Ghost Blob

Summary

A motion study showing how secondary animation added to small idle ghost blob characters gives them personality and charm through subtle squash, stretch, and posture shifts.

Visual description

A small flat yellow blob character with two black oval eyes sits alone at the center of a solid black frame. Its body is a rounded head with a slightly squashed, drooping tail pulled toward the lower left, giving it a soft ghost-like silhouette. There is no text, shadow or background detail, so the single bright shape is the entire composition. The large empty black field makes the character read at a glance.

Key takeaway

Use one saturated flat color on pure black with minimal features, then put all the personality into a slightly off-balance silhouette, so the character stays charming with almost no detail.

Reuse notes

Reach for this as a motion still reference. Pairs with playful, illustrative directions. Original by lochie.