notes In the character design workshop, Bianca showed us the process of creating characters in ACG industry. Starting with shapes and silhouettes is an efficient way for visualizing the characters. A successful character design often have an impressive shape. The color, of course, also suggests different personalities. When designing a bunch of guys, diversity matters…

notes Before we started animating, in the performance class we practiced how each part of the body is involved in walking, and how the different ways of walking shape the character. Actually, it seems to me that walking is the most basic and essential part of character performance. It makes a difference with the first…

In this session I learnt about the expression of weight and realism in basic movements. The most important thing is how to use references correctly. If you use unrealistic performance references, everything will get weird.

A Generation Developing with the Internet Media Have you seen these GIF images? They are popular on Chinese social media, used as emoji or memes. The characters are from The Legend of LUOXIAOHEI, an animation series about a girl picked up a stray cat, and the black cat happened to be a yaojing, which means…

These are life drawings for last 2 weeks. The female model is quite elegant, with smooth curves like a dancer. In this case, I tried to draw lighter and more gently. The male model has strength in his body, so I applied with firm and flexible lines.

Bouncing ball with string and bouncing character. Looks like I’m getting better 🙂 The string can be animated frame by fame. It’s interesting that when they shows together in onion skin, the image turns out to be an “8”.

Start with the foundation — bouncing ball. It turned out that without systematic education in animation before, I couldn’t draw a little ball properly even though I had managed a whole short film. Previously I have read books and watched video courses about the principles of animation, but I still make mistakes in practice. Timing,…

A pleasant evening. We learnt how the trunk is attached and twisted. The duration of each pose may be short, but it is enough for the main dynamics. I enjoyed capturing the images of the model, as well as my friends.

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