Illustrator self-study guide-as an illustrator, how to teach yourself to draw?

How to teach yourself how to become an illustrator

The steps to teach yourself how to become an illustrator are as follows:

To understand the basic skills of illustration. Structure refers to the anatomy of the painted things, and the illustrator must understand the internal structure of animals or objects. Muscles, bones, skin, hair, trunk, roots, branches and leaves? These are the components of the structure.

Secondly, you should be familiar with the software you want to use. You can find many tutorials on this software on the Internet. You can draw shapes by using grids, or decompose each object into more simple shapes, such as squares or triangles, so as to get a way to simplify sketches.

Imitation, you can find some simple illustrations to copy first, and after you achieve satisfactory results, you can find some relatively difficult illustrations you like to practice. Usually read more illustrations, learn from others' painting skills, and exercise to strengthen yourself. Next, you can find some jobs about illustration, not for salary, but for learning and growing at work.

Extended information:

Illustration, as an art form, has become an important visual communication form of modern design. With its intuitive image, real sense of life and beautiful appeal, it occupies a specific position in modern design and has been widely used in many fields of modern design.

The main job of an illustrator includes drawing illustrations and covers for books, magazines, newspapers, manuals, novels, textbooks and other publications, as well as drawing greeting cards, posters, advertisements, spray paintings and humorous paintings.

it is divided into electronic illustration and pure hand drawing. There is a huge demand for game and film illustrators. Similar to the game industry, each film and television work will also have a lot of mirror drawing and scene design work, which undoubtedly creates a large demand for illustrators in the game and film industry. As an illustrator, how to teach yourself to draw?

first, comments on the imperial sword. Unfortunately, learning illustration on the basis of

is a blank number for many small partners who want to learn illustration. means everything, you have to learn and experience from scratch. means that you are still useless in this industry, and also means many challenges, which makes many small partners on the basis of walk to the gate of illustration and only wander around for two laps.

In fact, there is absolutely no need to have such a mentality. If you want to be an illustrator, you need to first determine a correct concept: no matter who you are, you can't be born with illustrations. Even the top experts in the illustration industry now have learned from scratch. No matter who you are, you must have a growth process. is not our end, but our starting point. is where we rise and we constantly enlarge.

the second _ comment on Xie Jian Hang Mansion is shallow. C Yue # Unfortunately, it's beautiful and fresh. α

It's normal to have all kinds of confusion in your heart just now. Don't wait for the confusion to be solved. Because your confusion can't disappear, who's life is not confused? Confusion is actually a common psychological state of human beings. We Confusion can accompany you, but you can't be confused. Many times, the best way to learn illustration and break through confusion is to have a good teacher, a good teacher, which will let you see the future, hope and the possibility that you can learn well.

Many classmates will say, I don't even understand where I can get a good teacher. Even if there is a good teacher, people don't have time to teach me. If this was the case 2 years ago, it is a very convenient thing to learn now in the Internet age. I know a wonderful teacher of board drawing illustration. He talks about relevant knowledge points live on the Internet at 8 o'clock every night for free. After listening to this teacher's lecture, I have a sobering feeling. It turns out that painting is so simple, and a real master teacher can explain complicated things easily. Students who want to learn can go to Teacher Yu Rou's Wei Xin (homophonic): The top one is:

because of learning, we are strong, and because of being strong, we have a future. The future is not waiting, complaining, and useless. It is all learned and done, and we are born to be strong.

the third _ comment on "Jian Hang Mansion"

Many students stay in their own thinking space forever, and I don't know which ghost says illustration is so difficult, so I feel a sense of fear. What is this? Is it suitable for me? In fact, what I want to say is, it's easy to do anything these days. You have to suffer everything. To put it bluntly, don't you just want to take a shortcut among shortcuts? Don't you just want to step into the sky? Frankly speaking, this kind of situation exists, but it is very rare and does not belong to us. It is the most reliable thing to study in a down-to-earth manner. It is a very ridiculous thing to wait for the illustrator to become simple and the pie to fall from the sky. It is also a very waste of time. Everyone is an adult. Don't dream this childish dream again. If you want to learn, just open your posture and learn. I am afraid that it will only lead to nothing in the end. For it, it is easy to be difficult; If you don't do it, it will be difficult for those who are easy. Is it difficult for people to learn? If you learn it, it will be easy for those who are difficult; If you don't learn, it will be difficult for those who are easy.

Fourth, the painting function should be improved as much as possible.

If you are determined to draw illustrations, picture books, etc., there is an interesting fact that painting is not so important.

even stick figures and pencil figures are fine as long as you convey the information clearly. Of course, under the same conditions, the winner must be a good painter. If possible, try to improve your drawing skills, but if you can't draw well, don't be sad, you can still draw illustrations.

1. Draw first, and then solve the problem. Normal people suddenly have a strong desire to paint, and generally have their own emotions to express. In this case, slowly talking about composition, picture composition, color, three-dimensional deconstruction, etc., will only dampen the enthusiasm of painting and make you feel that painting is not fun. It's better to draw first, because you have strong emotions and are not limited by rules, and the picture may be very interesting. When the picture gets stuck, find the answer according to the question. Inappropriate modeling, etc., and then make up the sketch. The color is ugly. Read the color correlation again. There is nothing new in composition, etc. Find the right keywords and all the missing points can be added. Use related words to search, video, blog, books, all of them, and you can find more suitable suggestions according to the comments.

if you know PS, AI is naturally good; if you can't, learn slowly, instead of learning all the functions at once, you can go back when you encounter problems. The most important thing is hand-drawing ability. When you encounter a problem, first look for the answer from art knowledge. Sketch, structure, color, etc.

after this lap, if you encounter any questions again, try to find the answers from your photography knowledge, such as composition, story, key moments and so on. Get stuck after this lap, and try to find the answer from the film knowledge. In addition, Japan and South Korea have Chinese versions of how to become illustrators, which can be selected according to their own direction.

the fifth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My work has my preference for modeling and color. I like Van Gogh, Jimmy and Miyazaki Hayao. The CG games are also beautiful, but I don't like them. After determining the style, the learning speed is faster, and some things don't need to be learned at all. I didn't study perspective, mapping and so on, which are not very important in my picture, so I can solve them slowly in the later stage. But if you prefer the human body, game warships and so on, perspective, mapping and even 3D are all necessary knowledge.

2: don't copy. After deeply understanding a work, you can make something with a similar style, which is by no means plagiarism. If you can only copy, but can't create, the theoretical part needs to be supplemented. After understanding the theory, creation is not difficult. If you don't understand, you can only paint the skin as it is.

3: Learn from the master, and after sending out the works, you can give correct instructions.

master's advice, while keeping your personal characteristics, point out the direction.

And some good teachers often remove your characteristics and give modular suggestions to make the picture mediocre. Painting skills are not so important, but your thoughts, feelings and expressions are more important.

There are many people who draw better than Miyazaki Hayao, but not everyone can touch us.

For example, in Beijing, Chen Danqing, Laoshu Painting, Huang Yongyu, etc., you must go to the offline exchange meeting. What he said on the spot is very different from the video, and he often has the opportunity to ask questions on the spot. Ask questions to experts, ask more theoretical questions, and don't ask low-end hands-on questions.

4: Take part in difficult competitions. This way, you can keep up with the first-line masters and know where you are. Try to do something slightly higher than your ability. I used to draw only a single page, drawing a picture book for the first time, and I made a lot of mistakes in a hurry before I realized what I lacked. After submitting the manuscript, look at the winners in previous years, and the composition and creativity are excellent. The gap between them is more clear. Although you can take some foreign orders to understand the market's recognition of you, newcomers don't have to spend too much time on it. When the skills are not mature, try different skills and draw more.

Foreign orders often specify themes and styles, and some illustrations even give you sketches, which have omitted the two most difficult problems in painting for you. And these two questions are what illustrators need to think most: "What to draw?" "How to draw?"

I like this sentence very much:

The whole history of art development is not the history of technical proficiency, but the history of changes in ideas and requirements. -Gombrich: The Story of Art

Painting skills are not so important, but the idea of the picture and the information you want to convey are more important.

I hope it helps.

After reading the comments, add another point, how to keep the correct direction:

5. Be sure to communicate with the experts.

Although their feedback is only a few words, there is enough information for you to adjust your direction. Once the comments talk about color, composition, or lack of story, etc., look for knowledge points from the keywords they feedback. Be sure to remember to be modest, polite and grateful. Thank you for your patient comments. Don't mumble about reaching out to the party and ask the other party to elaborate in 8, words. Once you give the keywords, buy books and find videos to learn, so that people can see your sincerity. In this way, the next time you send a picture, you have got rid of the old problems and developed a new style. They will see your sincerity and are more willing to communicate with you.

I often meet good people who tell me the picture problems in private. Thank you very much.

Don't be afraid to lose face, don't be afraid to ask silly questions, and make more mistakes, which can quickly supplement blank knowledge points.

from beginners to serious learners, the feedback information changed from "awesome" to "here, here is not quite right". If you are badly hit, you can pause and show the painting to your friends who appreciate it, asking for encouragement and praise. Then try to draw again, change again, and ask for criticism and suggestions after promotion.

always remember your initial heart. If you paint for fun, you don't have to go to the fork in the road. If you are tired, rest, not for quick success, just be happy. If you are happy, your works will be happy:) Really ~ ~ I want to learn illustration. Where should I start?

first _ wave Xin lang fan. There is always an old idea in many people's subconscious. To learn painting, we must learn it in a special class from an early age. With a foundation, we can continue to learn other painting directions in depth. Most of us, although we like painting, basically spend our time in various ways. When I want to do something I like, I find it seems too late. I think painting should be learned by children. Is it inappropriate to learn it now?

In fact, this concept is very wrong. It's never too late to learn painting. Not everything is learned from childhood. Painting has nothing to do with age, and it is related to whether you learn or not. So even if you don't have an art foundation, you can start learning board drawing illustration now. Besides, the foundation is not born, but accumulated step by step through your own study and practice. Don't always think about reaching the sky step by step. Only then can we go further. Don't be confused by the casual success in TV series. Everyone's success is not easy. Mr. Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei in his forties. Now Huawei is also very awesome, not to mention that you are much younger than Mr. Ren. Do what you want, and don't always limit yourself.

On the other hand, illustration based on board drawing is actually relatively easy to learn, because the combination of graphics tablet and ps software makes painting faster and simpler, which can make up for many shortcomings in your painting. If you need to study traditional hand-drawn illustration for four years, you only need to study board drawing illustration for one year, which is the power of science and technology. The development of society, so believe in yourself, don't always struggle, this time with struggle, it is better to study hard, learning will make you feel refreshed.

second _ about worshipping Huan yuan, a silly girl, reading a lot of fairy tales

We always hear all kinds of fairy tales around us. Many people are usually unknown, and suddenly they have made great achievements in counterattack, which is always impacting our inner world. We will think, how amazing! Can I? Envy, we will have a little sigh, can only waste their enthusiasm in waiting and wandering. By the same token, many of our classmates like illustrations, but they can't draw them well, because they don't know where to start. Even after reading a lot of materials on the Internet, they are still in a state of being unable to do anything.

I've always emphasized a point to you. You can envy counterattacks, but you must know how to make the fastest and safest counterattacks. Why do many students who can't learn illustration suddenly make such great progress? That's because there are experts to give you advice, and you can grope for yourself for a month. Don't always work behind closed doors and get out of your own land. I know a teacher who is very good at the original painting of the board drawing illustration. Every night, he gives an open class with passion on the Internet. He has all kinds of painting skills, and also explains the development of the original painting illustration industry. The lecture is easy to understand and humorous, which will have a great impact and help on our painting thinking. Students who want to learn can go to Teacher Yu Rou's Wei Xin (homophonic): the top one is: w9.

In Jin Yong's martial arts world, there is a kind of kung fu that is very awesome. It is called star-sucking Dafa, which sucks other people's kung fu into your body and uses it for me. In the same way, learning from a master is also absorbing the essence of a master, becoming your own kung fu. If you have a master, you will absorb it. After a long time, you will be able to play well in the world of painting.