The characters in "The Three Musketeers of Jelly" have no arms, which is a very "deliberate" setting.

Let's be honest.

At first, Gu Miao didn't understand why Orange Liuxiang, Pineapple Blowing Snow and Lu Xiaoguo didn't have arms.

But then he figured it out.

It's a jelly man!

The figure of the jelly man is already inclined to be "spherical". To talk about people is to be short and fat, and if you have another arm, it will be too much of an eyesore.

Moreover, the appearance is still relatively "ugly".

What if the arms were removed, leaving only two round "palms"?

emm……

From a visual point of view, the character has become noticeably cute. There is no sense of disobedience before, and the jelly "texture" is richer.

"I see!"

When Gu Miao explained why he wanted to remove the "arm" part for Orange Liuxiang, everyone stared at the 3D modeling of the character on the screen and couldn't help but nod.

It's really getting a lot cuter.

Although there are no arms, the hands float in thin air, which is a bit contrary to common sense. But considering the worldview setting of "The Three Musketeers of Jelly", it doesn't seem so outrageous.

The modeling part is not difficult.

Why?

Because the character modeling of the jelly man is too simple. It's like a handicraft class for elementary school students, and the teacher asks you to make a "work" out of plasticine.

Do you think it's easier to pinch a watermelon with plasticine or an Optimus Prime?

It's not a grade at all!

Not only is the modeling simple, but the animation part is also very simple, and if you carefully recall the action postures of the characters in the play, it is not difficult to find an "amazing" fact.

Their movements......

It doesn't seem complicated! The really complicated part is the "vivid" expression of each character.

That's right, emotes!

"The Three Musketeers of Jelly" or the "Fruit Treasure Special Attack" series of animations, why is it so demonic brainwashing?

Plot is one factor.

In fact, the characters are too "vivid". is obviously a jelly person, but his expression is extremely vivid and interesting, as if he is a living person.

This is particularly interesting.

Gu Miao rarely saw that in a 3D animation that focuses on funny and nonsensical, the expressions of the characters would be so rich and three-dimensional.

Here's a simple example......

Everyone knows that pineapple blowing snow is "greedy for money and lustful", right?

What kind of expression will pineapple blow snow show when talking about "money" to reflect his character setting of "greed for money"?

The mouth is wide open.

The eyebrows are raised so dramatically that they are almost shrunk to the top of their heads.

A hint of red appeared on both sides of his cheeks, and two extremely vivid golden "coin" symbols appeared in his wide eyes.

You see!

Through these inconspicuous small details, an extremely exaggerated expression is pieced together, and the image of pineapple blowing snow and greedy for money has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

That's where "emoticon" comes in.

Gu Miao attaches great importance to this part, because he feels that the shaping of "expressions" is very likely to determine the success or failure of this animation.

"Be exaggerated, but also vivid!"

Because it is an animation, unlike live-action TV series and movies, the expressions of the characters must have a touch of "exaggeration" to attract the attention of the audience.

But it's not good to be too pompous.

Fit the plot and show the right expression at the right time, so that it can be called vivid and interesting.

……

After giving everyone a meeting and explaining and analyzing the importance of the jelly man's "expression and demeanor", Gu Miao returned to his office.

He suddenly remembered something.

In essence, the core story content of "The Three Musketeers of Jelly" is actually in the same vein as the subsequent "Fruit Treasure Special Attack" series.

That's right!

Not only are the characters exactly the same, but even the background of the story is basically the same.

There is a high correlation between the two.

But in the original "The Three Musketeers of Jelly", it is more with the help of the shell of the "Jelly Man" to tell a funny and nonsensical "martial arts" story.

Gu Miao was not very satisfied with this plot.

He thinks that the original intention of "The Three Musketeers of Jelly" is good, but the production team probably did not expect that "Fruit Treasure Special Attack", which was adapted from "The Three Musketeers of Jelly", would be so popular and influential.

So he's going to fine-tune it.

But how to fine-tune it?

I'm afraid it's not good to lead to the foreshadowing of "Fruit Treasure Mecha" in advance, because at the beginning of the project of "The Three Musketeers of Jelly", the element of "mecha" was not considered at all.

But other foreshadowing can be left behind.

For example, the abbot of the Jelly Martial Arts Academy, the relationship between Crazy Qingyang, Tianshan Guo Mao and Dongfang Qiu.

Belch!

According to the timeline, after Crazy Qingyang founded the Jelly Martial Arts Academy, Dongfang Qiu almost founded a "fruit processing factory".

In other words, when the Jelly Three Musketeers first debuted, they could have designed a plot to let them encounter a fruit processing factory in the East that was seeking defeat.

Then the abbot jumped out and explained, saying that Dongfang Qiuqiu was his junior brother, the second senior brother of Guo Mao.

This can be regarded as preparing for Dongfang's defeat in advance.

Lest after the broadcast of "Fruit Treasure Special Attack", a bunch of people asked, where did the dragon fruit come from in the east?

Oh yes!

The East has come out to seek defeat, so naturally we can't forget the four thieves.

The four thieves are loyal to the Great Empire in "The Three Musketeers of Jelly" and are the villains of the Three Musketeers of Jelly. was rescued by Crazy Qingyang in the finale, and finally took refuge in the East for defeat.

The Great Empire is pure.

This setting was abandoned in the subsequent "Fruit Treasure Special Attack" series, and Gu Miao naturally would not use it again.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

After his modifications.

In the latest version of "The Three Musketeers of Jelly", the four thieves all have "amazing backgrounds" and extraordinary backgrounds.

The boss has no thieves in the world, he was originally a pirate, and in an operation to rob the villagers, he was pointed out by the Jelly Three Musketeers as a "seasickness" shortcoming, and then abandoned by the pirate gang.

The second chaotic minister and thief, he wanted to get the top prize in civil and military affairs through favoritism and fraud, but who knew that he was recognized by the jelly three musketeers, and finally the champion fell to Lu Xiaoguo.

The third recognized the thief as his father, and was originally a gangster of the Black Society, disrupting social order, and was later brought to justice by the Jelly Three Musketeers to collect evidence.

The old four thieves have always wanted to be an excellent thief, and finally dominated a mountain to realize their dream, but they were expelled by the chivalrous Jelly Three Musketeers in a blink of an eye.

The foursome who hated the Jelly Three Musketeers, after a failed attempt to retaliate, were finally taken in by Dongfang and brought to Huaguo Mountain.

"The Three Musketeers of Jelly, all the bad things have been done!"

Seeing Gu Miao's revised version, Jiang Keke said with emotion: "Looking at it this way, Dongfang is really a good person. ”

"yes!"

Gu Miao smiled and nodded.

In the animation, whether Dongfang seeks defeat or the four thieves, they are actually the kind of characters who "look like villains but are actually good people".

The lives of the four thieves were basically ruined by the Jelly Three Musketeers.

But Dongfang Qiu defeated and took in the frustrated four, which can be regarded as a kind of "redemption" from a certain point of view.