Pik Pik Pik

"Pik Pik Pik" (No, not the shoes) is a russian 2D computer animation created by Dmitry Vysotskiy, in a way, it follows the structure of a "Tom and Jerry" short where two enemies eventually work together to defeat an even bigger foe in a rather comedic fashion. This was a nice change of pace from the other more seriously toned animations before.

What is there to say about the art style other than the fact that the colours used are wonderfully bright and vibrant (Something that I noticed is lacking in quite a few of the past ones), if I remembered correctly, the ants were actually coloured purple instead of black (You can't see it that clearly in the above image though). Its simplified style is also really appealing, much like "Balloon Birds".

What definitely made me giggle like an idiot was how the sound design was done for this animation, during what should have been a violent struggle between the bird, ants and wood-cutter, the sound effects for their attacks were so incredibly and unexpectedly soft and gentle that it was unbelievably hilarious, and it just went so well with the cheerful music that played throughout the animation (No, please, I am the sort that has a tough time finding titles to classical music).

This was an incredibly enjoyable animation, and is probably one of my favourites alongside "Balloon Birds" and "Nain Geant".