Separating Finger

I wanted to incorporate the body being broken up and combining with different parts. The first attempt I decided to try was the finger detaching from the hand.

Researching different animations of mutilation and morphing. I found an artist who I had been interested in for a while without knowing his name. Anthony F Schepperd's animations are extremely unique and psychedelic, in which he uses body parts and expertly morphs them in a smooth and doughy style transition.

Using the stretching technique as reference, I wanted to add a similar effect to my animation by having a finger separate from a hand. 

I started by using an outline of a relaxed hand and then began to turn the finger inwards.

In order to get the stretchy effect, I wanted something slightly different from Schepperd's style of stretching out infinitely. For my style, I wanted something that resembled the consistency of chewing gum, therefore I tried to simulate a stretching motion by having the middle become thinner before snapping off.

I made the inside of the finger a neon blue in order to keep the consistency.

The finished version