Which software should I use to draw this kind of illustration design similar to Chinese style? What should I do next? Both photoshop and SAI can be used, but PS is preferred. You need to download some special brushes, pencils and other brushes. Just choose the brushes you like and then just like painting, draft, line draft, color and refine. The most convenient thing about drawing on a computer is that you can divide it into layers. You can redo some inappropriate places, adjust the tone, add mechanisms and noise and other effects. Characteristics of Guochao Illustration Style
Characteristics of Guochao Illustration Style are as follows :
1. Common Chinese style illustrations have rich and delicate lines, relatively uniform colors, and low saturation. The overall Chinese style is heavier but very delicate and durable, and can be used in a wider range.
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 to 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. Please recommend a Chinese style illustration tutorial that only focuses on illustrations. Currently, there are more and more Chinese style painters~~ (Glad~~TT) I recommend a few painters with considerable quantity and quality of works to you~~~ Ibuki Satsuki ( This is already so famous that many fans of Kensan have spread it widely~) Mao Jun Dabai (has a tutorial on "Beauty Among the Flowers - Ancient Style CG Illustration Techniques"~) Dezhen (a well-known painter in Taiwan, a realistic artist with meticulous brushwork and heavy colors) Style.) Zhang Wang (the most truly Chinese style painter I have found so far~) Zhang Lu (a Chinese style that combines the basics of Western painting, with obvious Westernized styles in terms of composition, dynamics, structure, etc.) He has a few The video tutorials on avatars are very good, you can check them out~~) ================== Well, I am basically a self-taught illustrator, if you really want to be in this If you are working hard in this field, the following things are very important. If it is just a simple hobby and you really want to be good at painting, the following are also worthy of reference~~ If you have zero foundation, then you still need to master the basic skills. Structure is one of the key points, as well as composition and color. These things are directly related to the level of painting, and it is impossible not to grasp them. In terms of structure, professionals recommend "Berryman Structure", which is recognized as a classic. In addition, in fact, for a concise summary of the Japanese comic style, you can also refer to the recommended "Super Comic Sketching Technique Basics". Although there are many things wrong, it will be faster to get started. In terms of composition and color, although there are professional theories, I personally feel that I pay more attention to my own understanding and experience. Get a rough understanding of the basics (such as various basic composition patterns), and then you can accumulate experience and inspiration by collecting more beautiful pictures. Beautiful pictures are not just paintings, they can also be photos, designs and other fine works. They are not limited to Chinese style, other styles can also bring inspiration. These basic things can only be mastered through more drawing and practice. There are no shortcuts. If you really want to draw well, sketching and other things that seem to have nothing to do with Chinese style are actually very important. I am also a self-taught student, and I have always been at a disadvantage in terms of basics, so I have to make up for it. My recommended practice method is: a large amount of sketchy body copying + an appropriate amount of complete copying + a small amount of original attempts~~ The second is the tools. At present, illustrations are mainly drawn on computer boards, and the future development trend should be the same. After all, it is convenient, fast and easy to modify. Therefore, you need to master drawing software. I don’t know your situation in this regard, so I will give you a brief explanation. Drawing tablets, WACOM has always been the mainstream. The professional one is the Intuos series, but personally I think beginners don’t need that luxury.
The one that costs a few hundred yuan now is the same as the Intuos a few years ago. In terms of software, the Chinese style tends to be mainly based on PhotoShop (I personally use PS all the time). Painter should also be able to do it, but the specific situation is unknown. Personally speaking, the Chinese style tutorials I have seen so far are all PS brushes and PS. If you don’t have a foundation in this area, you need to basically master the functions and usage of the software. You can find basic tutorials online or go to a bookstore to buy basic textbooks. Can. I don’t know much about Chinese style PS painting tutorials, so you can try searching on major video websites. In addition, for illustrations with obvious styles, brushes are more important. To put it bluntly, as long as there is an appropriate amount of ink color, ink halo, and brush strokes, it can bring out a sense of "national style". Therefore, a good ink-textured brush can save a lot of effort. I recommend a set of Chinese-style PS brushes "Linghua Ink Brush", which I just found a few days ago. The full version is not available for download, so you can only buy it, but it should be said that it is indeed worth the money. But since you are a beginner, you can use the free version, and you can also consider the 25 yuan streamlined version. Finally, I strongly recommend that if you want to follow the path of Chinese style, real Chinese painting is the root. I recommend a few Chinese painting masters that I like very much~~ In terms of figure painting: Fan Zeng (freehand brushwork, worthy of admiration!) Yang Shutao (a very typical lady with fine brushwork) Peng Lianxi (another classic fine brushwork figure) Liang Qide (has a considerable number of line drawing figure paintings) , very worthy of reference) In terms of landscape painting: There are many people who paint landscapes, but landscape painting pays more attention to the overall artistic conception and layout, and not much can be expressed in illustrations. Therefore, I only recommend one master who I personally think is worthy of reference - Zeng Gang. Very fine gongbi landscapes, even in parts, can be used for reference. In terms of flower and bird painting: Flowers and birds, especially flowers, should be said to be the most commonly used for illustrations at present. There are many people who are good at painting in the classic style and it is not difficult to find. So I recommend these two masters: Zou Chuanan (personally the best The gongbi flowers and birds I admire are Zhou Zhongyao (a master of gongbi flowers and birds, with a large number of works, and various albums in bookstores). This recommendation is based on a strong personal tendency. The style of these two gongbi flowers and birds can be said to have basically broken away from the classic gongbi. The feeling of flowers and birds may not be applicable to those that appear in a large number of Chinese style illustrations, but I personally think that there are things worth learning from in his works. And if you simply want to accumulate materials in this area, you can consider looking for some line drawings for reference. In fact, there are not many professional things about Chinese painting that can be found online. If you are really interested in Chinese style, you can often go to the special section of the bookstore to look at real Chinese paintings. Those are the real roots.