I made this a couple of days ago for a Pixel Dailies challenge with the theme "bottle."

It took two days to finish but I remain pleased with myself anyway, which is a rare feeling all on its own. :y

The idea started out as something more like a slideshow from various phases of the 'story', but I decided to animate the slides as well, and what you see is the result. Originally, it was going to end with the bottle being recycled and the journey looping from there, but I decided to give my bottle a more interesting and, arguably, 'happier' ending.

Special thanks for the Science Channel's "How It's Made" (S4E15) on the subject for inspiring the glassworks scenes, and teaching me about glass bottles. The wipe at the end was inspired by the level and scene transitions in Treasure's 1997 N64 action-platformer Mischief Makers.

There are twenty-eight colours, 202 frames, and no transparent pixels.
I think it looks best at 2x or 4x zoom, but that is only my opinion. :3

I hope you enjoy it, because it was very difficult to make! ;)