Model Animation The Walking Cycle Concept
Author archives: Ningyan Li
Game Artefact
Research The game I decided to research on is Ori and the Blind Forest. I purchased it on steam and played it for about 2 hours. It is a lovely drawn Metroidvania-style game with beautiful journey. The plot is a fairy tale. The spirit tree in the forest narrates the story of a guardian spirit …
Loops
Mind Map When the word ‘loops’ first came to my mind, I thought about the repeat complex pattern in nature. The pattern of stones and plants etc. I did preliminary research and found some topics I’m interested in. I think the shape of fractal is interesting, so I choose fractal as a node and did …
7 Deadly Sins
Research & Mood Board After researching, I found that 7 Deadly sins is connected with Bible and Divine Comedy. I want to make a character that’s abstract and divine. Early Sketch & Concept Design I like the concept of ‘Pride’ the most. I was kind of jumping between different art styles and generated many unconnected …
Topsy Turvy
Moodboard I interpreted ‘Topsy Turvy’ as ‘in an disordered condition’. I remembered myself in a dream that I was chased by a monster. I decided to write a story about a dreamy, horror and unrealistic world. Character & Environment There was a contrast between two characters. One is a very ordinary, student-looking character. The other …
Cinemagraph Storyboard
Moodboard I’m not familiar with photography so I didn’t have much confident on this project at first. I didn’t have much inspiration either. I was intended to make a cinemagraph with a dark atmosphere, but didn’t know where I should began. Storyboard I decided to use mostly everyday object and my room as the scene. …
Paperwork
Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose I bought a small lightbox and some animation paper online. I never did paperwork before, so it was a new experience for me. Bouncing Ball & Ease In And Out During the course, I decided to switch to computer software because the animation paper I bought was way too …
Low Poly World
Moodboard I wanted to create something alien. At first I wanted to create an alien planet. After searching in Pinterest and found some pictures about blood sea, I decided to focus on that idea. Sketch While I’m working on the sketch, a few key words came up in my mind. They were cliff, tentacles, tent …
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