CATDOLL: Spring Festival Gala mascot turned into a "traffic light" and the original author didn't know what the 3D version would look like

The official blog of CCTV Spring Festival Gala released the 2016 Year of the Monkey Spring Festival Gala mascot "Kang Kang" yesterday (January 21). The 2D and 3D images of the monkey were designed by Han Meilin, a national first-class artist and creator of the Beijing Olympic Games mascot "Fuwa". The monkey's 2D image was designed in the form of traditional Chinese ink painting to vividly show the clever and lively characteristics of the "monkey". However, Kang Kang's 3D image has caused a lot of complaints. Netizens left messages saying that this 3D image is too ugly and too different from the 2D image. And everyone thought that the 2D and 3D images of the monkey Kang Kang were designed by Han Meilin.

Last night, the original author Han Meilin posted on Weibo that he only designed the 2D front view of the monkey Kang Kang, and he himself had never seen a 3D image, let alone designed one. However, in his original design, he mentioned the color scheme of the monkey. He believed that "for the Spring Festival Gala mascot in the Year of the Monkey, I selected typical monkey elements and re-combined them. The monkey is a domineering child, the Monkey King, and rose red and emerald green are the colors that best represent China. I hope to reflect the profound cultural connotation behind the monkey image."

The Spring Festival Gala mascot for the Year of the Monkey has caused a heated discussion online since it was announced. People said that the 2D front view of the little monkey is pretty good, but the 3D image is really too shocking, plus the terrible color scheme, many netizens joked that it is basically a "traffic light". Moreover, the original author said that he was unaware of the 3D image, so it seems that the 3D image must have been designed by someone else. Now there is still some time before the Spring Festival Gala is broadcast, and I don't know if it can be modified.