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Papermeal mixes up paper art cocktails in unusual ways to create quirky animations

Papermeal is an ongoing project by Yelldesign, an animation studio based in Melbourne, Australia that specialises in stop-motion. For their first offering, we enjoyed a taste of some paper food where they animated entire recipes for you to watch and enjoy.

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Flat lay of colourful paper craft objects arranged on pink background, including appliances, musical equipment, toy vehicles, food items and cocktail-related props created by Yelldesign for their Papermeal animations

Now, they've just launched their second series, and this time they're focusing on a more liquid diet. Cocktails is a collection of animations – following the same format as before – but showing iconic drinks being created in an unusual way. Everything on screen, including props, backgrounds, liquids and glasses, is made with paper.

Todd Watts of Yelldesign said: "The most challenging part of the production was figuring out how to construct the glasses. We used a range of translucent tracing papers and coloured card to give a frosted effect."

The series of five animations took three months to produce, and included the hard work and dedication of nine designers. Scroll down to watch the show. Discover more at www.papermeal.com. Or follow them on Instagram.

Colourful paper craft scene featuring a pink and purple salon chair next to a yellow paper pineapple against a pink background
Paper-craft animation scene showing a hand holding a card with a red tomato illustration on a pink background, suspended from a white paper structure against a blue backdrop
Paper-constructed medical props including a celery medication box, yellow bottle, heart rate monitor displaying vital signs, and surgical tools arranged on a green background
Hand holding a paintbrush over a paper illustration of a character with a cocktail bottle body on a yellow and red background with dice and decorative elements
A hand reaches towards a pink martini glass filled with paper cubes, positioned next to a mixing desk with sliders, controls and illuminated buttons on a pink surface
Papermeal's paper craft props arranged against a blue background, including a navy box, sunglasses, a layered paper cocktail, toothbrush and striped paper elements
Hand reaching towards wooden letter tiles spelling "CUBES" arranged on a bright green surface with a green velvet pouch and white paper cup
Two gold cocktail recipe icons on grey paper, one showing a strainer and the other showing a mixing technique, lit by studio lamps from above
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