Author: Zhihan Ran

Although my personal preference is 2D animation, I was unexpectedly assigned to the 3D animation group—well, perhaps because I listed too many 3D animation software skills in my application. Especially, I am very concerned about my 3D animation skills. We didn’t have much time to do simulated work. A second-year graduate student wanted to create…

The Life Drawing Class has been the most productive course I have taken at CSM. Through a semester of consistent practice, my sketching skills have improved significantly, and even my personal style has started to emerge. In the early stages, I focused primarily on the proportions of the human figure, but my lines lacked confidence…

Zhihan Ran Introduction Cel Animation is a form of traditional 2D animation.”Cel” is simplized from “Celluloid”, which is a transparent acetate sheet that was used as a film material in early silent movies and later discovered for use in animation. This kind of material allows animator to do character line drawing on paper and then…