Client
Xuchang Museum, Xuchang, China
Project
Chinese Painting Scroll of the 87 Immortals Procession. A 3-month project for Xuchang Museum, China, 2011
Objective
Visualize and animate the master piece while representing the original aesthetic style “Wu Dai Dang Feng“
Make the procession movement poetic and elegant
Background music synced with different chapters of the procession
Role
Team director
Team
Jia Zheng, Chenmin Xing, Yinyin Yuan, Fanglie Ying, Xu Xia, Nan Guo, Bingyi Cao, Xining Wang, Xue Chen, Pengfei Pei, Tingting Li, Hanyu Qiu, Guangmei Ma, Xue Gong, Zhuang Hao, Yuna Liu, Lingfeng Zhang, Zihan Wang, Jiajia Zhai
Tools
Photoshop, Aftereffect, Flash, Touch pen tablet, Chinese paper, ink and brush
Challenges
Pixel based animation VS. Competitor’s vector based animation.
Our competitor’s vector based animation was relatively easy to make but it didn’t capture the spirit of Wu Daozi’s drawing style. Because vector-based lines are smooth with the same thickness, it loses the artistic variation like the natural strokes in the calligraphy.
Our solution is pixel based animation. In order to keep the original style of the artist’s drawing strokes, my team used Chinese ink and paper to re-draw most of the figures. Combined with the hi-resolution scan, we successfully created the fluent animation with Wu’s drawing style and rhythm of lines.
My team’s pixel based animation captures the spirit of Wu’s style.
Vector based animation sample provided by another studio.
Press for the Opening Ceremony
As the part of the Xuchang government's cultural revitalization initiatives, the project was launched along with the grand opening of the museum. The local government issued a new set of stamps to commemorate the great master piece of art work. Chinese major press media reported the events. The project was rated as the most artistically stunning animation after the 2008 World Expo’s Along the River During the Qingming Festival animation.
