Research About The Application Of The Oil Painting Elements In Animation

With the development of the technology, the production and distribution process of animation can not live without the high-tech. Animation products, of which presentation were based on screen, rely more and more on some new techniques. However, the traditional painting which is the simplest and the most essential presenting method is creating in the print media and is irreplaceable. Oil painting, the most important species of painting, is widely used in animation and has a pivotal role in the creation process of animation.The figures and scenes is depicted by oil painting on the basis of the images in traditions, meanwhile the rich colors in the paints create the aesthetic surroundings. What’s more, the unique painting language echoes with the ideas from the audiences and artists in a mysterious realm, inducing the appreciation for beauty in audiences and bringing both the intense visual and spiritual impacts. In general, painting is the key element of the visual language of animation.Painting and animation have closely relationships. Although animation originated from painting, it is beyond painting. Painting is the basis of animation. There is no excellent animation works without good drawing skills. Animation also has its unique painting style. By learning from each other, painting and animation have created different history style works in different historical periods.The thesis will provide a deep analysis of the creation process of a great oil painting animation product,’The Old Man and the Sea’by Aleksandr Petrov using glass painting technology, based on the theoretical analysis and the relationship between painting and animation. The result of the analysis of this work demonstrated that oil painting language use in animation design has great advantage by integrating the static and dynamic painting animation and it can greatly expand and promote the survival of both areas. With all the domestic and global success by combining animation and traditional painting, it must be realized that only by constant innovations and insisting the combination of the arts and new techniques, can the animation thrive and grow to be global competitive in the era filled with opportunities and challenges.