Research on the Application of Ancient Mythical Images in China Animation Modeling Design

Myths and legends are priceless treasures of human history and culture. China's ancient myths and legends have a long history and are rich in content, which has always been an endless source of creation and reference for our contemporary cultural and artistic works. China's myths and legends have been passed down from Pangu's creation and Nu Wa's creation, among which China animation based on China's ancient mythical figures was once internationally renowned. The images of myths and legends add comedy and appreciation to animation works with their unique mystery and interest. Undoubtedly, the themes and images of ancient myths and legends in China are not to be ignored in the creation of animation works, and they are also a good medicine to revitalize China animation.

Myth and legend images; Modeling design; Animation art

In the creation of animation art, the role in animation works is the soul of animation. A successful animation image can not only bring the success of an animation art work, but also promote the development of the entire animation industry chain. Looking at the animation function of China ancient mythological images in animation works, it can not only provide rich historical and cultural background soil for the animation works themselves, but also reflect and depict the aesthetic culture of the Chinese nation. The great Chinese nation, with a long history and civilization and rich and colorful traditional cultural materials, such as traditional folk skills such as opera, shadow play and paper-cutting, have grown together in our life and development, just like fairy tales. These techniques must be used to create mythical images with China characteristics. As the saying goes, the mythical image of China grew up in the soil with the accumulation of traditional culture, and it is bound to bear the imprint of traditional culture. How to restore these mythical characters with rich cultural colors to animated characters and bring the success of the whole animation work is a subject worthy of our in-depth study.

First, the image in China's ancient myths and legends

Ancient myths and legends in China cover all aspects from the beginning of heaven and earth, the origin of human beings to moral and cultural education. Numerous beautiful myths and legends have appeared in China since Pangu created the world. The Myths and Legends of China written by Mr. Yuan Ke systematically introduces China myths such as Hua Xu and Fuxi, Goddess of mending heaven, Jingwei's reclamation, Shennong's whip medicine, Huangdi and Chiyou, Kuafu's chasing after the sun, Hou Ji's sowing and Yao Huang's borrowing. Among them, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is a beautiful love story, which is close to the normal life order of modern human beings.

In the creation of animation works, exaggeration is one of the most prominent features of animation art, and exaggeration is even more essential in the creation of animation modeling. For example, the design of Erlang God in Lotus Lantern should be both magical and conform to the character. Therefore, the shape of Erlang God refers to many traditional New Year pictures and the shape of Buddha statues, which is dignified and cold. The color is also obviously monotonous. The supreme authority and selfish and cold side of heaven are fully reflected.

Second, the image modeling of myths and legends in China's animation

The selection and shaping of animation characters plays a particularly important role in the whole film and television animation works. The story theme of animation is extremely rich, and works with different themes inject new vitality into the creation of animated characters. Successful cartoon character modeling can not only make the characters leap on the screen, attract the audience's attention, but also embody the characters in appearance, which greatly expands the power of expressing ideological connotation, strengthens the power of touching people's hearts, makes the artistic nature of animated stories more prominent, makes cartoons more exciting, and lays a solid foundation for the success of cartoons. The shapes of animated characters are varied and eclectic, which can be exaggerated or anthropomorphic; It can be simple or complex; It can be exquisite or simple. However, if we want to design appropriate, vivid and vivid animated characters, we must not only have profound artistic skills and modeling ability, but also have a comprehensive thinking on the artistry and technology of animation, so as to realize the "naturalness" of animated characters and cartoons.

The history of China's mythical animation has gone through 80 years of twists and turns. Count several brilliant and classic animated films in the animation history of China, from Princess Iron Fan, Noisy Heaven, Noisy Sea, Goddess Mending Heaven to Lotus Lantern, and so on. , each borrowed from myths and legends. Therefore, from another perspective, the animation history of China's mythical theme witnessed the history of China's animation.

Thirdly, analyze the artistic images of myths and legends in animation design.

First of all, the complete shaping of animated mythical images is inseparable from full emotions and meticulous characterization. When the characters in myths and legends are adapted into movie characters or animated characters, they are not limited to the external image of the characters, but very flexible. They can be positive images of punishing evil and promoting good, or they can be transformed into negative images of bullying the good and dominating the city, which is a flexible transformation of the diversity of characters in myths and legends. For example, in the comic book "Make a scene in Heaven", Nezha's role is set to help King Tota suppress and arrest the Monkey King, and then confess his guilt, which represents the opposite of evil. However, in another cartoon, Naxi Nautical Sea, Nezha is a positive hero who dares to eliminate evil for the people. In this cartoon, Nezha's character is very full, both weak and kind, punishing evil and promoting good.

Secondly, the costume design and color application in animation art works are also the most intuitive expression of character modeling. While grasping the essence of the original work, the cartoon "Make a scene in Heaven" can also arrange the plot and portray the image according to children's appreciation psychology. Therefore, the whole film has strong colors, strange shapes, magnificent scenes, distinctive image characteristics, ups and downs and unique artistic colors, which is also the main reason why "Make a scene in Heaven" can be called the immortal work of Chinese cartoons. In "Make a scene in Heaven", the Monkey King wears a yellow coat, a tiger skin skirt around her waist, red trousers, black boots at her feet and a green scarf around her neck. Director Wan Laiming praised him in eight words as "energetic, brave and progressive", especially the peach heart design of the monkey king's face made the audience shine.

Four. conclusion

The characterization of ancient myths and legends in China should not only be created on the basis of inheriting and following the tradition, but also be combined with the new characteristics of animation plastic arts in the new period, so as to combine traditional myths and legends with myths and legends in the new period. We should also have a deeper understanding of the development of contemporary society and the changes of public aesthetic consciousness. We should draw nutrition from the rich resources of China traditional culture, and make use of the strength of China traditional culture to continuously broaden the development space of Chinese animation, so as to truly open up a new animation continent suitable for the theme of China myths and legends.