XINYU XIONG - ANIMATOR 
                           2D Animation 

         



A Delicious Rebirth

2D Digital Animation|160 seconds
Roles: Animator | Director
Tools: PhotoShop (Storyboarding) | Procreate (Frame-by-Frame Animation)
Synopsis:
A clumsy waiter who constantly messes up orders accidentally discovers his true calling as a chef through a series of comic mishaps. This 2D animated short film transforms a real-life dining frustration (getting wrong dishes served repeatedly) into a heartwarming tale about self-reinvention.

     
Visual Research - Preservation Of Cantoses Tea House Essence


On-Site Research at Guangzhou "Har Gow Sister" Tea House

Key Elements:  
Location"Har Gow Sister" Tea House
Preserved Core Features
• Dining Culture:  
 - Stacked bamboo steamers  
• Seating Layout:  
 - Mixed booth/stool configuration  
Line Art Adaptation
• Tables: 2pt outlines for geometric emphasis  
• Crowds: 0.8cm line spacing = 1m spatial perception

Storyborad



Character Design



little boy: Oversized ears (25% head ratio) → Silhouette recognition 

boy’s mother:  - 1pt smooth curves for posture emphasis  
                       - Necklace focal point 

waiter: - Unkempt beard 
            - Pronounced eye bags (dual arc shadow lines)  
            - Dull pupils 








Reflection

2D Digital Animation | 105 seconds
Roles: Animator | Director
Tools: PhotoShop (Storyboarding &color script ) | Procreate & CSP (Frame-by-Frame Animation)
Synopsis: Under the pressure of society’s beauty standards, a young girl falls into a world shaped by her own fears. She must face her imperfections to truly accept herself.



Storyboard

Color Script & Concept Art



Character design



The character is a thin girl with freckles. She wears baggy clothes to cover up her "imperfect" figure. The freckles highlight why the protagonist is insecure about her appearance. Because she does not have a figure and appearance that conform to popular aesthetics, the character has been living under pressure, and she almost forgets to accept her imperfections.








WHEN I AM DEAD ...
2D Digital Animation 140 seconds  
Roles:  Animator  ( produce animations in Mandarin and Japanese part)
Tools:  Procreate (Frame-by-Frame Animation)
Synopsis:
People from different cultural backgrounds imagine what their funerals will be like after they die.


Storyboard




Based on the Mandarin phrase "I want to hire someone to cry for me", the animation emphasizes the facial expressions of multiple people crying together.       The animation is based on the Japanese phrase "I want to burn  with the flowers". The character design is dressed in a Japanese kimono, surrounded by flowers, and finally burned together.







Wish Dispatch Chronicles

Film 322 seconds
My  Roles:   Story development, storyboarding, color script , coloring, music    
Tools:  Procreate (storyboard) CSP (color script & coloring )
Synopsis: When everyone has a little fairy who helps them realize their wishes, will their wishes be easily fulfilled? Or will it still be difficult?



Storyboard & color script


PRODUCTION SCOPE
• Storyboard: ~70 shots for 5m22s narrative  
• Color Script: Transition logic of 6 key scenes





                       GIF



 
Mosaic Girl 

Uniform girl 
 
                                      Siren


Mosaic Girl

Explore the combination of mosaic style and gif animation
Through these two mosaic gif animation projects, we will explore deformation animation (uniform girl and siren)






Uniform girl

After exploring the laws of flame movement (Figure 1), I began to try to combine character dynamics with deformation (Figures 2&3).
The character's dynamics included jumping, spinning, and running.






Siren

In this gif, looping animation is explored (Figure 1), and deformation animation is combined to complete it. Based on the character of Siren, a deformation gif animation is created again (Figure 2)