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1. painting ability. This is the basic skill of an illustrator, so I won't say much. Excellent illustrators have their own unique techniques and artistic styles, which others can recognize at a glance, which requires long-term continuous thinking and practice.
2. Understanding ability. It may not be difficult to draw a good picture, but it is more difficult to express the meaning behind a paragraph with the most suitable picture. I don't have a strong understanding ability, and many well-drawn illustrations.
3. Communication skills. Being an illustrator, especially my own illustrator, requires constant communication with editors, understanding the requirements of editors and expressing the demands of my own pictures, which is also an important ability.
4. High aesthetic character. With the same material, excellent brush painting can draw interesting pictures with simple composition and modeling, which is the cultivation of aesthetic level. It needs more appreciation and thinking to improve.
5. High cultural literacy. Reading more books, reading classic literary works, appreciating the charm of literature, and knowing more about traditional culture, local customs, myths and legends, and art with national characteristics will also help to improve their professional skills.
If you want to be an illustrator, whether you are a professional or part-time, you must have basic artistic skills and imagination is preferred. Many people think that imagination is innate, but I think imagination can be trained. Read more, learn more and copy more. Constantly hone your painting skills, publish your works on major websites, communicate with your predecessors, and Bole will find you slowly ~!
Learning to draw is not an easy task, so stick to it and overcome all kinds of difficulties! Come on ~
Who are the famous illustrators? 1. Kiyoshi Kimura, born on1September 7, 973, is a Japanese illustrator. The representative works include the illustrated series of The Forbidden Book and the series of light novels such as The Forbidden Book.
2. norman rockwell (norman rockwell, 1894 February 3rd-1978165438+1October 8th) was an important American painter and illustrator in the early 20th century. His works spanned two fields: commercial propaganda and patriotic propaganda. Most of his life's paintings were published in Saturday Evening News, and the most famous series of works appeared in the 1960s and 1950s, such as Four Freedoms and The Riveter.
3. Zhang Guangyu —— (1August 25th, 900 ——1May 4th, 965) Professor of Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, one of the founders of modern decorative arts in China, was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu. After 1949, he became a professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts and a director of China Artists Association. Zhang Guangyu is good at political current affairs and social cartoons. On the basis of national art, his decorative paintings absorbed the excellent elements of foreign art and formed a style with strong sense of form and strong national interest.
4. Triple Wuxiang-Japanese illustrator, born in Tokyo. Ode to the Color of Twilight (Ode to the Color of Twilight) is a light novel by Scorpion, illustrated by Sansui Wuxiang. The first volume of this book, Eve Smiles at Dawn, won the 18 Fantasy Novel Award, which was published by Fujimi Fantasy Library in Fujimi Study Room, and the Chinese version was published by Kakukawa, Taiwan Province Province. A translator is a young heart.
5. Dezhen (real name: Jiang Qingyi), a talented woman in the illustration field, has a beautiful and romantic style and is deeply loved by many young men and women. His works are numerous, such as children's illustrations, novel covers, calendars, posters of Chinese dramas, game software figures, wedding cake boxes, etc., all of which can show Dezhen's extraordinary painting skills.
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Illustration is commonly known as illustration in China. Nowadays, the popular commercial illustrations in foreign markets include publications with pictures, cartoon mascots, movie posters, game characters and artistic scene design built into games, advertisements, cartoons, picture books, greeting cards, calendars, decorative paintings, packaging and other forms. Virtual objects and related visual applications that extend to the current network and mobile phone platforms.
First, illustration, collectively called "illustration" in western languages, comes from Latin "illustraio", which means to illuminate, that is, illustrations can make the ideas of words clearer and clearer.
Second, dictionary explanation, illustration is: (1) illustration, explanation (2) illustration, and example (3) explanation that the definition of "illustration" in Ci Hai is: "refers to pictures inserted in books and periodicals. Some are printed in the middle of the text, and some are inserted in the pages to supplement the content of the text or for artistic appreciation. This explanation is mainly aimed at the definition of book illustrations, which is a narrow definition.
With the advent of the information age and the development of modern society, the meaning of modern illustration has changed from a narrow concept (limited to paintings and pictures) to a broad concept. "Illustration" refers to the pictures inserted between words in newspapers, magazines, various publications or children's picture books that we usually read, collectively referred to as "illustration".
Illustration, in Latin, means "light up". It was originally used to increase the interest given by words in publications and make words more vivid in readers' minds. In today's various publications, the importance of illustrations has far exceeded the foil position of "luminous words". It can not only highlight the theme, but also enhance artistic appeal.
Illustration is an art form. As an important visual communication form of modern design, it occupies a specific position in modern design with its intuitive image, true sense of life and beautiful appeal. It is widely used in many fields of modern design, involving cultural activities, social undertakings, commercial activities, film and television culture and so on.
The development of illustration art has a long history. From the world's oldest illustration cave mural to the Japanese folk print ukiyo-e painting in the Edo period, all of them show the development of illustration.
Illustrations first developed with the changes of newspapers and books in the early19th century. Its real golden age began in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, the illustrations just separated from art works were obviously drawn, and most of the authors engaged in illustrations were professional painters. Later, influenced by the school of abstract expressionism, they turned from concrete to abstract. It was not until the 1970s that illustrations returned to the realistic style.
The historical evolution of ancient illustrations in China can be regarded as the development history of printmaking. It is also the history of folk New Year pictures. It's just that folk New Year pictures became commodities independently earlier, which is the predecessor of commercial illustration.
The history of illustration in Europe is similar to that in China, and it was first used in religious books. Later, illustrations were widely used in natural science books, grammar books and collections of classic writers.
With the development of today's society, illustrations are widely used in various fields of society. With the increasing commercialization of art and the emergence of new painting materials and tools, illustration art has entered the era of commercialization. In the era of commodity economy, illustrations play a great role in promoting economic development. The concept of illustration has gone far beyond the scope of traditional laws and regulations.
Throughout today's illustration world, painters are no longer limited to a certain style. They often break the way of using only one material in the past and widely use various means, which makes the development of illustration art gain a broader space and unlimited possibilities.
In China, illustration developed late, but it can be traced back to its source. After the development of blackboard newspaper, print and poster layout after liberation, and the reference to international popular styles after 1980s, with the popularization of computer technology in the middle and late 1990s, more and more cutting-edge authors who use computers for illustration design emerged.
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Want to learn how to get started with illustration? One _ Pan invaded and gave himself a reason to learn illustration.
My major in university is science and engineering. I resigned after working in a state-owned enterprise for two years. How did I learn illustration one year after I resigned?
It's been a whole year since I started to learn illustration at this time last year. Like most people, when I first started to learn illustration, I also received many obstacles, such as: you started too late now ... making illustrations requires a lot of skills, but you didn't ... all these are true, but they still didn't stop me from starting.
The reason is love, of course. If you can do what you love, you are really lucky.
Especially now illustrations have been widely used in all walks of life, including startup pages, banners, special topics, refresh pages, details pages, icons, pop-up boxes, background pictures, holiday splash screens, expression packs, packaging, vi design, book illustrations, and many illustrations. Even now, illustrations in ui design have become a plus item. It is so important to know how to illustrate. Even if it's just a hobby, you will find the whole life better.
Two _ quail coward ≡ pure support шшш appearance! _ A: Yes, it's simple and not difficult.
This year, many people asked me, can I really learn illustration well without taking classes and laying a foundation? Are you really zero-based? My study experience tells me that it is possible! No one is born to be an illustrator. Excellent illustrators learn a little, so can we. And many illustrators are very good at sharing, and I have benefited a lot from it. Although there is still a big gap between my paintings and theirs, I am glad that I have made rapid progress in sorting out my works this year.
Three _ There is no way to teach yourself illustrations. In fact, I am just digging a hole for myself.
At the beginning, when I taught myself illustration, I knew that I was reading with a book or pulling a bunch of video tutorials from the Internet, but I always felt that I was stuck in my study. My study was always in a mess and my mind was in a mess. On the road of self-study, the more you go forward and work harder, the more you have an impulse to give up. My heart really broke down.
Later, I consulted my college classmate Wang. After graduating from college, she made illustrations. She said you didn't even reach the level of half a bottle and less than one bottle. How dare you play self-study You're confused about the most basic concepts. You are not teaching yourself. You are deceiving yourself. Then Wang put me in a large learning resource (skirt) with original pictures and illustrations, in which all kinds of video tutorials are systematic, and teachers share relevant knowledge every day. I just listen to them every day, not to mention, I really study illustrations seriously, and my inner doubts are swept away.
Many friends have been asking me how to find a large-scale learning resource (skirt) for original painting illustrations. Let me share it with you. The first set of numbers is: 239, the second set is: 869, and the last set is: 377. Personally, I think I can have a good learning foundation to accompany me on the road of learning.
Four _ I can copy the process of learning illustration, believe in myself and expect the future.
(1) If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools.
My usual tools include a computer, PS software and wacom hand-drawn board. My computer is a macbookpro 15 inch notebook. At present, all my illustrations are drawn by PS, which is the most comprehensive software compared with SAI, AI and SKETCH. Hand-drawn board needs some feel, many friends say it is not very good, just practice it a few times. Maybe it's because I just don't have a hand-drawn foundation. The first time I used the hand-drawn board, I felt very good. I thought a few strokes on the board could be presented by PS. It's so interesting. I fell in love with the hand-drawn board, so I didn't transition from paper to hand-drawn board when I came into contact with illustrations, but started to use hand-drawn board directly, and repeatedly checked the missing parts according to the problems I encountered.
(2) Copy-if you can't copy it, copy it first.
Because there is no art foundation, hand-drawing is the most difficult for me. At first, I really couldn't draw it I found some beautiful illustrations from the Internet and selected some simple pictures, such as some plants, a small animal and a villain.
(3) semi-copying-imitation is boring, and imitation requires skill.
I copied about three or four. In fact, I have mastered several expressions of board drawing, and I will find that compared with the original, the copied ones are still good. Next, I found it useless to just plagiarize, because even the best plagiarism is the result of others. You are just imitating, and all you can learn is the expression of the original, that is, some software technologies. If you really want to draw by yourself, there is no idea in your mind and you don't know how to write in your hands.
At this time, I began to try semi-copying, that is, adding some of my own ideas on the basis of the original work, which is equivalent to adding some of my own hand-painted ideas to the mastered techniques. By collecting materials (first drawing a draft on paper, then taking photos with my mobile phone and sending it to PS for painting), or changing the composition of the original picture, I replaced or modified what I thought was useful into the original picture. In short, it is to modify the original works according to your own ideas. These are all works of that stage. It is difficult for me to do this step well without an art foundation. At that time, I thought it was difficult to draw anything, so I practiced in my notebook, but I still felt that the progress was too slow behind closed doors.
From the learning foundation mentioned by Wang, I found a set of sketch courses to make up for the artistic skills that everyone has always mentioned. At first, I couldn't draw straight lines, so I began to practice drawing straight lines, shaping geometric figures, tuning, shaping the relationship between light and shade, and so on. By learning sketch, I began to have a systematic understanding of the expression and modeling of light and shadow.
Learn sketch-geometry, still life, landscape, human structure and sketch. I will apply what I have learned to my board painting as much as possible, and gradually feel less laborious and hand-drawn will be better.
(4) originality-learn from others and form your own.
The next step is originality. In fact, originality is not completely conceived out of thin air and then drawn, but based on many materials. My method is to collect pictures and photos of what I want to draw online, find out what I like, and then collect the elements involved in the picture in my mind from different fields and combine them into a picture according to my own ideas. This confirms a sentence: innovation is a new combination of old elements.
In addition, at this stage, I also began to learn more board painting techniques. I often ask teachers in the learning base for many video tutorials, and then draw with them, because illustrations have many styles, such as realism, plane, texture and so on. For me, I like the plain and fresh style, so I will analyze how these illustrations are represented, what brushes are used, how the graininess is made, what materials are superimposed, and why the colors are beautiful. Then I began to summarize these techniques and become my own things, but I can't copy them, but use them invisibly to form my own style.
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Learning needs a process and hardship. Don't always think about getting there in one step. This is unrealistic. We should be down-to-earth, pay attention to ways and means, show wisdom in our efforts, and make efforts in wisdom.
(1) About software
There was an episode in the study of PS software, because before I studied illustration, of course, I didn't know what a hand-drawn board was. At that time, I studied photography. Because I like photography better, photography will inevitably be done later, so I began to learn PS retouching or making posters. Well, the episode is over and the real dry goods are here.
I learned PS by reading a book called PS Non-trace. This book is very thick. I just resigned in June last year,165438+1October. I watched it for almost a month, but I really studied very carefully at that time. After graduation, I seldom read reference books so hard, and I also made various marks. I admire myself now. After reading this book, I really felt that I was proficient in PS, haha. In fact, if you just paint, you don't need to master it. What you use is nothing more than those tools.
(2) About the website
The websites I use the most every day are Station Cool and Petals, which have many excellent works that can be used to copy and practice. There are also some design competitions on the China of Station Cool and UI. Interested parties can take part in it. I have participated in poster design competitions and some pattern design competitions, which are all good experiences, mainly because I can learn what ideas and expressions other excellent designers will use under the same topic.
It is also helpful to make good use of petal net. Usually, you can collect all your favorite illustrations or materials into the petal net, and you can go directly to see them when you use them, like a fortune of your own. I also have a special collection of my inspiration library, which is full of some creative materials I have browsed, and basically there will be a point that I can hardly think of. Then, when I am not inspired, I will go through it and often get something.
(3) About books
I used to work in a state-owned enterprise. State-owned enterprises really feel like frogs boiled in warm water. Now think about that time, either going to work or doing nothing after work. On weekends, I think about how to relax, where to go shopping, Taobao and buy all kinds of clothes. The wardrobe is full, but I still have no clothes to wear when the season changes. ......
I have changed a lot since I resigned last year. What buy buy bought was not clothes, but various books, such as design, illustration, photography, learning methods, copywriting, operation, quality of life and so on. Personally, I think it's very helpful to learn some books that the teacher showed me in the resource library.
Principles of color matching design
Practical sketch course
Elaboration of illustration design skills in illustration classroom.
How to be an illustrator
84 creative skills of illustrators.
(4) About creation
Creation is actually an effective presentation after a lot of accumulation. I think the accumulation here is to watch more, practice more and record more.
Look at more optimistic works that stimulate the desire to create.
To practice more is to practice more hand-drawing skills and improve the creative speed.
Remember more is to remember more instant inspiration and increase creativity.
I summarized all the above by myself, I don't know if it's right, but I suddenly found that my summary is quite good, at least very neat, like serious nonsense, haha.
If you watch too much, don't say it. It has written in detail where to go. If you practice more, you won't say it. Just practicing. I am not afraid of too much. I'm also practicing.
Remember that I have to say a few words, because I found that many inspirations are instantaneous. I don't know if you feel this way. For example, when I was cooking, I suddenly thought of drawing a picture, and then I thought, I must write this idea down when I was cooking, but when I was cooking, I suddenly asked myself that I would write it down, so no matter what I was doing or going out, I usually put it in my bag. Of course, if you have a special function that you can't forget, you can ignore this.
These are some of my main learning methods, I hope I can help you. Remember, watch more, practice more and record more!