What materials are needed to draw illustrations

The materials used by illustrators to insert works generally depend on the style of the works, and there are no fixed restrictions.

Of course, the colored lead style is colored lead, and the watercolor style is watercolor paint and watercolor pen. Generally, hand-painted inserts are basically these two styles.

Of course, most commercial plug-in works are created by digital painting, because of its high efficiency, high speed, fine and beautiful pictures and easy modification. Digital painting refers to the use of graphics tablet combined with computer graphic software (such as PS/PT) to create paintings on the computer. Now it is also the mainstream direction. If you want to learn professional skills well, you must master it.

For more illustration questions, please refer to the website of Baidu Illustrator Digital Art Center. I believe it will be very helpful for you to understand professional illustration creation. How to draw watercolor illustrations well?

watercolor painting and gouache painting, like other paintings, should pay attention to methods and steps, from the whole to the part, and from the part to the whole, so that the works can be deepened and perfected gradually. Generally, it goes through five stages, namely, left picture, sketch, coloring, in-depth characterization and adjustment. In the order of coloring, it is generally better to start with a large area of colors or the main objects in the picture, which is beneficial to determine the tone of a picture and keep the general relationship of the whole painting correct. Some authors are used to starting with light colors or starting with deep parts like painting oil paintings, and each has its own advantages, which should be decided according to the specific situation and personal painting habits. When coloring, we should pay attention to planning. For example, a part of the picture needs to be colored when the background color is dry, and the other part must be colored after the bottom color is completely dry. This should be done step by step, which is very helpful for depicting the different characteristics of the object and expressing the sense of space and quality of the object.

The techniques of watercolor painting and gouache painting are quite diverse, but they are generally nothing more than dry painting and wet painting. The so-called dry painting, that is, the meaning of using less water, is not to dry-wipe only with pigment without mixing water. When painting, you should wait for the previous layer of color to dry and then apply the second layer of color, and add it layer by layer. The previous layer of color and the second layer of color have a clear boundary, so it is also called multi-layer painting. Dry painting should strive to be positive and accurate, in order to show a clear shape and a variety of levels and decent turning points. Dry painting should pay attention to: don't rush to cover when the background color is not dry to prevent the background color from flooding; And the number of color coverage should not be too much, most of the coverage or the color pile is too thick, which will make the color gray and greasy. Dry painting is not limited by time, so it is easy to paint calmly and easily mastered, which is very helpful for beginners to exercise strict modeling ability. However, the dry painting method is not easy to play the characteristics of water color flow, and it will produce dryness and stiffness if it is not used well.

Wet painting is a way to make two colors naturally join each other by using the dissolution of water. When painting, the back pen is connected before the color of the front pen is painted, so that the connection between pens is soft and the edges are moist. Wet painting is used to represent smooth and delicate objects, and it is also suitable to draw distant views, dark parts and reflective parts of objects. Wet painting should pay attention to mastering the amount of water and the timing of writing, how much water should be used, and to what extent the background color is wet enough to paint the color properly, all of which should be well studied. In addition, when the background color is dry and still needs to be wet, you can first wet the color with clear water before painting it, or after painting the color, you can brush it lightly on the edge of the color block with a clean pen dipped in water, which can also achieve the effect of wet painting.

In gouache painting, thick painting is more common in painting, while Bo Tu is more common in wet painting, and the so-called thickness or thinness is also relative. We should flexibly adopt corresponding expression methods according to specific objects and painting intentions. Many authors often use dry and wet painting alternately, and the dry and wet paintings are presented side by side, with a good thickness. In some places, they are rendered and infiltrated with more water, while in others, they are covered or juxtaposed with color blocks, so as to achieve the unity of diverse pictures and make their works more perfect. Spring in Pujiang is an example of the combination of dry painting and wet painting.

This paper introduces several figures and landscape works completed by dry painting and wet painting respectively. In terms of handling techniques, some objects are mainly represented by blocks, while others are represented by lines and surfaces, which can be used as a reference for beginners to draw.

dry painting, which uses gouache to paint thick, shows the ups and downs of characters' faces, with obvious brushstrokes and strong picture effect.

The wet painting method is based on watercolor Bo Tu, with more water in the pigment and obvious color infiltration flow, and the combination of line and surface makes the main body of the picture more clear.

dry painting is the main method, watercolor and gouache are used together, and some decorative effects are adopted in modeling and color setting to show the magnificent and extraordinary features of the object.

The sky, distant mountains, water surface, etc. are all represented by the method of color infiltration, so that the scenery in the painting is subtly and naturally combined to show the boundless and smoky atmosphere of the fishing ground after the rain.

In addition to the above two main techniques, watercolor painting and gouache painting are also based on the sketch of the picture and painted with light colors. Such as the popular pencil watercolor. Pen watercolor and charcoal watercolor are also popular forms of expression. This method is generally suitable for expressing fine images. The author first draws the outline, physical structure and black-and-white relationship of the object with a sketch tool, and then adds transparent and bright large colors to make the picture rigorous and lively, thus producing a special aesthetic feeling. This kind of works, because they can fully express the characteristics of object shape and color, are often used by many authors to collect creative materials and record their lives; This method of combining sketch and color is also widely used in architectural renderings, stage art costumes, modeling, scenery and other design drawings. In the production order, it is generally to draw a sketch of the bottom first, and then color it on it, or both can be repeated (charcoal watercolor, which can be fixed by spraying glue first and then colored, or let its charcoal powder and watercolor pigment melt naturally. Both methods are wonderful). Among them, the pen watercolor is used to prevent the ink from seeping and polluting the picture, and there are also lines that are painted with a pen after the water color is painted. Pen watercolor ink is suitable for drawing ink. Besides black, other colors of ink can also be used.

In addition, there are many specific techniques to choose from in using materials and tools to fully and perfectly depict objects:

Paper dipping method. That is, put the drawing paper in clear water, soak it and take it out to paint in the wet. This method is easy to achieve the effect of moisturizing luster and smooth pen. Because the color liquid in the picture naturally permeates, the objects depicted are implicit and vivid, which is similar to painting on raw rice paper.

paste color method. That is, a painting method of adding thick or thin paste into color, which is characterized by smooth pen and thick color liquid without infiltration, and is helpful to better express the figure and use brush strokes. The works drawn by the paste color method are rich and colorful, with clear and powerful shapes. It has some advantages of oil painting and still fully embodies the advantages of watercolor painting.

washing method. It means to get the desired effect after washing in the painted place. This method can also be used to modify and adjust the picture. Sponge can be used for large-area washing, and some parts can also be used to absorb the washed color liquid with absorbent paper.

blank method. Refers to the method of leaving those blank and bright parts in the picture. Some of them use the method of "flying white", that is, inadvertently leave blank points in the pen for painting; Some use wax or oil pastels to draw blank points and lines at the required parts before coloring; Others use a knife or pen to "scrape" the required blank on the painted picture when the color is about to dry, such as showing trunk, spray, beard, glass or metal highlights, which has good results.

Only through practical exploration can the application of the above methods be handy step by step and produce ideal results.

Watercolor and gouache are one kind of color painting, and colors should be used to shape the image. For the knowledge of color application, please refer to the chapter of oil painting in this book, and we will omit it here.

The materials and tools of watercolor painting and gouache painting are basically the same, and they can be used universally. The difference is that the composition of their pigments is different. Watercolor contains a small amount of gum and has strong transparency. Gouache, on the other hand, contains more powder and has covering power. Many authors often paint with two kinds of pigments at the same time. In watercolor painting, individual bright parts, especially small areas, are white or light, and sometimes white powder is used (some are used to leaving blank paper or washing out bright parts of the picture with water). In gouache painting, watercolor pigments are often used to enhance the transparency of some parts of the picture, especially when depicting objects like dark parts, the effect of dark watercolor pigments is better than water pink.

For watercolor and gouache painting, white paper with firm and tight quality, moderate water absorption and no infiltration is suitable (but some people use colored paper for painting to express specific contents). Paper that absorbs water too quickly, the color is not smooth; Too smooth paper, the pigment is not easy to adhere and flows away with the water. Commonly used watercolor and gouache paper, there are all kinds of drawing paper and watercolor paper with coarse lines and fine lines. When painting gouache, in order to set off the bright colors, white cardboard and white paper are also used for painting. All kinds of paper have different textures and different performance effects, so everyone can choose according to his own habit of painting. When painting a large picture, the paper should be mounted on the drawing board in advance to avoid wrinkling, so that the painting can be kept flat and easy to express smoothly.

There are two kinds of brushes, flat and round, which are made of sheep's hair or wolf's hair. The one with flexibility and large water storage capacity is better. The size of the pen depends on the size of the frame. Generally, it is enough to have three or four brushes of different models when painting. In addition, one Gou Xianbi and one shading pen for painting large colors can be prepared.

Other tools, such as color mixing boxes, water bowls for holding water, picture clips, drawing boards, easels, etc., do not have certain specifications, so they can be selected by themselves according to practical principles. The color mixing box is used to hold the extruded pigments and display them in different frames. The pigments should be placed in the order of depth and warmth. The general order is:

white, lemon yellow, medium chrome yellow, khaki yellow, orange yellow, vermilion, scarlet, crimson, rose red, ochre, ripe brown, olive green, grass green, ultramarine, blue, violet and black.

a flat plate for color adjustment is attached to the color mixing box. When mixing colors, if it is too mixed or not white, the remaining pigments on the palette should be washed with water and the newly adjusted pigments should be allocated separately; For example, when making large-scale works indoors, you can use porcelain pots or glass (with white paper on the bottom) to mix colors.

In addition, some artists use auxiliary tools such as scraper, towel gourd tendon, sponge and crayon to show various artistic effects. Such as flashing water in the picture, tiny branches, snowflakes and other places that are not easy to be vacated, are often scraped out with a knife, and the effect is very vivid. Crayons are also used for local and fine prints that are not easy to empty. Because the oil and water of crayons can't be combined to leave a natural blank, you can boldly put pen to paper when coloring. Using sponge and towel gourd tendon to absorb some wet colors on the screen can produce moisturizing and rich effects. Flapping the towel gourd tendon on the painted gouache color bottom layer can produce a special effect of vigorous and mottled light and shadow. Of course, this kind of auxiliary tools can only be used appropriately, especially for beginners to use as little as possible. What are the recommendations for hand-painted and illustrated websites?

1.Instagram (mobile phone application)

a powerful application, but it needs to climb over the wall, and foreign hand-painted boards draw the gathering place of the great gods.

2.Behance

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3. Station Cool

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4. Petal Net

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5.behance

Friends who like diversity and modernity can come here, and the illustrations here tend to be flat.

6. Graffiti Kingdom

Graffiti Kingdom is a social networking site for elite illustrators in China. Graffiti Kingdom takes original illustrations as its main core content, and its works are diverse in style and involve a wide range of industries.

7. Blue Pencil

A must-see website for design enthusiasts from all walks of life around the world, students from art colleges and illustrators.

8. Weibo

can search many big V's in the illustration field to find inspiration

9. Netease Cloud Classroom

has many free or paid tutorials with zero foundation, which is very suitable for small white with zero foundation.

1. Mr. A Xiang with excellent vision

highly recommended. I signed up for Mr. A Xiang's course myself. The course was excellent and the teacher spoke very carefully, which was suitable for students with zero foundation. There are also many free tutorials on the teacher's WeChat official account. Please visit Amway again! !

11. Illustration Home

This website is mainly for the sharing and display of illustrations, and those who like illustrations should not be missed. Specially recommend some watercolor paintings above.