Psyche’s Cosmic Groove
Alexa Jones
December 18th, 2024
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Genre/Medium: 2D Animation done on Procreate
About the work:
A few months ago, the song “Million Dollar Baby” was trending on social media and I scrolled through some fantastic edits using this track. I wanted to animate something to the beat, however I never found the material to use until I started making concept sketches for a Psyche spacecraft character, taking inspiration from fanart from the game “Jet Set Radio.”
The idea was to create a hip-hop skater girl character using the color palette of the Psyche logo, with references to the scientific instruments of the spacecraft. I took heavy consideration into her design, such as her sunglasses replicating the triple-junction solar cells, a minimized Psyche logo on her shirt, the protective coverings on the spacecraft being reflected on her pants, and hall thrusters on her roller blades. I also wanted the instruments of the spacecraft to be a part of her accessories, like the multispectral imager acting as an everyday camera and the magnetometer giving her extra power to ride the magnetic waves to the Psyche asteroid. I intended for the animation to be colorful, groovy and upbeat, hence the final title of the project becoming “Psyche’s Cosmic Groove.” All frames were hand drawn in Procreate on my iPad.
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