How to be an illustrator

Number one? You don't have to wait and hesitate to learn illustration, you can learn it in a down-to-earth manner. ? A friend asked me how to be an excellent illustrator. In fact, this sentence has been upgraded to many levels, and it also implies how you can learn illustration well. Let us show the profoundness of our Chinese characters.

The first breakthrough: first of all, you learn to draw and sketch, which is the basis of drawing and must be broken through.

The second breakthrough: you can learn basic painting first, and then you can move from the direction of painting to the fine classification of illustrations. Learn the relevant knowledge of illustration.

The third breakthrough: not everyone can be an illustrator in order to meet the standard of "teacher" and become an illustrator.

The fourth breakthrough: from "teacher" level to excellent level, to become an excellent illustrator.

Every breakthrough needs your hard work, patience and perseverance.

No matter which layer, what is the core bottom layer first? That's your state of mind. Since you like to learn illustration, let's relax and learn it in a down-to-earth manner. You will learn illustrations. The illustration industry will never mistreat you, and will definitely give you rich returns, because the illustration industry is widely used and has broad prospects. If you always hesitate to wait, you will always wander at the door of the illustration. Over time, you don't know who the illustration is, and you don't know the world of illustration.

? Second? Illustration knowledge is vast, how can we stand out quickly? Many people have studied illustration, but many people have only studied illustration and have never studied it. Why? Maybe I didn't really want to learn illustration, but I just took a trip here. It doesn't matter, but it's really a pity for those students who really like illustration, love illustration, make great efforts for it, and still don't learn illustration well.

Many students don't learn illustration well because there are too many illustration knowledge points. Many people are dazzled and don't know how to start learning. They can only find all kinds of information online, and finally learn their own specious, wasting time. My favorite learning mode is to study with famous teachers and study hard by myself. Only by combining the two modes can we really improve ourselves. If there is no teacher to guide you in your study, we can simply rely on our own feelings.

If you want to really improve your illustration strength, even if it is zero-based, you can learn from my illustrator. Every night at 8 o'clock, he will broadcast illustration knowledge online for free. From the painting level, from the illustration industry, he will explain how to learn illustration in all directions, and of course he will also talk about board painting. What he is talking about is illustration based on board painting, which is a popular painting trend all over the world. Not only has he studied illustration, but you can also enter his board drawing illustration learning skirt: first, the front number is: 646, then the middle number is: 496, and finally the tail number is: 574. Just combine the above three groups of numbers in order. The gap between people lies not in IQ, but in whether to study and how to use time. Be a wise man, if there is no wind, borrow the wind first and let yourself fly.

I hope that students who love illustration can really master illustration and become heroes and conquerors in the illustration field. It's no use waiting and complaining. Through your own efforts, open your own Xinghai. +

? Third? The strength of illustration is not only learned, but also practiced. The study of illustration should be flexible, and the knowledge should be studied hard and understood, but this is not enough. We must practice more. Knowledge without practice is just a pile of waste paper. Many students, when practicing this piece, are too good to themselves and think they are geniuses. They understand, just draw a picture, and it's a boutique. It's wishful thinking. They understand it and draw beautiful works from a distance, which is still far from Qianshan. Even if you are an art student with a good foundation, you should practice more. You are good at hand drawing, so you may not be able to draw on the board. You need an adaptation process. Without practice, it is all empty talk.

? Fourth? Know several styles and master one style. Generally, painters have their own favorite and relatively skilled styles, and even have their own unique styles, which is a good thing and will be very helpful for your future development.

But if you don't know much about other styles and can't meet the requirements of customers, it is basically difficult to go on. Because only you can satisfy customers in the early days, and no customer can accommodate your style.

? Fifth? Good communication and presentation skills. The main function is to explain your own works and understand the needs of customers. People who paint have strong self-esteem and often feel that their works are very good because customers don't understand them. Generally speaking, the work is problematic. Customers may not know how to draw, but they know what they want and what the market needs. If you are engaged in business, it is decided that if you want it to be a perfect work, besides good illustrations, it should also have good commercial value.

Of course, there will be cases where customers really don't understand or appreciate it. At this time, I think a good way to deal with it is to communicate as much as possible, but it is meaningless. Just change it as he wants. Don't turn down the job proudly, thinking that you are not short of money anyway. Now that I have taken over, completion is a responsibility. Arrogance and arrogance are actually two different things.

? Sixth? How to be an illustrator? The works of Dave, a famous foreign illustrator, are three-dimensional and distinctive. He always believes that you need to know the rules of painting before breaking the rules.

During his years as an artist, he also made many mistakes. For example, painting aimlessly, but not absorbing any nutrition from it, becomes more and more lazy, fails to solve difficulties, and listens to advice that should not be listened to.

From these mistakes, he realized how to create unique and interesting characters more accurately. Just like music, you need a certain foundation to create a new genre. ? These basic principles are: shape, structure and proportion.

? (1) lay a solid foundation.

You can't ignore the basics: shape, structure and proportion, because they are integrated, even in stylized works.

Li Pin's shaping is the key, which should be the basic skill of every creator, but in many cases it is not. When you can't even draw a realistic fish? How can you draw a cool fish? If the shape of the work deviates, it is a big mistake. Forming is to break everything into shapes.

1. Knowledge is power: structure.

Structure refers to the anatomical structure of the painted things, and the illustrator must understand the internal structure of animals or objects. Muscles, bones, skin, hair, trunks, roots, branches, trees ... these are all components of the structure.

Illustrators should ensure that they have no blind spots in knowledge and master painting skills as much as possible in order to cultivate an intuitive sense of familiarity. This is not only to master the basic artistic laws, but also whether you know how to use them and really understand them.

Mastering the composition of animals, illustrators can create freely without worrying that the graphics will be illogical. Structure can best help you achieve your goals. Remember: if you want to exaggerate the appearance of things, you should know how to modify the structure to ensure the credibility of the graphics. Using grids in painting can ensure that each figure is well structured and accurate. Grid similarity

Examples are helpful for drawing perspective scenes.

Tip: Use a grid (it also helps to see through the scene).

We can get a way to simplify the sketch by using a grid to draw shapes, or decomposing each object into simpler shapes, such as squares or triangles. Looking at your works that don't look right with geometric structure is basically equivalent to thinning your illustration into controllable fragments.

2. Stereoscopic perspective: proportion.

Angle of view is very important. Imagine all two-dimensional objects as three-dimensional, which is especially important for conceptual artists and helps you understand the scale. If you can't draw the original figure (square, circle, etc.). ) Scenes with different angles and complexity? , that's still

Don't expect to draw complicated shapes and forms for the time being. ?

3. The perspective is correct.

Perspective is a very good example to explain proportion, which plays a great role in everything. For example, if you don't fix the position of your eyes and want to draw the style to the extreme (such as cute eyes with animated style), it will look strange if your perspective is not correct.

"Make painting interesting: practice painting with a box as a character with eyes"

For example, for the head, symmetry is the key, so you must pay attention when drawing. What happens if you turn the canvas upside down? Does it look right? If not, then your painting may be asymmetrical. Perspective is a difficult concept to grasp. The simplest solution is to take evidence and boxes as roles, make them interesting and present them in rich dimensions. It is very easy to find a box as a reference in real life objects. You can turn these simple shapes into more complex ones. Many animals and objects are basically composed of many simple figures.

? (2) Reference and research are essential.

Don't go to the grave blindly. Analyze your painting deeply and ask yourself: How was it drawn?

Add a detail reference to the drawing. Learn as much as possible about anatomy and study real life. Don't think blindly, but learn more. Knowing the movement mode of each bone and the position of each muscle makes his illustrations more vivid. You will be more comfortable writing than being limited by cognition.

Most animals have similar structures-so once you have these broad concepts, such as the basic knowledge of human anatomy, you can fill these gaps, use them freely, adjust their structures and create styles. If you want to imagine creation, you still have to return to structure and form. You know, the more research and reference you do, the more you will. You may have heard it countless times in art school, but the reward of sketching is really priceless!

(3) correct your mistakes.

Don't hide sloppy lines, this is the process of ensuring your hands-on ability and being able to use lines freely.

Find out your own shortcomings. Are you very bad at drawing hands? Have you no idea about posture? Then study hard! Every artist has his own weaknesses. We can stand still and draw the same things all the time, but you know, we will never grow and learn. Analyze what you draw, break it down into structures, and think about why you draw it.

You never know what your next job will be like, but it's always good to expand your skills. In the face of those difficulties that you find difficult, don't give up but don't push yourself too hard. It may take you months or even years to really grasp the essence, but it's worth it.

? (4) quantitative change can cause qualitative change, and practice is the most important.

Don't be unfamiliar with your skills when facing things that you find difficult.

Can you draw attractive lines? Practice your dexterity until you become a real master. Bad grades are the natural enemies of good forms, so it is very important to ensure correctness. Try different ink styles to make sure you can make clean shadows. Make sure you don't. Your painting is beautiful before painting-although painting can cover up scribbled line drawings, you shouldn't rely on it. It is very important for my hand to draw my heart. My hands, eyes and brain are integrated. Remember, if you want to be a good illustrator, you must practice more.