The work,“ Color Man”, sets a picture book style that uses colors to convey the plot of a story. By incorporating static and dynamic images with 3D animation, this work demonstrates how a picture book can also be presented in a nonlinear fashion. Using colors to express conflict through a pluralistic and inclusive perspective, “Color Man” establishes a narrative about a fictitious planet that only knows white and black, or good and bad. The protagonist, A Mao, is a child who hides his vivid expressions by wearing a hat to fit in with the rest of the planet’s population. Driven to insanity by those around him, A Mao bangs his head against the floor until blood gushes out of it. The blood merges with nature to create unprecedented colors that bestow A Mao with the ability to feel emotions. Following this, he decides to share these colors with the rest of the planet so that others may feel what he is feeling. In the end, the black and white planet is transformed into a colorful one.

　　The data gathered and compiled for this literature review can be categorized into three sections. Section one opens a discussion on the aesthetics and characteristics of picture books, animations in electronic picture books, and animated films adapted from picture books. The discussion provides an analysis of the process used to create animated picture books by comparing a picture book before and after animations are applied. Section two serves as a discussion on the effect of colors on a narrative. A few examples of animated stories that are told through the use of color ambience are provided. Section three elaborates on the creative concepts and methods used in “Color Man”. The final section will include findings to reach its conclusion.