Oftentimes, we cannot tell one’s emotions just by looking at his or her appearance. There is always something occurring beneath the surface that we can’t recognize. This project is an exploration of this concept through charcoal animation. The goal is to express the inner states that are familiar to all of us, though not usually recognizable on the surface, and to parallel that inner state with the physical appearance. Specifically, this project is about depicting how negative emotions and psychological states affect the physical body. Charcoal is used for its austere and heavy quality, accentuating the negative aspects of the expressions, and animation is used to show drastic change between the original human form, and the creature it becomes in the end. I decide to pursue this particular concept because I am interested in the effects that negativity can have on people not only mentally, but also physically, and to make visible emotions that we usually can’t see.