Characteristics of Chinese style illustrations
Characteristics of Chinese style illustrations are as follows:
1. Common Chinese style illustrations have rich and delicate lines and relatively uniform colors. , the saturation is lower, the overall Chinese style is heavier but very delicate and attractive, and the application range is wider.
2. There are more lines in the picture, and the lines will be thinner. Basically, lines are used as bones to shape each object, and the overall color is relatively unified.
3. Lines are a very important component. The number of lines determines the sophistication of your picture.
4. There are 1-3 general color systems in a picture to form an illustration.
5. The colors are not fixed and can be light or bright. We pay more attention to the expression technique of ink and wash and the paper texture of the picture to reflect the characteristics of Chinese style.
6. Create with the texture of rice paper or kraft paper background, which will give people a stronger Chinese style, and use the ink-like treatment method for the background.
7. Some of the colors in the pictures are more antique, with fewer overall colors and low saturation. Some are brightly colored and have high saturation, but the overall colors are not too many, and there is a general range of colors. Control the amount of colors you use.
Chinese style illustrations are illustrations that combine Chinese style elements with trendy elements. They use Chinese style elements to draw current people and things. The color scheme, composition and elements of the picture must be clearly Chinese. The smell of wind. The earliest time when Chinese style illustrations appeared
2018.
With the rise of "national trend" in 2018, national trend illustrations also appeared.
National trend illustrations are very popular, and China’s cultural confidence is most vividly demonstrated in the artistic creations of the national trend style. Guochao illustrations are a love for traditional culture. They use traditional Chinese-style colors as the basic tone, are low-key, deep and solemn, and present illustrations of famous scenic spots, cultural relics, Peking opera, zodiac signs, etc. Illustrations have brought China's excellent culture not only to the TV stage, but also to people's lives. Guochao illustration is a unique style of painting, which relieves people's aesthetic fatigue from illustrations in the past, and brings out the high-quality aesthetic pursuit of young people today. Summary and appreciation of several types of illustration styles
Some people like to watch TV series, and some people like to watch variety shows, but I not only like that, I also like to look at paintings. A good work will allow you to see the world constructed by the painter. Through this painting, you will have different imaginations about the world. It turns out that there is a lot of beauty that you have not discovered. This is the beauty that illustration brings to us. This This is also the reason why I love painting so much. As a non-professional, based on my recent experience in viewing paintings, I made a small summary of several types of illustrations. Just like study notes, I hope we can learn something from these excellent illustrations.
*Flat style:
The elements in the painting look flat, composed of simple shapes and lines, but the colors are very rich and coordinated.
The clothes of the characters have a strong cloth texture, a bit like cloth stickers. Various elements are composed of simple geometric shapes, supplemented by some small lines for embellishment. The expression of light makes the simple geometric shapes present a more realistic scene.
Grainy pencil lines are chosen for the outline of the lines, making the picture full of childlike interest.
*Rock color style:
In a broad sense, rock color painting refers to all works of art that use mineral colors as the main color. In my opinion, rock color style works are very textured. Most of the traditional rock color style works are covered with gold or silver foil and other materials on paper in order to achieve different painting effects.
The works in the picture below should be computer-drawn works, but they also reach the style of rock color. It is observed that the works in rock color style mostly have gold, black, red, sapphire blue and other main colors, which are very similar to Dunhuang murals. feeling.
*Semi-realistic style:
The characters are more three-dimensional and close to realism, and the clothing has strong texture. The picture below is the work of Taiwanese talented illustrator Dezhen (late). I particularly like Dezhen. A series of illustrations, the characters' eyes are emotional, and the costumes are gorgeous and complicated. The background has the texture of rock paintings.
The picture below is the work of Zhang Xiaobai, the first Chinese artist to win the gold medal in the "International Cartoon Competition".
The works of successful illustrators have distinctive personal characteristics. Just like this work, Zhang Xiaobai's illustrations have a certain sense of meticulous painting, but also have the three-dimensionality of CG paintings. Her color tends to be bright red, and the characters in the paintings are usually Showing a haughty and indifferent attitude. I remember that the cover of the magazine "Bi Ke" that I loved reading when I was in college was painted by Zhang Xiaobai, and it was all in this style.
*Clear style:
The picture below is the work of "Fat Snake", an illustrator that I like very much. Her blog is called "Fat Snake's Fairy Land", so it fits that The title of her work is clear and full of light, presenting a beautiful and mysterious fairy tale world. Many elements include little girls, fairies, and small animals, which truly corresponds to the phrase "fairyland".
Her paintings have a delicate, plush texture, perhaps due to the small and hazy lines. Most of the colors are light brown, light green, and light. If you like her works Go to the Internet and search for "Fat Snake's Fairy Land" to see other works of the same type.
The picture below is similar to the style of Fat Snake. The overall picture shows a clear and warm feeling. This work is a watercolor painting, unlike the previous one, which has many fine lines (preliminary guess is that it was drawn with colored pencils). The characteristic of watercolor painting is that the fluidity of paint makes it easier to form rich colors.
The colors of a good work must be rich and unified. For example, this painting does not show traces of light, but it makes you feel like it is in a very bright room. This is where the use of color succeeds.
There are also many wonderful illustrations, too numerous to mention.
I hope that by reading more, drawing more, and thinking more, we can improve our painting skills and create our own works as soon as possible.