Final and summarize
basic idea
Dawnbringer is an animation centered on a mysterious entity responsible for unlocking the dawn, symbolizing the transition from night to day. I set the story in a world shrouded in the mystery of eternal night. The story revolves around the arrival of a unique existence-the dawnbringer, who brings the first ray of light and heralds the arrival of dawn. The dawnbringer in this story symbolizes change and external forces in change. The house that transmits light symbolizes inner faith. The story weaves themes of renewal, hope, and the natural cycle of time.
Reflection
I think the basic idea of the story is very captivating. I want to explore the thematic and visual potential within this project. For this animation, I thought a lot about how dawnbringer can visually and narratively represent change. I thought about actions, appearance and the interactions with the world. Then I choose the change of the sky to show dawnbringer’s influence.
For the visual style, I choose stylized. I think stylized animation offers more potential on this project because it is fantasy theme. Through stylization, I can highlight the feature of the object I want to present. For the creation of stylized 3D art, a good understanding of the work flow is necessary. In order to achieve that, I learned a lot through different platforms such as Art station and 80 level. There’s multiple ways to create the ideal stylized effect, it is important to find the suitable way. After thinking about using substance designer to create the texture, I choose the ZBrush to Substance Painter workflow because it is more suitable for me.
Rendering and lighting is crucial for this animation as well. I always make sure the light goes well with the environment. I also used a lot of foliage and fog to achieve the mysterious feeling I want. Also the interplay of light and shadow is important as well, I want to use the transformation of the environment to narrate the arrival of the dawnbringer.
Overall, I used my opportunity to explore this theme through animation. By carefully crafting the narrative and using 3D workflow. I want to create an animation that conveys its theme.
Final animation
BGM: “DREAMCATCHER” by Onycs
Showreel
Development log