How to create illustrations? How to start the creation of a series of illustrations in the illustration course

How does the illustration tutorial start a series of illustrations? I want to draw a set of 12 series illustrations as a calendar for my beloved friends, which is a small dream that I have been trying to realize since I studied illustrations. This flag has been tossing and turning for nearly two years. It was finally realized in early 2020. At the moment I finished painting, I felt a little sense of accomplishment and excitement. At this point, I finally got rid of the trouble of not creating a series of illustrations. Although all the pictures are not perfect, there is still a long way to go in the future, but the end of this series is also a great encouragement for an illustrator Xiao Bai. I also want to record my growth and creative process here, hoping to bring some inspiration to friends who have the same troubles. First, determine the theme. The theme I chose for this series is yoga. I always wanted to practice at first, but I didn't know where to start. I accidentally saw many friends who love sports in the circle of friends, and posted good morning fitness pictures every morning. One by one graceful figure is particularly charming. So as long as I see good pictures, I will save them. At that time, I didn't know I was going to paint this series, just because I love beautiful things. When I decided to create with yoga as the theme, I found that my picture reserve was insufficient 12, so I searched around the Internet and finally found 12 pictures that satisfied me. Search websites: Bing, Baidu, Pinterest, etc. Third, the steps of drawing a draft find the picture and draw it according to the way of bone structure-filling meat-wearing clothes. Fourth, after thinking about the composition and drawing the main characters, I began to think about the scene. I'm not satisfied with several designs. It's too difficult for me to draw them. Just at this time, I saw someone sharing it in Weibo: inspired by the great creative way of small objects painted by people. I can also try boldly and not stick to the inherent form. So I decided on the composition of vases, cups and people. Fifth, the part of finding the color label has been entangled for a long time. There are many favorite color matching series. How to make a choice? Because I want to show warm colors, warm colors and bright colors in the picture, I finally chose the color matching of my favorite illustrator's works as a reference, but later I also adjusted it. Hand-painted the first picture. According to the previous steps, I drew the first picture, and I can find that my color is obviously darker than the reference picture. This is because I accidentally tried a brush in the post-processing, and the result was better than the original color, so there was a different color scheme in the back. Try more and there will always be new surprises! Seven, draw other pictures in the same way, find the elements you want to draw, and deal with the scene-line drawing-coloring-post-effect. At this point, the rest of the screen output will come naturally! Make a small video with newspaper clippings. Nine, Weibo, update the portfolio. This is the end of this series of pictures. Although the introduction was just a short article, it took me nearly two months to actually operate it. Intermittent other work has affected the progress, but I draw a few strokes every day. This creative process also gave me great inspiration. Don't worry, blindly see how fast others finish their works. That is also the result of others' accumulation and precipitation for many years, or others are just gifted. And I, as an ordinary white, need a long time to draw a series of pictures. I accepted that I am an ordinary person, an ordinary fortune, and everything is difficult. But even so, I enjoy the process of filling the canvas with strokes every day, which is enough. Of course, I am very satisfied with the final result. Finally, I still want to end my sharing with a bowl of chicken soup. The name of this series is: be the best yourself in 2020. That's what I keep telling myself. No matter what the outside world is like, no matter what others are like. The only thing we can control is our own life. It is enough to be the best yourself in 2020! May we all get what we want. Where there is time, there are people dancing. As long as there is art, life will not be deserted. ____