Another question, do you know the market demand for illustrations in the illustration market now? Many people have taught themselves for several years, went to the market to find jobs and take orders, and then found that their learning methods have long been outdated and there is no market at all. Really smart people can combine what they like with the market organically, and they can not only get economic benefits, but also achieve benefits.
If you just teach yourself blindly, you will eventually learn in a mess and be exhausted, so be a smart person and don't waste your precious time, either don't learn or learn something.
Two? When I have laid a solid foundation, I will learn from my teacher. This idea is simply naive. Why do you have to lay a solid foundation before learning from the teacher? The foundation has been laid, is it necessary to learn from the teacher? The value of a teacher is that we will never go to a meeting, never understand, and everything is up to you. What else can you learn from the teacher? So you learn from the teacher not because you know, but because you know nothing.
Three? Learning illustration must be able to borrow money, borrow money and add time. If you want to learn illustration successfully, you must have a hard heart. On the other hand, you should learn to make progress faster with the help of excellent teachers. Doesn't it smell good? I know a very good illustrator. Every night at eight o'clock, he will give a free live lecture on board drawing illustration on the Internet. Very easy to understand, he can explain complex knowledge very simply, and it is easy to explain the problems that plague us thoroughly. If you are just beginning to learn illustration, it is necessary to listen to his sharing, which will save you a lot of detours. If you want to listen, you can see his danger. The last group is: Kaka? Combine the above two groups in order. Remarks: Yes.
Remember, a truly capable person must? Everyone "knows how to borrow money" and can borrow money, which means that life has doubled and everything can be achieved. Borrowing other people's time is adding your own time and adding weight to your success.
Learning illustration requires a simple art foundation, a certain software foundation to master and use, and sketches, sketches, human body structure, composition, perspective, color and so on to be recorded in the preparation stage of creation.
Four? What aspects should I start with if I want to learn illustration? 1, simple art foundation.
Sketch is a visual art expressed on two-dimensional materials by using painting tools.
Tools used include graphite, pencils, crayons, ink, charcoal, chalk, markers, erasers, etc. , and electronic drawing. The most common carrier of sketch is paper, and other materials such as cardboard, plastic, leather, wood and canvas can be used. Sketch foundation is the stepping stone and cornerstone of all fine arts painting. A good sketch foundation can be used for smooth painting, creation and expression. Basic four sketches: black, white, gray, hierarchy, sense of volume and sense of space. Copying is a shortcut, but copying can not be described blindly, but should be interpreted and described in combination with knowledge structure.
2, the software foundation
To be an illustrator, you need to master at least one software: PS; Or a painter or a competition; Widely used, coreldraw and illustrater focus on graphic design and also need some illustrations. There are many drawing software, not limited to this, ps is the most widely used.
Of course, to be an illustrator, software is just a tool, and basic skills are very important. Sketch basis, human body structure, composition, perspective, color, etc. Everyone needs to master it, and sometimes it will involve some animation professional fields, such as split mirror.
Step 3: Color matching
Apart from the study of sketching, it is not enough. The main colors of sketch are black, white and gray. Grasping color can give things color. Through the practice of similar colors, cold and warm colors, painting has its own color style.
Color and knowledge structure are more systematic and abstract than sketch. Many times you think you see color A, but it is actually B. Color should be accurate and knowledge should be experienced; Colors should be gorgeous, fashionable and talented. Too many people draw black and white line drawings, which are passable, but they are easy to color and will soon become ugly. There are also some people who can make a rough line draft look good by coloring.
4. Printmaking skills.
Illustrators need to use hand-drawn boards to draw pictures, because hand-drawn brushes are not as rich as PS software. They need to master the basic board painting, and they can also realize the complete picture composition and sense of space on the computer.
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The ability to observe three-dimensional shapes and copy can improve the ability to understand the sense of volume. Therefore, we must be clear about our learning purpose when copying, otherwise you will find that copying is very similar but you will not feel any improvement. The main purpose of copying is not to draw a portrait, but to draw a correct picture, draw a reasonable picture and draw your understanding of the three-dimensional consciousness of the object.
6. Vision
Perspective is the most basic illustration, which is not only complicated, but also requires high judgment accuracy, which is very difficult for beginners. Therefore, students who have just started to learn painting don't have to pursue too high painting skills. They should start from the most basic, skillfully use the perspective principle and make progress later.
7. the human body.
Illustration should understand the human body. The human body is actually divided into realistic version, Japanese version and Q version. Realism is generally a head-to-body ratio of 7.5~8, which does not rule out the existence of exaggerating the proportion for good looks. Japanese is special, almost a mixture, and the proportion from realism to Q version can almost be interspersed. But it is necessary to know the volume of the human body, because only by knowing the volume structure of the human body can we put on suitable clothes.
8. color.
Color relationship mainly refers to the lightness, purity, lightness and hue of color, which can affect people's mood through the color of the picture. Different colors can express different emotions. Controlling the overall color of the picture and rendering an atmosphere are closely related to color.
9. composition.
Reasonable composition will make the picture richer and more stylized, which is also one of the essential skills in illustration. There are some differences between the composition of an illustration and that of a single person, but the basic theory is universal, except that the composition of an illustration involves the limitation of space, and the composition of a single person does not.
10. Sketch.
As the name implies, it is a quick sketch method. Sketch is China's original vocabulary, which belongs to a kind of sketch. Sketch, like sketch, is not only the foundation of plastic arts, but also an independent art form. This independent form was established after Europe18th century. Prior to this, sketch was only the preparation stage and recording means of artists' creation.
Five? How should illustrations be designed specifically? 1. Avatar design.
From the basic structure to the Japanese head portrait, including the characteristics and techniques of hairstyle matching and head portrait props, this paper explains and analyzes it, and makes a comprehensive analysis and demonstration to help you master the skills of drawing head portraits. Master the basic structure of the head, beautiful facial features and painting methods, understand the differences between male and female facial painting, learn the collocation of hair styles and head props, and draw beautiful and personalized male and female heads.
2. Fashion design
Clothing is a very important link in character design. This course will analyze the techniques of clothing pleating, and demonstrate the commonly used attribute clothing and design ideas to help students better understand and draw beautiful clothing. You need to master and be able to draw different types of clothes and pleats common in Japanese painting style, express clearly, have a certain understanding of role design and have a clear idea, and be able to express and complete your own role design independently.
3. Composition design
Composition is essential for illustration, and a good composition can show the charm of the role more clearly. This course will learn different composition methods, deeply understand and master composition, and let everyone know the idea of illustration composition design through the combination of analysis and step-by-step demonstration. We need to understand the common composition rules in illustration, and combine the course contents and demonstrations in the first two sections to draw a role-based illustration line draft for reasonable composition.
4. Color and background
This paper mainly explains the color trend and drawing method of Japanese illustrations, from color selection to color matching to refinement step by step. As the last course, it is also the most important step. We should not only learn color matching, but also learn to skillfully improve the accuracy of the picture and complete high-quality illustrations of the original painting with background.