Application steps of special effects technology in animation design

Application steps of special effects technology in animation design

Gorgeous magic colors, ink paintings and three-dimensional effects, which often appear in animation design, are the most popular and widely loved animation special effects. The following are the application steps of special effects technology in animation design, which I searched and sorted out. Please refer to and read. I hope it helps you! For more information, please continue to pay attention to our fresh graduates training network!

With the continuous progress of domestic animation industry, the audience's demand for animation design effect is also significantly improved. Although the domestic animation design technology is still improving, there is still a big gap with the west. The special effects technology in animation design is not only an important means of later supplement, but also an important tool to enhance the expressive effect and visual feeling of the picture in animation design, which can make animation design more unique and attractive. The application of three-dimensional special effects technology to animation design will have a good development prospect in the future animation market.

1 the classification of computer animation design and the main meaning of special effects technology

1. 1 animation design classification

Computer animation special effects technology can generally be divided into two directions, namely two-dimensional animation direction and three-dimensional animation direction. Traditional animation used to be two-dimensional animation, which is often called 2D animation, which is made by using two-dimensional effect. The important design method is hand-drawing, the designed picture effect is continuous plane effect, and the scenery is mostly ink rendering. The effect presented by people or animals is just like the familiar image effect of Donald Duck and Tom Cat.

Three-dimensional animation is often called 3D animation because of its three-dimensional space concept, which is essentially different from 2D animation design. Based on three-dimensional image technology, the three-dimensional animation constructed by three-dimensional animation software has strong freedom of spatial conception and outstanding creativity, which can make the picture more textured and more realistic, thus bringing strong attraction to the audience. At present, in the field of animation design, three-dimensional animation is the most popular among the public. In addition, in animation design, 3D animation is composed of object image description, 3D modeling, material supplement, locking bone animation, rendering output and other programs. These programs are more laborious and complicated than 2D animation in the production process. You should not only be familiar with the use of 3D animation software, but also have good artistic design ability and artistic appreciation ability. The whole design process is made by professional software such as 3D max, Maya, shake, etc. The scenes made are extremely vivid and can simulate real-life objects. The characters and animal images show the effects of Shrek, monster and elven mouse, which are familiar to the audience.

1.2 the meaning of special effects technology

Special effects technology is a rendering technology based on the overall light perception effect. With the continuous updating of animation design technology in the world, many 3D animations appear on the silver screen, and many excellent 3D animation designs are transformed into animated films, which are deeply loved by the audience. Generally speaking, animation special effects technology uses human visual virtual image to create a special atmosphere or special effects of animation itself in the animation environment, which can break the concepts of space, timeliness and regionality and bring good visual experience to the audience. But the principle of using special effects technology in animation design is to ensure the realistic texture of the picture.

If it is a 2D animation, we can take The Adventures of Jackie Chan as an example. The animation design is to use the special effects technology in professional software and sensitive sensors to introduce the actions of real people into the 2D animation to make the animation more vivid. If it is designed for three-dimensional animation, such as Hero 6, which is very popular recently, it is to use computer 3D special effects technology to transform plane characters into three-dimensional animation effects, making them more vivid, which also arouses people's interest in it? Dabai? Infinite love.

2 application steps of special effects technology in animation design

Compared with 3D animation design, 3D animation design has a strong personality, and its design may not be hindered by various situations like 2D animation design, and the transformation of graphics in its design can be flexibly used to show different effects from multiple angles. In addition, the design of 3D animation can use the mapping of lights to make the painting style more realistic. The design of 3D animation not only needs animation, drawing, color rendering and other programs, but also needs corresponding follow-up operations. The modeling design of animation often adopts 3D modeling, and the expected visual effect can be achieved by transforming objects and pictures from multiple angles, which can combine many parts of animation to form a vivid animation or animated film. The application program of special effects animation design is mainly divided into several parts: the preliminary work of animation design, the fragment processing of animation and the final synthesis of animation. The following are the detailed steps.

2. 1 Preliminary work of animation design

The preliminary work of three-dimensional animation includes the animation structure planning that needs to be done at the beginning of animation design, such as the lens and related annotations of the manuscript, the construction of animation environment and so on. Its main task is to organize and describe the effects that need to be presented in animation with words. In the early stage of animation design, the animation designer needs to record and describe the image and clothing collocation of the role in detail according to the preferences and personality characteristics of the protagonist and supporting role in animation, which is convenient for mastering the role configuration in animation design. For example, the preliminary design requirements of 3D animation Croods are the design of animation landscape environment, the lighting distribution of animation pictures and the modeling of various scenes, which should be summarized and sorted out for later special effects technology. 2.2 animation fragment processing

When the preliminary work of animation design goes well, the remaining fragments can be processed according to the planning and marking. The disposal of debris requires the use of professional 3D operation software. Especially with the remarkable development of computer technology, animation design software has become more comprehensive and rich, and has been innovated one after another. During this period, 3D design software, including 3D max, Maya, shake and Paint3D, was widely used. Maya and shake are not only easy to operate, flexible and fast to use, but also have good rotation and graphic expansibility, so they are loved by many animation designers. After using this kind of animation design software, animation works can be presented more realistically, making people feel immersive. In addition, many building models are generally made in 3D animation design software, because the pictures need a lot of lighting care, not only have good artistic appreciation ability, but also have certain technical strength of software special effects, so as to ensure the stability and smoothness of the pictures.

2.3 The final synthesis of animation

The final role of animation synthesis is mainly to sort out, connect and combine the sound effects in the animation scene and the different animation parts after the preliminary work and animation fragment processing. Finally, a relatively sound dynamic animation is produced by using editing tools. The characters in this part are the most critical. As far as the domestic animation design field is concerned, the commonly used synthesis software is 5D Cyber. Because of its innovative design scheme and perfect use mode, it can combine various frame rates and present various styles of special effects. Although animation design doesn't look very complicated, it requires a lot of professional knowledge and familiarity with the use of 5DCyborg. Only in this way, the pictures can be effectively connected, and finally various popular animations are formed on the screen. This also shows the importance of post-special effect synthesis effect in animation design.

3 the expressive force of special effects technology in animation design

For example, in the animation scene design of Madagascar, the good use of animation special effects technology can create a natural vitality element effect of cloud flow, forest fog, LinYu downpour and melting ice and snow after iceberg melting, which has good authenticity. You can get colorful and vivid artistic pictures and bring vitality to the natural environment in animation. Therefore, it can be understood that the use of special effects technology in animation design can make the animation scene realistic, the characters stereoscopic and flexible, and make the animation environment well rendered and other special effects. In the expression form of animation synthesis effect, its effect mainly depends on the application and application of three-dimensional special effects technology. Generally speaking, three-dimensional special effects play a decisive role. In addition, special effects technology is particularly prominent in animation color matching, mainly because animation color is an important expression factor of audience's visual experience. For example, in Croods, animators use special effects to set the overall tone of animation to bright and bright. This vivid visual color can bring a good visual impact to the audience and feel the wild and unrestrained situation in the virgin forest.

Generally speaking, the special effects technology used in animation design includes the following aspects: lens deployment, special effects light and shadow, cross special effects and three-dimensional texture.

3. 1 lens deployment

First of all, shot deployment mainly means that any tiny shot in animation design needs special technical effects, so as to complete the mutual combination of animation art, because the whole part of animation is made up of many shots, so if you want to connect these tiny shots well, you must use special effects flexibly to make the rendering more smooth and harmonious. Therefore, in some animated films, such as The Adventures of Jackie Chan, it is necessary to use virtual photography technology and virtual space texture to realize the operation of special effects technology to make the animation more vivid. In the process of animation design, 3D special effects technology, professional software and sensitive sensors are used to transform the difficult action effects in reality. In this way, in the design of some animated films, the shooting cost can be well reduced and the audience can feel the best artistic effect of animation.

3.2 Light and shadow special effects

Followed by special effects lighting, according to the survey results, the most widely used and popular special effects technology in 3D animation is special effects lighting technology. In the traditional animation design, the light and shadow effects are roughly dimmed according to the description of the original animation. This processing method is often used in traditional animation, but it has not been introduced by designers in the existing animation design, mainly because dimming technology will make the animation scene lack of smart characteristics and not realistic enough. Thus, in contemporary animation design, designers tend to use special effects light and shadow. For example, many starry scenes in Avatar are realized by special effects of light and shadow, so that the feelings and situations in the protagonist's heart can be well presented to the audience. This special effect can be created by using the key frame technology of special 2D animation design software, and the particle migration operation of the scene and the characters can be completed. In addition, by using special effects technology, the characteristic indexes of virtual light and shadow can be changed to complete the reflection effect of light and shadow.

3.3 Cross effect

Then there is the technology of cross-special effects. The operation of this special effect technology can be realized by forming an animation model, and the walking path of animated characters or other objects can be realized by using cross-special effect technology, thus forming a good simulation scene. Through the definition of the object and the interaction and coordination of the overall painting style, the still life on both sides of the road is driven to change with the object. In addition, in the design of characters, we should be able to interact with the audience. Through the use of simulation technology in animation design to achieve distinctive visual effects, this cross-effect technology has good development potential in future animation design.

3.4 Three-dimensional texture

Finally, three-dimensional texture, through the application of three-dimensional texture special effects technology, not only can the animated characters be well set off, but also the picture can present dynamic special effects from the perspective of 3D space, thus promoting the good integration of the objects in the animation with the surrounding environment. In the traditional animation design, the animation scene and the created animation object are no longer made together, but stored separately in the state of elements. In the traditional animation space design, the setting of objects in animation is often combined with blank space to create, but if 3D texture is used, the objects in animation can be transformed from all angles.

4 Application prospect of special effects technology in animation design

Using animation special effects technology can post-process animation and film and television effects, choose excellent animation design to make animated films, and use special effects technology to transform the film and television effects of characters, which can save a lot of costs and human resources. At the same time, it also brings great advantages to the development of animated films in the animation market. For example, in The Adventures of Jackie Chan, professional special effects software is used to realize the conversion of Jackie Chan's action special effects, which makes the animation more realistic. This is applying 2D animation. In the design of 3D animation, 3D animation can be designed into animated films, which can replace the stunt shooting of character films. The special effects shooting of character films needs to invest a lot of money and buy many professional props, but the application of animation special effects technology can replace the actors' high-risk shots. In addition, the use of special effects such as light and shadow in animation design can make the scene in animation have good lighting effect and create the effect of dynamic starry sky, thus bringing rich visual experience to the audience.

In short, whether in the design of 2D animation or 3D animation, special effects technology can make the scenes and characters in animation more vivid. By creating different light senses, the visual effect of animation can be increased, or the style of painting can be properly rendered to increase the aesthetic feeling of animation. We can also use the sensitive sensors in professional design software to transform the actions of the characters into special effects and increase the authenticity of the animation. All these indicate that the application of special effects technology in animation design can promote the development of animation industry in China.

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