Innovative Design of Wuxi Wedding Embroidery and the Classic Chinese Animation: The Golden Conch Based on AIGC

Abstract

The preservation and innovation of intangible cultural heritage present significant challenges, while AI technology offers new opportunities for its protection and inheritance. Nevertheless, when AI technology is applied to the integrated design of intangible cultural heritage and classic animation IPs, issues such as misinterpretation of cultural symbols, distortion of traditional patterns, and separation from the original context, referred to as "de-contextualization" problems, are prone to occur. This makes it arduous to achieve the precise integration of the characteristics of intangible cultural heritage and classic art styles. This paper delves into the application of AIGC in the integration of Wuxi Wedding Embroidery patterns and the domestic animation IP The Golden Conch. By establishing a multimodal dataset, conducting LoRA model training, and leveraging ComfyUI-assisted generation, an AI-assisted design closed-loop workflow is developed. This workflow encompasses "extraction of intangible cultural heritage cultural genes – construction of a multimodal fusion gene library – cross-media translation and encoding of cultural symbols – generation of the AIGC workflow – implementation of design results and value extension". This research can offer practical references for the contemporary activation and digital dissemination of intangible cultural heritage patterns, as well as provide ideas and paradigms for the innovative design of classic domestic animation IPs.