Last year, Helen Green made a gif of 29 illustrations depicting Bowie's many transformations in celebration of the late music icon's birthday.
Tech Insider reported that the image has since gained more momentum with Monday's news of the singer's death from cancer at age 69.
Green, an artist based in the UK commented on the process of making the gif in 2015, which was posted to David Bowie's official Facebook page.
"It's become somewhat of a tradition for me to create something to celebrate David Bowie's birthday. A little token of appreciation for someone that has inspired me so much over the years," Green said. "This year, I decided to put my inspiration in motion. The result; an animated portrait illustrating Bowie's evolution and reinvention, from the pre-Bowie 1964 to 2014, with the release of 'Sue (Or In A Series Of Crime).'"
"Each pencil drawing was colored digitally and animated in Photoshop, and took around 35 hours in total. For many of the drawings, I used a reference from a different year, but facing the correct way. It was quite a triumph to see all 29 drawings in motion for the first time."
Now, the image is used not only in celebration of Bowie's career, but in celebration of his life.
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