Visual Arts in Animation Creation

Abstract

This study focuses on the visual arts practice in animation creation in the digital age, systematically exploring the core role of visual art language in animation and its developmental path under the influence of technology. The research finds that visual arts, through three key elements—color systems, dynamic composition, and three-dimensional space shaping—construct a unique perceptual grammar system that significantly impacts narrative storytelling and emotional expression in animation. Specifically, color quickly builds worldviews through psychological mechanisms; dynamic composition evokes physiological responses through tilted angles and montage techniques, converting abstract emotions; and three-dimensional space breaks through traditional representations through subsurface scattering and topological structures, deepening narrative themes. Digital technological innovations (such as AI tools and virtual production) have not only altered the forms of expression but also given birth to new aesthetic paradigms. This study combines art theory and cognitive science to provide a methodology that integrates theory and practice for digital animation creation, while also offering critical reflections on the visual ethics in AI-assisted creation.