Vermont Lottery 2020
At the end of 2020, I worked on some Vermont Lotto spots at Nathan Love. I designed the characters, did the storyboards and handled all the backgrounds. The animation and compositing was done at Six Point Harness. It was a fun project and a good way to close out a weird year. Here's the result and the process.
The final character lineup, followed by some initial explorations and some winter outfit alternates.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/76acafc7-6de1-44e0-99df-72b08db7acd5_rw_3840.jpg?h=7d281f37fd3c2c860c3632af03096fad)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/8fe3c390-86e9-48ad-ad51-2a77e51fd172_rw_3840.jpg?h=eafe8384df1527f052bf896b28d3ac7e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/25cd8192-0ffd-4cd9-9ac9-6c55bb66a512_rw_3840.jpg?h=ce320ef7c4efb09dab5ffc71e35d6cf2)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/37ae8b97-eafb-4c5c-b927-9aa30aa42851_rw_3840.jpg?h=7f1ed73b42aa72fec6f51de3b420904e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/4359fa39-a170-4308-bbc5-121f4d6f285e_rw_3840.jpg?h=f4088436f7f21af19859b23105e9af80)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/23405b27-6fe4-48b2-8ad0-f375a5b9ea99_rw_3840.jpg?h=1f9de23ac8353d88973ebaeabe22da13)
The initial style frame to set the look and feel of all the shots. I really wanted to push the warm glow of the fire and lights inside against the cold and snowy outdoors.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/e978d050-0aca-46a0-8ff7-eb989430ea44_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0fae2258d975ba1cad3cf3227fab818)
Here's some of the layout drawings. These were handed over to the animators at Six Point Harness to start their magic while I moved on to painting the backgrounds.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/c0035110-d642-476a-9b94-4f2c8509c827_rw_1920.jpg?h=3b2a7c496c8a101fb63f35369e302908)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/5bb2811a-bab0-4da7-a904-edfc3eb73bfa_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8b7b00364b8697771ffd56503cd76e8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/8db072b2-b5f6-40c2-88e6-87e620b5d06e_rw_1920.jpg?h=2899380518304bc2b045c1643bf04322)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/63a32820-665e-4a1b-af98-056b171c700d_rw_1920.jpg?h=4ebf66a6775c391bba4baa1ff5bc81a1)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/855536f7-75d2-47c9-8e4f-7105efb4e1aa_rw_1920.jpg?h=3a9806dbc6f10bc1d899ed752b42af28)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/c494c0db-1db2-45d2-a96b-c40e044ef110_rw_1920.jpg?h=e431d9f6e7b84e055e1f7ddb3c1cf27d)
A selection of the final background paintings. There were two spots, with the second being after Christmas and a little less cheery.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/73bad613-dca3-4dc4-907d-66678b68f9c2_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d835446a00eb466cc8e06a2ab75c62b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/2411391d-653a-443e-9e49-77674548f533_rw_1920.jpg?h=b0161c09d6fb468cbe6326656c06f6d4)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/53b79b0a-e48f-46be-9e60-4c7663021a89_rw_1920.jpg?h=b11a01da7948460c6db71599c421a2f6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/6151ca60-1296-45d4-a399-93e306dc461a_rw_1920.jpg?h=3367108d661fa4467c38141b9d9a9c2d)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/53391ee7-0d38-4b32-ac08-9e5024648c37_rw_1920.jpg?h=12ce36b6bbb29700758678df2224613e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/9d9a1aca-3a64-4399-ae14-a53e574617dd_rw_1920.jpg?h=88a479deab1c9935f1b5656362c67416)
These are the rough thumbnails for the second spot. The dog going to the convenience store was eventually cut, but otherwise these ended up being pretty close.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/ff2a2f65-cee3-499a-9487-4bf6a56d6781_rw_3840.jpg?h=364d86f6f3a53265f438644c73dfd82b)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/e3bc20d0-434c-4719-9824-c5aceb0a3c0b_rw_3840.jpg?h=8cf4b58455814ebbf98251a60b2dbc18)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/199e4229-1067-4db0-85e6-b582a0d00d35_rw_3840.jpg?h=e886d55dfa9469ef50ea9d5496b1d6f6)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a6d5af4b2b703bdf0a6485844d34cc2c/af057cda-42ba-440b-988d-c799f4b989e4_rw_1920.jpg?h=3344de77ca1a1091e1761ee110064ffb)
Thanks for looking!