Berlin · Available for projects

Frame-by-frame animation
for studios, brands
and music visuals.

Hand-drawn character animation · Motion design
GIF loops · Experimental film · Stop-motion

Scroll to explore

↓ Showreel below

2D · FRAME · ANIMATION

Showreel — 2025

Selected Work 05 projects
Commercial
Frame Frame Frame detail Storyboard

— 01

Motion Designer·Paris Client·1.4M Views

Peter & May

"From storyboard to hand-drawn animation: bringing a brand story to life."

A 15-second hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation for Paris eyewear brand Peter & May. Developed the visual direction, storyboard, custom illustrations, and final animation for Instagram. The video reached 1.4 million views. Produced in collaboration with katsu.media.

Frame-by-FrameFashionInstagram1.4M Viewskatsu.media
How to Shade Silence Stop-Motion Film
Hedgehog design Bear design Background
Character search Character search

Watch the Film

— 02

Director·Stop-Motion·Diploma Work

How to Shade Silence

"A simple question can move the light inside silence."

A 3-minute experimental stop-motion short film inspired by Sergey Kozlov's childhood fairytale. Each character and background was created on separate transparent sheets of plexiglass, photographed frame by frame on a light table.

The hedgehog and bear were built in layers of watercolour on separate plexiglass sheets. Backgrounds were painted and shifted frame by frame to create depth and parallax motion.

Stop-MotionExperimentalPlexiglassWatercolourLight TableDiploma
Music Video

— 03

Character Design·Frame-by-Frame·Berlin

Abanamat — Music Video

"A deep psychedelic journey into an imagined ocean world."

Animated sequences for experimental psychedelic band Abanamat. I developed a parallel animated ocean world alongside live-action footage — surreal sea creatures, distorted underwater environments, and the band reimagined as deep-sea characters.

Character DesignProcreate DreamsUnderwater WorldPsychedelicBerlin

Feature Films

01

Three Heroes and the Navel of the World

Animator·2023

Trailer ↗

02

Prince Ivan and Gray Wolf — Part 5

Animator & Assistant·2022

Trailer ↗

03

Horse Julius on the Throne and Three Heroes

Assistant & Animator·2021

Trailer ↗

— 04

2D Animator·3 Feature Films·3 Years

Animation Studio Melnitsa

"I always dreamed of animating — and I had the chance to bring feature films to life for millions."

Three years working across three Russian animated feature films at Melnitsa Studio. Contributed as animator, assistant animator, and clean-up artist across all stages of large-scale production.

Each film brought a different challenge — from mastering character animation timing to coordinating clean-up and effects across entire production departments.

2D AnimationFeature FilmClean-upAssistant AnimationSpecial EffectsMelnitsa Studio

Walk Cycle — Character Animation

Frame-by-frame walk cycle — smooth timing, natural weight

— 05

Personal Work·Loop Animation·Ongoing

GIF & Loop Animation

"Where experimentation lives — pure animation for its own sake."

A personal series of looping animations and character studies — no brief, no deadline, just movement. Each loop is a small world: a haunted house at Halloween, spooky characters, playful creatures and bold type.

GIFLoop AnimationCharacter AnimationPersonalExperimental
About Anna Sycheva

A frame-by-frame
animator who does
many things
— well.

From feature films to fashion brands, from experimental stop-motion to psychedelic music videos — I bring hand-drawn energy and technical craft to every project.

Based in Berlin. Experienced in all stages of animation production: concept, storyboard, character design, clean-up, and final animation.

Frame-by-Frame

Hand-drawn character animation

Stop-Motion

Experimental, plexiglass layering

Motion Design

Brand animation, commercial

GIF Loops

Cyclic animation, personal & commercial

1.4M
Views — Peter & May Campaign
3+
Feature Films — Melnitsa Studio
5+
Years of Professional Animation
Frames drawn by hand
Contact Let's work together

Let's make
something moving.

Open for collaborations with studios, brands, directors, and musicians. Based in Berlin — working globally.

Emailanna.sycheva.animator@gmail.com Instagram@annasanimation LinkedInAnna Sycheva