如今,随着网络文化与影院的普及,国外动画正大肆冲击着国内市场,欧美、日韩等动画电影票房大卖、相关衍生产品热销足显深受国内大众喜爱,国内动画在商业化浪潮中正在探索属于自己的新路子,近年来一直在找寻中国动画的符号和风格。本文从中国民间艺术皮影入手,分别从人物造型、着色、动作等几个方面简述了皮影对动画角色设计和创作的启示。 Nowadays, with the popularization of internet culture and theaters, foreign animations are aggressively attacking the domestic market. Big box-office sales of animated films such as Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, etc., and the popularity of related derivative products are deeply favored by the domestic public. The domestic animation is in the process of commercialization China is exploring its own new path, in recent years has been looking for Chinese animation symbols and styles. This article starts with the shadow of Chinese folk art, and briefly describes the enlightenment of shadow puppets on the design and creation of animation characters from several aspects such as character modeling, coloring and movement.