Artistically

Chinese animation school is very famous school in the world. It depends on its art style and profound culture connotation. Not only the limitation of subject matter, but also the fussy working procedure, has it vanished gradually from our field of vision.As I analyze the art style of Chinese wash animation,I am interested in the traditional Chinese artistic spirit. I think it's important. When I backdate our art history, I found some words that can stand by traditional Chinese artistic spirit. One of them is"Qi Yun"(气韵).The word"Qi Yun"comes from"Xie He", Northern and Southern Dynasty, who write down the book《Ancient Drawing Grade Record》(古画品录) (Gu Hua Pin Lu)。Although drawing have six laws, First is"Qi Yun Sheng Dong"(气韵生动)."Qi Yun"means a quality of spirited force or energy and this quality have the special rhythm aesthetic feeling. and you can see it in the expression of ideas,especially in artistic performance or composition. And establish the foundation of grade judge. After Tang Dynasty,Five Dynasties,Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, In Chinese wash painting the aesthetic feeling about"Qi Yun"put into effect by"Qi"come from"Chinese write"and"Yun"come from"Chinese ink".And deem the ideal art style is"Yi grade"(逸品)(excel grade about art works).After Ming Dynasty,Qing Dynasty, the"Yi grade"art work not only have excellent Chinese write and Chinese ink but also refract the excellent character and morals of the artist."Qi Yun"as one kind of Chinese tradition artistic spirit, can apply to Chinese painting. It also can apply to other artistic fields, such as animation. By analyze two animation projects, we believe director and the inside spirit is the source of"Qi Yun". The animation's character design,background design,and style is the form of"Qi Yun". And the rhythm of character and other elements is the carrier of"Qi Yun Sheng Dong". When we know the"Qi Yun"can separate"Qi"and"Yun", and"Qi"come form"Chinese write","Yun"come from"Chinese ink". I design a special"write ink animation".When we know the best artistic form of"Qi Yun"is"Yi Ping", I design the artistic style is natural,childlike innocence,simple and easy,quietly elegant. I pursue a kind of pure orient artistic style.At last I apple synthetically digital technology (2d software,3d software and postproduction software ) to express the traditional artistic spirit"Qi Yun". Try to expression the"Qi Yun"in my project each part. Such as Conception,Art Style,Character Design,Animation…. And take advantage of animation and digital art special function to combine the traditional artistic spirit and modern digital art.