The Art Form of Comic Books

As an art form, comic strip integrates painting, literature and binding, and has its special artistry. Because this genre works directly face the general public, it has low requirements for readers' cultural level, wide influence, strong sense of the times and corresponding historical value for researchers.

The art forms of comic books can be divided into the following categories: line-drawing comic books: line-drawing works inherit Xiu Xiang in ancient China, and outline people, events, scenery and things with clear lines. Sketch cartoon: using sketch technique, without lines, using contrast between light and shade, perspective and other ways to describe. Watercolor comic book: Watercolor painting from Europe, the amount and shade of brush water produce bright and dark, moist and integrated effects. Woodcut comic books: The earliest woodcut comic books were carved with a knife and then printed. Because woodcut can't be used after printing a certain amount of paper, the cost of early woodcut works is high, and the collection value after 2000 has also been highly speculated. In the later period, woodcut comic books mostly used woodcut to express their contents, and woodcut was no longer really used for plate making and printing. Comic books: Comic books are very popular in western countries. It was introduced to China in the1930s, exaggerating its characters. Representative works include Mr. Wang and San Mao's Wandering. Meticulous brushwork, freehand brushwork, gouache, oil painting and other forms are used in the drawing of comic books. With the development of color printing technology, color comic books show the artistic beauty of comic books with these marking technologies. In addition, paper-cutting and cloth stickers are also used in the creation of cartoons. Photography and film technology have entered the field of comic creation from the beginning and become important creative means.

In addition to images, the literary script of comics plays a key role in determining the theme, supplementing the picture and enhancing the artistic appeal. A good script is a better adaptation of the original story. The text is short but can express the key points. Therefore, the script is also an important factor to determine whether comics can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.