It took Aleksandr Petrov and his son Dmitri Petrov (who helped his father) until April 1999 to paint each of the 29,000+ frames. The film's technique, pastel oil paintings on glass, is mastered by only a handful of animators in the world.
It took Aleksandr Petrov and his son Dmitri Petrov (who supported his father) until April 1999 to paint each of the 29,000+ frames. The film's distinctive method of pastel oil paintings on glass is managed by only a few animators worldwide.