Cloth Cat animation ( http://www.clothcatanimation.com ) are doing the ink and paint, compositing, and the 3D work on Ethel and Ernest. The first colour scenes are coming through to us now in London. All three studios Lupus films, Studio 352 in Luxembourg and Cloth Cat in Wales are linked together by some production software called Hobsoft ( http://hobsoft.net ). In this way all three studios can view work simultaneously.

Some snaps from the ink and paint and compositing departments at Cloth Cat. (click on images to enlarge)

Left to Right_Nick Semour (lead ink and paint artist) and Cale Pugh (compositor)

Left to Right_Nick Seymour (lead ink and paint artist) and Cale Pugh (compositor)

Nick Seymour (lead ink and paint artist) at work using the TVPaint software to do the basic colour work before texturing and compositing.

Nick Seymour (lead ink and paint artist) at work using the TVPaint software to do the basic colour work before texturing and compositing.

Foreground right - Neil Martin (Head of compositing). Foreground left - Alesja Surubkina. Standing Lucy Lawson-Ducett (VFX co-ordinator) and Toke Jepsen (Technical Director)

Foreground right – Neil Martin (Head of compositing). Foreground left – Alesja Surubkina. Standing Lucy Lawson-Ducett (VFX co-ordinator) and Toke Jepsen (Technical Director)