Chinese Painting Illustrator-How to Become an Illustrator with Zero Foundation

1. Kiyotaka Haimura, born on September 7, 1973, is a Japanese illustrator. His representative works include the series of illustrations of the Enchanted Banned Books and the series of light novels such as the Enchanted Banned Books.

2. norman rockwell (February 3, 1894-November 8, 1978) was an important American painter and illustrator in the early 2th century. His works spanned the fields of commercial propaganda and patriotic propaganda. Most of his paintings in his life were published in Saturday Evening News, and the most famous series of works appeared in the 194s and 195s, such as Four Freedoms and The Riveting Woman.

3. Zhang Guangyu —— (August 25th, 19—May 4th, 1965) was a professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, one of the founders of modern China decorative arts, and a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu. Since 1949, he has been a professor at Central Academy of Arts and Crafts and a director of China Artists Association. Zhang Guangyu is good at political current affairs and social caricatures. On the basis of national art, his decorative paintings absorb excellent elements from foreign fine arts, forming a sense of the times style with strong sense of form and rich national interest.

4. Mimizo Takeoka is a Japanese illustrator, born in Tokyo. Ode to the Twilight Color (Ode to the Twilight Color) is a light novel by Scorpion and illustrated by Takeoka Misui. The first volume of this book, Eve Smiles at Dawn, won the 18th Fantasia novel award, which was published by Fujimi Fantasia Library in Fujimi Study Room, and the Chinese version was distributed by Kakukawa, Taiwan Province. The translator is a young heart.

5. Dezhen-(real name: Jiang Qingyi), a talented woman in the illustration field, has a beautiful and romantic painting style, which is popular among many young men and women. His works are numerous, such as children's illustrations, novel covers, calendars, national drama posters, game software figures and wedding cake boxes, all of which can be seen in Dezhen's extraordinary drawing skills.

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Illustration is commonly known as illustration in China. Today's commercial illustrations popular in foreign markets include publications with pictures, cartoon mascots, film and television posters, game character setting and art scene design built into the game, 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.

1. illustration, collectively referred to as "illustration" in western languages, comes from Latin "illustraio", which means to illuminate, that is to say, illustration can make words and ideas clearer.

second, the dictionary explanation, illustration is: (1) illustration, illustration (2) illustration, example (3) illustrate 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 into the page to supplement the content of the text or to appreciate the art. " This explanation is mainly aimed at the definition of book illustration, 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" is the pictures inserted between words in newspapers, magazines, various publications or children's picture books that we usually read, all of which are called "illustrations".

Illustration, in Latin, originally means "lighting up". It was originally used to increase the interest given by the words in the publication, so that the words can be more vivid and vivid in the readers' hearts. In today's various publications, the importance of illustration has far exceeded the foil position of "illuminating words". It can not only highlight the theme, but also enhance the appeal of art.

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 has been 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 era, all of them demonstrate the development of illustration.

illustration first developed with the changes of newspapers and books in the early 19th century. Its real golden age began in the United States in the 195s and 196s. At that time, the illustrations just separated from art works were obviously painted, and most of the authors engaged in illustrations were professional painters. Later, influenced by the abstract expressionist school, they changed from concrete to abstract. It was not until the 197s that illustrations returned to the realistic style.

The historical evolution of Chinese ancient illustrations can be regarded as the development history of printmaking. At the same time, it is also the history of folk New Year pictures. It's just that folk New Year pictures became a commodity 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 society today, 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. Illustration plays a great role in promoting economic development in the era of commodity economy. The concept of illustration has gone far beyond the scope of traditional regulations.

In today's illustration world, painters are no longer limited to a certain style. They often break the previous way of using only one material and use various means extensively, which makes the development of illustration art gain a broader space and unlimited possibilities.

In China, although illustration developed late, it can be traced back to its source and has a long history. With the development of blackboard newspaper, printmaking and poster formats after liberation and the reference to international popular styles after 198s, with the popularization of computer technology in the middle and late 199s, more cutting-edge authors who used computers for illustration design emerged.

Reference: Illustration-excellent illustrators in China. Besides Benjamin, who else? There are many good painters of Chinese painting, with various styles, such as Zhang Lu, Huang Guangjian, Mo Mo, Bullet, Wudang Xiaoxian, eno, deo, iiis, Ruan Junting, Ayaya, Yaya, Baba, Deta, Daiye, Nian Nian and so on, and many others. You can look for the tutorial at ME station, and there are many artists' paintings to download and enjoy. How to become an illustrator with zero foundation

If you want to become an illustrator with zero foundation, you must practice hard. The specific methods are as follows: 1. First, you must have a pen and a blank sheet of paper, and draw your outline on the blank sheet of paper. Tick out the line shape you want with a pencil, paying attention to smoothness, symmetry and consistency. 2, and then began to draw the shadow part, first draw a circular outline (circle). Draw a small semicircle as a shadow. 3. Then draw two triangles with the same size as the background color of the shadow part (tip: you can enlarge the diameter of the circle first). 4. The last step is to add details-add some patterns such as dots and circles. Such a simple sketch is completed (tip: some tools can be used to assist in the completion).