The ballpoint pen can draw masterpieces|The hand-drawn story of Xu Yaxin, a 90-year-old illustrator

"A man who loves knowledge pounces on a book, just as a hungry man pounces on bread." Many people know this quote from Gorky, yet culture and food are drawn together in this way.

Zhou Zuoren wrote in "Tea and Food in Beijing": "We watch the sunset, see the river in autumn, see flowers, listen to the rain, smell the fragrance, drink tea that does not seek to quench the thirst, eat snacks that do not seek to satiate, are necessary for life - although it is a useless decoration, and the more refined, the better. "

Life is not only poetry and faraway places, but also food and painting can not be disappointed, for a senior foodie who can paint, the real craving for food is always in the picture book handbook.

As a native of Wuhan, Ms. Xu is very responsible to say that Wuhan is really the capital of breakfast, a variety of breakfasts for you to choose.

This is Xu's first time to paint dessert strawberry waffles after learning watercolor painting, using Terrence 24-color solid watercolor tools, the pen used in Japan Wuzhu water pen small, attached step-by-step drawings, look at the future will not be very appetizing?

Miss Xu is not only a senior foodie, but also a traveler Oh, the following to enjoy her travel hand painting.

"I forgot when I started to like traveling, I forgot when I started to like drawing travel handbook, I only know that my dream now is to record every bit of beauty in my life, so that I can slowly look back when I am old, so I have been to so many places, so I have seen so much of the scenery."

The food and travel handbook believe that friends have been a feast for the eyes, I have to say that Xu girl is really talented! I'm impressed! Here's a look at Xu's daily hand paintings, including ballpoint pen (monochrome and color) hand paintings, colored pencil paintings, and watercolor paintings.

You wouldn't believe that Anne Hathaway's Les Miserables stills were done with colored ballpoint pens! I simply adore it!

Let's take a look at some of her other work below

Did you know these 6 common illustration poster styles?

The year 2020 can be said to be the world of illustration

The "Hot Noodle Long Time No See" that has touched countless people

to the recent various holiday brand posters

can be seen in illustration

So what are some of the common styles of illustration do you know?

Small A will take you through this article

to understand the common style of illustration poster!

Flat style illustration is mainly composed of color blocks, geometric shape, smooth outer contour, more intuitive information, can let a person at a glance look know the information conveyed by the interface.

Flat interfaces are also able to better realize the transformation of the screen, the web page loads faster, therefore, flat style illustration is widely used in various fields.

The stroke style is an extension of the flat style.

Adding outlines and edges to flat elements, the outlines and edges of stroke illustrations are more three-dimensional and lovely than flat styles, and are often used in posters, guide pages, logos, etc.

Flat style illustration is an extension of flat style.

The texture style illustration is also called the particle noise style, is another branch of the flat style, the page will be superimposed on the particle texture, presenting a frosted texture, a little bit like the feeling of sand painting, but more delicate than sand painting.

The main form of expression is the use of a large number of color block performance, elements of a single clean, texture is often superimposed on the elements of the highlights and shadows, through the sense of grain to increase the details of the picture, the picture transition is natural, three-dimensional and vivid, the style of painting easy and casual.

Fukiyo-e is a Buddhist term that means "the world of prosperity and emptiness", and Fukiyo-e is the expression of the uncertainty of the world in the form of paintings.

The style of ukiyo-e is based on traditional printmaking, emphasizing the use of flat lines and blocks of color, and bright colors, with birds, fish, and waves as the main forms of expression.

MBE illustration is a style created by one of Dribbble's designers, which uses black thick lines to depict elements, removes unnecessary elements from the picture, and has a clear distinction between color blocks, which are round and lovely. And small elements with, commonly used in the guide page, start page, logo and so on.

Watercolor illustration is a popular painting method in recent years, simple lines and gentle colors, serene and natural, simple and casual lines, watercolor illustration is particularly creative, both to express the realistic, abstract, magical and other styles.

Illustration is one of the most common design elements in our lives

In recent years, it has gradually become the mainstream of poster design

Different styles of illustration styles bring people different visual feelings

Which one do you prefer?

ps this kind of watercolor illustration tutorial, is there any, can you send me

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