Illustrations use pictures to express vividness, life and appeal. The main difference from graphic design can be simply understood as "illustration highlights the story rather than attracting attention". Illustration is also an artistic form of visual expression, which mainly includes photography/painting/three-dimensional illustration. Illustration has a special position in the art field and is closely related to the publishing industry. Both e-books and physical books are needed, and there are also employment opportunities in other fields, such as music/movies/media.
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Common tools for illustration:
1. Hand-painted illustrations are drawn with paper and pen-common tools: marker, colored lead and watercolor.
2, mouse illustration-common tools: PS, AI, etc.
3, board drawing illustration-common equipment: hand-drawn board, digital screen, ipad, mobile phone.
4. the hand-drawn board needs to be connected to a computer to draw pictures in PS, AI and SAI. Digital screens and ipad can draw directly without connecting a computer. The mobile phone needs to be painted by capacitance pen.
The basic standard of learning illustration is whether there is an audition class or not.
There are indeed many places to learn illustration now, and it is really a mixture of good and evil people, which makes many students spend their eyes. How should they choose? There is a good saying, to judge how a learning place is, at least we should first look at each other's strength, and the audition class is to look at each other's best strength, but also at the quality of the course. If even the audition class is not good, then other classes are even more useless. And choose to learn this piece, choose a big school, and have security.
If you don't know where to find it, you can go to the online class I took before. That's where I study. Every night at 8: 00, there will be a free online course of illustration and board painting by the master painter. The teacher's speech is easy to understand, humorous and witty, and can explain the painting skills that plague everyone simply and thoroughly. Watching a teacher's video is much better than reading a book. A class can solve many problems for you and understand the development of the whole industry. It's free anyway. You can listen to it. Giving lectures at night will not delay your work or study during the day. Students who want to listen can enter Weixin (homophonic):
The first group in front is: gon _ WEN-WEN-BANG-BANG:699 _ Just combine the above two groups of numbers in order. Remarks: Illustration.
Since students like to learn board drawing illustrations, it is irresponsible to try and give themselves a chance. Only by trying can they know if they are the right material, instead of always wandering in their inner world and wasting their talents.
The earliest illustrations in China appeared in the form of printmaking. With the introduction of Buddhist culture, they used "disguised" illustrations in the scriptures to publicize their teachings. At present, China's earliest prints are recorded in historical materials, namely "Dalagni Curse" published by Tang Suzong. The title page painting of King Kong Prajna Sutra published by Tang Yizong Xian Tong in the 9th year (868) is the exact date.
In the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, book illustrations developed greatly. The application scope has expanded to medical books, historical geography books, archaeological catalogue books, daily encyclopedia books and other books, and color overprint illustrations have appeared. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it can be said that the ancient illustration art developed greatly, and there were book engraving industries all over the country. Different regions have formed different styles.
What are the softwares for making illustrations? The first software is the basis of board drawing illustration, and drawing skills are the basic skills of illustration. The metropolis is the real opportunity.
Many friends think that as long as they learn the software, they can teach themselves to draw. I can only say that students' ideas are too naive, and software is only the basis for drawing illustrations. With this foundation, you can further play with drawing illustrations, but you still need to improve your basic drawing skills, such as sketch, human body, line drawing, color and so on. You must learn to improve your painting ability. Only through continuous practice and continuous improvement can we find the real doorway of board painting illustration. Don't blindly emphasize drawing skills and ignore the operation at the software level. If you can't operate the software, how can you show your passion on the computer? In the same way, you learn the software very well, but you can't draw or write, and you can only stay in low-level meetings, which is basically worthless, so students should work hard on the software and don't miss the drawing.
Second _ I don't understand, because you don't understand, and your mind is a mess.
I often see students who like to draw illustrations on the board. While practicing, they learn video materials and books online. After a while, they asked if they could draw a basic type of work. Many students say that they have not learned how to use software, but are learning to draw. Why is this happening? These softwares are hard to learn even if you try hard. That's because when you study, no one has a comprehensive, solid and thorough understanding of the software system. I always feel that this knowledge is vast when I study by myself. I don't know where to start, so I can only do it casually. Although you are serious, you are in the wrong direction and your understanding is simple. These softwares can't be played naturally. You can't follow your own confusion and feelings, but follow your own reason.
If you really want to play board drawing illustration software and improve your painting strength, you can learn from people with real strength. It is much better to have expert advice than to grope for it yourself. You can explore the problems that can't be solved in a day, and an expert can find the direction of solution in a word or two. If you want to learn from the real master of board drawing illustrator, you can go to the teacher I know. He thinks it's awesome. He will broadcast live on the Internet at 8: 00 every night for free, and talk about the technical operation and thinking level understanding of the illustrator software. He explained the painting knowledge in a simple way, which will really improve your painting thinking, rather than just staying at the level of confusion. Students who want to learn can go to Yu Rou's core (homophonic): the first one is w9, and the last one is Kaka. Just combine the above two groups of letters in order. Only by being smart, learning the essence of others and strengthening our own strength can we have a brighter future.
How to solve worries, only learning.
How to solve the worries, only struggle.
How to solve the problem is drawing.
It is best to master a software reality first.
There are indeed a lot of illustration software now, sometimes a lot, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. The advantage is that you have a wide range of choices, and the disadvantage is that there are too many softwares that learn a little from the East and the West and know everything. In the end, nothing is good. In this case, it doesn't make much sense Instead of knowing everything, it is better to master one or two subjects, and become your own foundation first, and then engage in other things, which is the right choice. At present, from the market level, if you just learn illustration and use graphic tablet, you can use ps+sai first, or you can learn other software by learning ps first, and you will understand everything. Next, I will introduce you to 10 drawing software. The purpose is to let you know, not to let everyone learn at once. When you really need a software with specific functions in the future, it's not too late to learn again. At least you know that there is such a software that can solve your problem.
1、EasyPaintToolSAI .
SAI is released as a trial version of free software. Different from other similar software, SAI provides a platform for many digital illustrators and CG enthusiasts to create easily. SAI is very user-friendly, pursuing excellent compatibility with the handwriting board, aesthetic feeling of painting and simple operation, providing users with a platform for easy painting.
2、Photoshop。
The famous Photoshop is known to almost everyone. Photoshop can not only design, but also cut video and audio and draw pictures. Photoshop is a necessary tool for designers because of its rich and powerful functions, but it will also be professional and complicated because of its rich functions.
3、CLIPSTUDIOPAINT .
CLIPSTUDIOPAINT is a software developed by CELSYS company to draw cartoons and illustrations. It provides users with the extended PRO functions of PRO version and EX version. EX version can manage multiple pages at the same time and extract the contours of 3D models and photos. It also has the function of line editing, which strengthens the functions related to comic production. In addition, users can also use public materials uploaded by other users.
Painter.
Painter is a drawing software, suitable for drawing cartoons. Its characteristic is that it can simulate the effects of various brushes,
6. Open the canvas.
OpenCanvas is a special drawing software for Windows, which can be widely used from beginners to advanced users. OpenCanvas is friendly, professional and good at drawing rich colors. OpenCanvas can be used to draw rich strokes, and it is a good animation painting software.
A comedy studio.
ComicStudio is called Photoshop, ComicStudio comic design industry. Comic studio can simulate many special strokes and techniques for comics, such as direct sketching, increasing the focus line of the picture and the background library of outlets. It can be said that ComicStudio integrates the drawing skills of comics into the software, and is specially born for drawing comics.
8、AliasSketchBook .
AliasSketchBook is a new generation of drawing software, with novel interface, powerful functions, rich brushes and more humanization, emphasizing human-computer interaction. Bian Xiao suggested that students who have never tried can try.
Art.
ArtRage imitates a lot of strokes, besides oil painting pens, pencils, square pens, pastels, oil painting pens, crayons and other brushes, it also provides special tools such as scraper and turpentine.
10, illustrator.
That is AI, and the software that designers want to use is also a member of the Adobe family. Illustrator is mainly used to draw vector pictures and is suitable for drawing cartoons.
What are the detailed steps of drawing illustrations and what software do you use? First, can you not learn software? See how big your painting dream is.
You don't need to learn software to learn illustration. Software learning is aimed at the use of graphic tablet in drawing on computer. You must learn software. If you just draw illustrations on paper, you don't need to learn drawing software. It's just that drawing illustrations through graphic flat panels is very popular now, because it is quick and convenient to modify, which has become a mainstream in the painting market. Even when looking for a job, related companies use the mode of graphic tablet+software to draw illustrations, so if you want to make greater progress in learning illustrations, it is better to study software seriously. If you just entertain yourself and don't plan to make any great progress, you can skip learning software and talk on paper.
The second _ I _ Australian rock? If you learn, the difficult people will be easy. If you don't learn, the easy people will be difficult.
Students who want to learn board drawing illustration should not stand at the gate of board drawing illustration. Should they learn illustration software? Is it difficult? When you spend time worrying about fear, you have wasted a lot of time, and you may have learned software. I especially like the old saying, * * * How difficult is the world? For it, it is easy and difficult; If you don't do it, it's hard for easy people. Is it difficult for people to learn? Learned, difficult people will be easy; If you don't learn, it will be difficult for easy people.
Of course, if you want to learn board drawing illustrations quickly, you should not only learn software, but also improve the drawing skills of illustrations. There are many aspects that need to be built for the use of graphic tablet and the improvement of artistic thinking. It is a waste of time to grope by yourself, and it is also a waste of time. The problem is that it is useless to learn the basics in the end.
I'd like to introduce you to a board illustrator. He will play the original paintings and illustrations in the direction of sketching online for free at 8: 00 every night. He will explain the main points of painting and all kinds of doubts in an easy-to-understand and logical way, and how to play with painting software so that everyone can learn to draw on the board and illustrate in the shortest time. Students who want to learn can go to Mr. Yu Rou's Wei Xin (homophonic): The first one is: w9.
The competition in today's society is so fierce that the essence is the competition of strength. If you are a rich second generation with mines at home, you don't need to study. If you need to take on the future of your family and build a different life for yourself, then you should start from learning, strengthen yourself and enrich your wisdom in the world of learning, so that you can be more comfortable in your later life. This is the meaning of learning. As the saying goes, in a threesome, there must be a teacher.
Third _ The three softwares commonly used in illustration must be standard.
The software needed for drawing illustrations includes Photoshop, Painter, SAI, CorelDRAW, AI, etc. Photoshop is the most commonly used software for color matching and image adjustment, and it can also be connected to the drawing board for drawing. It is a necessary software for drawing illustrations, and it is also the most widely used software for illustrators.
1、Photoshop。
PS is an image processing software, which has strong advantages in coloring and color matching. At the same time, it also has the function of drawing, which can be used to draw a mouse or connect a graphic tablet to draw. It is also a necessary software for illustrators. It has powerful functions, such as image editing, image synthesis, image color matching, image size, orientation adjustment, image decoration, image color correction and so on.
2. Race.
It is a drawing software developed in Japan. Its function is very user-friendly and its interface is simple and easy to master. It is a software specially used for drawing. Connecting the graphic tablet can produce pressure sensing effect, and the pen pressure parameters can be adjusted by yourself. It can also correct lines, especially when drawing line drafts, which can avoid the unsmooth lines drawn due to hand shaking, and the drawn lines can be adjusted at will. Moreover, the painting tools are very complete, which are deeply loved by painters and are the first choice for many computer hand-drawn beginners.
3. Painter.
Is a very natural painting software developed in Canada, which is most famous for its high simulation brush and color matching effect. It can handle graphics and provides many simulation brushes. The painting drawn with brush strokes is very similar to the painting drawn with the original tool. The use of this software requires a certain artistic skills, and this software is recognized as the most creative painting software. However, this software takes up a lot of computer memory and has a leading position in the same level of drawing software.
Fourth, the evaluation of painting software in 2020.
1.Photoshop .
Everything you need to unleash your creativity
Platform: Windows, macOS, iOS.
Industry standard.
Very stable.
Support iPad applications.
Based on subscription.
The vector is not good enough
2. Affinity designer.
An accurate vector graphic design tool.
Platform: Windows, macOS.
Vector support.
Preferential price.
Support iPad applications.
The interface is very complicated.
3. Rebecca
Create realistic watercolor, acrylic, wet and dry works of art.
Platform: Windows7, 8 and10; OSX 10. 1 1 or higher.
Affordable.
Real painting experience.
Free trial.
The number of brushes is limited.
4. childbirth.
A powerful drawing tool for iPad.
Platform: ipad (IOs11.1or above).
Natural painting experience.
Impressive ability.
All kinds of brushes.
Only for those on the Pad.
5.ClipStudioPaintPro .
This drawing tool is mainly aimed at cartoonists.
Platform: Windows, macOS
Economical and practical.
Cross platform.
Free trial.
The interface is very complicated.
6. works of art.
Full-featured painting tool, very suitable for beginners.
Platform: Windows.
Customizable interface.
There are many brushes.
The free version is now available.
Not stable enough.
7. art 6.
Cross-platform digital painting tools.
Platform: Windows, macOS.
Realistic painting.
Very suitable for electrical drawing.
Suitable for larger paintings.
8. krita.
A free open source painting program.
Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux.
Intuitive interface.
Customizable.
Not many functions.
9.20 19 CorelDRAW suite.
Corel added a native Mac version to its product.
Platform: Windows, Mac.
New Mac native version.
PowerTRACE converts bitmaps into vectors.
Price is high.
ProStudio .
Powerful custom brush function.
Platform: windows.
Many brushes.
Windows only.
The interface is very complicated.
PaintPro .
A free tool to provide you with all the cartoon illustrations you need.
Platform: Windows, macOS.
Freedom.
Perfect for cartoonists.
Need more brush options.
Ink.
Explore your creativity with a controller-based brush.
Platform: Windows.
Fast GPU rendering technology.
Brush system based on controller.
Not suitable for beginners.
The brush tool is a bit messy.
Studio.
Powerful digital painting tools for professional artists.
Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux, iPad.
Intuition.
Cross platform.
Integrated graphics cards are slow.