Style 3 "Pointy Chip"

Style 3 Chip a.k.a "Pointy Chip" debut on May 8th, 2017 in  Where Did The Light Go.  Its codename "Pointy Chip" is in reference to this style's inspiration - "Pointy Ponies" which is an art style created and popularised by the Brony fandom.

Design
This is the first art style in which Chip walks primarily on 4 legs like a real cat. It is drawn in a lineless style with a smooth gradient to indicate shadows.

Inspiration & Development
The biggest inspiration for this drawing style as well as the limited style of animation used in the short was the "Pointy Ponies" art style.

Chipflake wanted to use a simple yet appealing art style that they could use in a fictional story animation that would not be too taxing like the styles used in their main videos.

This design is a "puppet" in which each piece of the character (e.g head/legs/body/tail) is a pre-drawn asset that can be moved or switched out to imply motion. It was created in Photoshop CS6 using the Pen and Brush tools.

Retirement
This style is considered a "Spin-Off" style which means it was intended for use for specific types of videos - in this case a fictional story. Should Chipflake decide to create another animated fictional story these assets would likely be remade as they are quite outdated, therefore "Where Did The Light Go?" is most likely the first and only video featuring this specific art style.

This style was followed by Style 4 a.k.a "Center Chip".