Advantages and disadvantages of paper-cut animation

Disadvantages of paper-cut animation: the movements of characters in paper-cut films are limited, often confined to a certain angle, and the movement conversion is not smooth, and the expression is relatively simple, so making a paper-cut animation is time-consuming and laborious.

However, with the development of technology and the emergence of 3D paper-cut animation system, these difficulties can be overcome, and the application cost of computer technology is greatly reduced, the efficiency is also improved, and the movements are smoother than the previous paper-cut animation, so we can also try to learn from the traditional paper-cut animation.

Characteristics of paper-cut animation:

1. Paper-cut animation integrates cutting, engraving and painting, which has many similarities with the production of shadow play. Shadow play is the embryonic form of animation, and paper-cutting and shadow play are two art forms used to create animation. Taking plane sculpture art as the main expression means of character modeling, and drawing lessons from the experience of assembling joints to manipulate character movements in shadow play, a paper puppet with plane joints was made.

2. Paper-cut pictures are mainly painted by China, that is, scattered perspective, which pays attention to the integrity of composition and does not require details. There is almost no subjective and objective change in the lens, and there is a staged visual effect.

3. The creation of paper-cut animation is also deeply influenced by the concept of folk art color, showing a unique national color charm.