Production notes

Every story starts as a cast and a setting. Those are drawn once, then used as reference for every picture in the story, so the characters stay themselves from beginning to end.

The cast

Model sheet for Tân — **Tân** the courageous leader

A tall, sleek robot with a shiny red metal body, glowing yellow eyes, and a flame-shaped emblem on its chest, with articulated limbs and a small antenna on the head

Sounds clear and confident.

Model sheet for Llinos — **Llinos** the wise engineer

A medium-sized robot with a smooth blue and silver exterior, round head with two wide black eyes, multiple tool attachments on arms, including a wrench and a soldering iron

Sounds calm and measured.

Model sheet for Bryn — **Bryn** the swift scout

A compact, lightweight robot with green camouflaged panels, thin legs designed for speed, a visor-like screen over its eyes, and a small jetpack on the back

Sounds quick and energetic.

Model sheet for Celyn — **Celyn** the gentle medic

A medium robot with soft white and light purple plating, round face with gentle blue-lit eyes, carrying a small medical kit on one arm and a glowing cross symbol on the chest

Sounds soft and kind.

The setting

Background painting of Four friendly robots journey through colourful, glowing deep space together. — **Four friendly robots journey through colourful, glowing deep space together.**

A vast, star-speckled expanse of deep space with vibrant nebulas casting soft glows in shades of purple and blue. Sleek metallic spaceship interiors with smooth, curved panels illuminated by gentle ambient lights enhance the feeling of camaraderie among mechanical friends. The scale shifts between the intimate, cosy bridge of their ship and endless cosmic vistas visible through panoramic windows.

midnight blue soft purple cool grey silver

The plan

The four robot friends travel through colourful deep space together.

happy and calm wide establishing shot Tân, Llinos, Bryn, Celyn
Their spaceship breaks down in the middle of deep space.

worried and tense medium shot Tân, Llinos, Bryn, Celyn
Llinos tries to fix the spaceship but it does not work.

frustrated and anxious close-up Llinos, Tân
Celyn helps the robots feel calm, and Bryn finds a clear path home.

hopeful and determined medium shot Celyn, Bryn, Tân, Llinos
All the robots move safely home together, happy to be friends.

relieved and joyful long shot Tân, Llinos, Bryn, Celyn

How it was made

Pictures drawn: 11
Words written: 718
Generation steps: 19
Time to make: 5 min

Drawn in crayon. Written in Welsh at level , for children readers.

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