The Woodcut Elements In Modern Chinese Animated Characters

Animation is a comprehensive art, is a closely integrated with the development of science and technology of special artistic form. The role of animation art design is the soul of the animated, also is the key to the success of animation. The classic role is not only a great glory for the Chinese animation, at the same time tell us:Chinese animation to national characteristics and elements in China. China has a long history, with distinctive ethnic characteristics of traditional culture. Woodcut New Year picture is a unique traditional painting form in China, is one of the public’s popular folk art form. Therefore, the Woodcut pictures as investigation object, hope we can find for character animation design absorbing nutrition.This article first introduces the definition and development of modern Chinese animation, from the perspective of the animation character design to study the Chinese animation, and explains the importance of the animation character design and artistic features, various factors affecting the character animation design, and finally points out that Chinese animation stalled due to the lack of Chinese elements.Secondly, this paper introduces the board to the source of the New Year in China and artistic characteristics of four large board pictures, from the aspects of expression, color, subject, ideas are analyzed board the artistic features of the New Year pictures, mining similarities in the design of the animated characters and Woodcut New Year pictures.Then summarize how animated characters from the technique of expression, color, image, theme, meaning, ideas on board pictures reference to China. Finally pointed out that the combination of pictures and animation character design board, not only can provide material and inspiration for the Chinese animation production, makes the Chinese animation more ethnic characteristics, and conducive to the protection of national culture, heritage and development.