Charactersin2Danimationarechangeableastheycanexistandexpressinvarious forms.Theadoptionofvariousformsincharactershadshowninmultiplemovies.Wolfwalkers(2020)showstheprotagonistswitchesbetweenwolvesandhumans,telling thestoryofhowhumansandnaturehavetogetalong.Moana(2016)alsoexpresses variousemotionsconveyedthroughmultipleformsandmovementsofseawater.Therefore,two-dimensionalanimationcharacterscanbeinherentfluidity,andbecome human,non-human,inanimateobjects,ornaturalelements.Thenatureofliquidityin2D animationallowscharacterstoswitchbackandforth.
"Flowing"breaksthetransitionofvariousformsofcharacterandusesasinglenatural elementasthemaincharacter.Thedesignintentionallyusesthenaturalelement"water"astheprotagonistthatturnsintovariousobjects,insteadonlyusingwatertoexpress emotions.
Thedeformationbetweeneachobjectisconveyedthroughwater,includingballerinas,butterflies,flowers,hands,waterglasses,etc.Allobjectscanbeadoptedascharacters,thedesignuseshumans,animals,plants,andobjectsthatcanbeconvertedbywater.Additionally,theworkusedtheelementsthatwereinitiallycomposedofwatertoenhance thesmoothtransitionbetweenobjects,suchastears,bubbles,hydrospheres,andwaves.Thenatureconnectionandinteractionamongthoseidentifiedelementswiththewater composingobjectsistied.Thoseselectingelementsallowarangeofexplorationbetween objectsandwater.“Flowing”createsnewexpressionsofthemestodistinguishfrom thecurrentanimation,developtheflexibilityofcharactersin2Danimationarea.
By Danchen Xu (Dancey)
Email Danchen Xu (Dancey)
Published On: 02/06/2022