The Creator of the Second Dimension

The proportion of the villain is not much different from that of the real person, but it looks more slender. He has a male face, wears a green hat, and wears the same color clothes. He has blond hair, pointed and long like an elf Judging from the appearance of his ears, he seems to be an adventurer in a traditional RPG.

"Ah, Mr. Guo, Mr. Huo, good afternoon."

Lin Shuyi simply said hello and leaned over to have a look.

"What's this?"

She pointed to the little figure on the paper and asked.

Guo Weiren is different from young original painters like Lin Shuyi. He prefers to use paper for painting. At least in the design draft stage, Guo Weiren still uses physical paper.

This villain was drawn on paper. Compared with the clean and neat digital board, it has a more uninhibited feeling. Just looking at it is enough to appreciate the strong painting skills in it.

"This? This is the protagonist of the new game."

Holofer naturally knew Lin Shuyi, he smiled and explained.

"I was about to ask Mr. Xu to read the manuscript, but I didn't expect him to go out."

"new game???"

Lin Shuyi's eyes widened. She had heard before that besides the three games currently in operation, Hatsune Games was also preparing to develop a brand new game, but she did not expect that the preparatory work had already started.

"Yes, Xiaolin, how about you take a look at this character design?"

Although Guo Weiren was old, he didn't have the airs of a senior at all. He pulled away a chair beside him and motioned for Lin Shuyi to sit down.

Lin Shuyi put down the cup, picked up the manuscript, and observed it carefully.

There are two original manuscripts here, one of which tends to be cold and realistic, like the art style of "Blood Source: Curse", and the other is more sunny, but both have a delicate oil painting texture, which is closer to "The Last Survivor" What is shown in "The People".

"The final rendering of this game will be close to 2D animation. I think the overall impression of the second scheme is not bad, and it can be used after some modification."

Holofer explained.

"2D rendering?"

Lin Shuyi felt a little strange, 3D games are not so popular because they are realistic, why are they all made in 3D, and they still need to be rendered in 2D?

Some animation studios specializing in 3D in the industry have used 3D modeling and 2D rendering to produce animations. Judging from a single still picture, the quality of the picture is not inferior to 2D, but once it moves, it will appear very Stiffness, therefore, in traditional animation companies, 3D is mostly used to replace hand-painted scenes that are difficult to describe or require a lot of manpower and material resources to describe, such as explosions, or a large number of pedestrians walking on the street.

"Well, you may be confused because you don't know very well, but this new game, in Mr. Xu's words, is a game that can make people feel relaxed and happy from the bottom of their hearts. After discussion, we think that the realistic style is not enough. Suitable for this game, so the 2D rendering is used."

Holofer saw Lin Shuyi's doubts. In the game industry, 2D rendering is not uncommon, but it is generally used in the adaptation of animation and comic works. In order to keep the character consistent with the animation, 2D rendering is used.

"If you say that, the second one is indeed better, giving people a hearty feeling, but looking at it this way, the details of these two characters are very full."

Lin Shuyi carefully looked at the manuscript again. Although it was a draft, every detail of the character was reflected. She couldn't help but think of the work she was doing. The gap made her feel a little lost.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Lin Shuyi's disappointed expression, Guo Weiren asked.

"It's not just that I've been doing character design recently, and I feel a little powerless."

Lin Shuyi sighed, even though she took over the job, it was still difficult to figure it out on her own without the guidance of her seniors.

"The simple character image is okay, but it becomes very difficult to perfect the details. There is no inspiration at all. Either it feels too deliberate, or it seems mediocre. Even the difference between the male and female protagonists is only just thought of. The hairstyle is used as a distinction."

Guo Weiren had heard about Xu Rui's new work, he thought for a moment, and then said.

"This is normal, Xiaolin, because the original painting is more like a reproduction, which is reproduced after adding details to the content in the performance draft, while the work of human design is more like creation."

Guo Weiren, who has many character design experiences in "Bloodborne: Curse", naturally has a deep understanding of this area.

"I don't know what the current school education is like, but in our time, everyone started from individual independent creation, then turned into original painting, and finally returned to creation. For everyone, it is to describe the world in their hearts. , is the biggest dream.”

More than 20 years ago, the animation industry was not perfect, and universities would not offer corresponding courses. Most of the original artists entered the industry with a passion for animation. Before becoming an original artist, they first started as a creator.

But now, Lin Shuyi thinks, from the high school art test to the four years of university study, in fact, what they have been learning is only how to paint, and there is very little teaching about creation.

She also thought that perhaps it was because Xu Rui's "Voice of the Stars" was a real "creation" that it was loved by so many people.

"I'll teach you a way."

Guo Weiren continued.

"Imagine, imagine that you are the character in the story, what kind of clothes you will wear, what kind of actions you will do, what kind of things you like, use your imagination, let the character come alive by itself, in this way, the character's The details are not deliberately accumulated, but naturally revealed."

Hearing Guo Weiren's words, even Holofer nodded slightly.

"When I was creating a story, I also liked the theory that I would try my best to shape a living character, put them on the chessboard of the story, and let them live freely, so that the stories written would be flesh and blood, real and not Appears mediocre."

What the two said made Lin Shuyi realize something.

She thought of her junior high school days, when she was a girl who had not yet decided to become an animation producer, she would play imaginary characters with her friends, and she would carefully set a detailed background, preferences, past, and present for that character , and the future, in retrospect, I was extremely naive at that time, but maybe it was that naivety that made Lin Shuyi finally walk on the path of a creator.

"I, I seem to have a little idea!"

Lin Shuyi hurriedly stood up and was about to run to the office.

"Your cup."

Holofer reminded her, and Lin Shuyi ran back unsteadily, picked up the cup and left.

To create a character, you must first become that character.

Lin Shuyi muttered in her heart and returned to the digital tablet.