Maria's animated portrait - Stardew Valley

Oh boy, I tell you that THIS was challenging - but I admit that making the animation look more natural was more difficult than solving the shadow of the straw hat on the face :(

But I REEEEEEALLY loved my evolution since the last time I tried to make an animation in this portrait style!! I tried to explore the color palette and in the end what ended up in the "Stardew Valley style" was just the background LOL

And for context: At the end of last year we had a secret friend with some coworkers where we had to work with to make a little handmade gift that didn't involve something physical that needed to be delivered - and in the very instant that I knew who I got I knew EXACTLY what to do!!!