were? I'd love to hear your interpretations! : ) Overall, I do feel that it's not my best work, but it was very experimental and my first longer project in Opentoonz, and I feel that it's as good as it can be at the moment. I think in the future I'd like to rely less on tweening and more on limited animation (with tweening mostly on the backgrounds or camera, as in my parts for Mama's Gun or Zephyrus). Regardless, it holds a fond place in my heart for what it represents, and I'm glad to finish it. I hope you enjoy!