Caminandes
Caminandes is an independently produced series of animated short films created by Pablo Vazquez, produced and released by the Blender Foundation.
Etymology
The title "Caminandes" is a portmanteau of the Spanish word "caminar" and Andes, the longest continental mountain range in the world. The subtitles of episodes 2 and 3 are also portmanteaus of various Spanish words.Plot
The films center on Koro the llama and his attempts to overcome various obstacles in Patagonia.; Caminandes 1: Llama Drama
Koro has trouble crossing an apparent desolate road, a problem that an unwitting Armadillo does not share.
; Caminandes 2: Gran Dillama
Koro hunts for food on the other side of a fence and is once again inspired by the Armadillo but this time to a shocking effect.
; Caminandes 3: Llamigos
Koro meets Oti, a pesky baby magellanic penguin, in an epic battle over tasty red berries during the winter.
Production
The films, inspired by the cartoons of Chuck Jones, are created using FLOSS such as- Blender, a professional free and open-source 3D computer graphics software
- GIMP, a free and open-source raster graphics editor
- Krita, a free and open-source raster graphics editor based on Qt 5 and the KDE Frameworks 5
- Linux, a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution