Later, he gradually formed his own creative method and painting method. Now I want to open a personal website. Actually, I don't seem to be very good at managing myself. Because there is less time. Foreign illustrators need to pay a high fee and have time to write books, or the whole homepage or website. Gradually form their own stable customer base.
The general situation in China is rather chaotic. Customers are everywhere. Therefore, if you are good at various styles, your income will be better. Some illustrators stick to their own style. It may be amazing, but it's a long process. At home, the more important thing is the foundation. And aesthetics. After all, this is a commercial illustration.
For the public, it pays more attention to technology, serving products, pasting and product temperament. But there are also some interesting customers. But the requirements for commercial illustration are also higher. You can refer to some foreign commercial illustrators, whose skills are very strong. I feel that I am constantly improving myself and getting in touch with new things.
Style is formed slowly, don't rush it. Start planning styles and create the best series.
To sell, look at the "mature style", "well done" and "show more" mentioned in other answers. After meeting these three points, it has sold out half. Secondly, package your own works (with your own style, intention, rich connotation, etc.). ), can be made into various forms, such as picture frames, scrolls, etc. This is the sales manuscript.
Drawing and illustration skillsNo. 1 _ turning point _ cliff investigation is actually a mirror copy of hemorrhoids.
For those students who have the above ideas, I just want to say, Keke, wake up, are you awake? What did you dream about? If you have time to dream, you might as well dream about what the next lottery number is, maybe you can win 5 million. What I want to say is that there are so many beautiful things in the world that you learn them step by step. You always dream of flying, but you watch too many TV plays, which is unrealistic. If you learn casually, it will be very promising. Is it possible? Good things and good luck are all made by our own strength. Of course, if you are a rich second generation with mines at home, you don't have to study directly, which is especially promising because reincarnation is good.
Is it difficult to teach yourself illustrations? I just want to sum it up in one sentence: is it difficult to do things in the world? For it, it is easy and difficult; If you don't do it, it's hard for easy people. Is it difficult for people to learn? Learned, difficult people will be easy; If you don't learn, it will be difficult for easy people.
Second _ _ Ann, I'm afraid I'm going to cheat you.
Students who have this idea, please see the first paragraph I wrote above. You have a problem. This is a disease that needs to be cured. Do you have any secrets about this in Barabara Jin Yong's martial arts novels? I don't know if there is.
Second _ Hey+ master leading = illustration learning shortcut.
In fact, what is the real shortcut to learn illustration? That is, first of all, you have to work as hard as anyone else. This is a foundation. You are willing to solve all kinds of learning problems for learning board drawing illustration, to think about the rules here and to practice your skills here. And you have your own model, that is, you will not only work hard by yourself, but also learn from the experience of experts to make up for your own shortcomings and constantly absorb the essence of others to strengthen your own strength. Only by combining these two aspects can you. Down to earth is the real shortcut.
Of course, there seem to be many experts now, but many people can't find suitable experts to take care of themselves. It doesn't matter. I can tell one to my classmates. Every night at eight o'clock, he will give a free live demonstration on the Internet, and also explain how to play with artistic thinking, what painting skills are available, and the development status of the original painting industry of board painting illustration. After listening, it will greatly improve our rigid thinking. Listening to you is better than studying for ten years. Students who want to learn can go to Yu Rou's WeChat (homophonic): the first one is w9, and the last one is Kaka. Just combine the above two groups of letters in order.
Don't worry about this or that. It's not necessary. You can listen to the teacher's class and see if you can learn valuable dry goods. Don't always put the study of illustration on the level of thinking. Action is king. It's no use trying to stay inactive all your life.
Fourth, can you teach yourself to draw illustrations? It is enough to read these eight articles.
1. I don't know the learning direction by myself. What's next?
I don't know how to arrange an effective training plan for myself.
I don't know what kind of painting is "good", I only know "image".
4, self-study, many times watching videos or tutorials is only a little knowledge, it is difficult to really use.
5, self-study feels lonely, no one communicates with you, takes you into the circle, enters the business, and is easily confused.
6. I don't know how to accept the manuscript, apply for the job and submit my resume.
7. Self-study has limited aesthetic vision and limited promotion.
8, easy to fish for three days and dry the net for two days, the more you draw, the less you draw.
The fifth bed beat me up and sentenced me to make trouble.
Bian Xiao feels really lucky to have a dream. I feel that many people now have no dreams, let alone realize them. Therefore, if you have a dream, you must realize it, because it is really not easy to have a dream. For example, you always wanted to be a professional illustrator. This is your dream, so you should work hard to realize it, because the process of realizing your dream is painful, but it is also full, and every day is a bloody day. Is this really cool? Okay, cut the crap. What should I do to become a professional illustrator?
1. You must understand the illustrations.
The definition of illustration is very broad. Book magazine illustration, animation game illustration, advertising illustration, etc., I didn't give examples, all belong to the work scope of illustrators. Read more works by traditional illustrators (such as Natsume, Biazli and escher) and famous modern illustrators (such as Kurada Eno, Yoshitaka Amano, MenXiao Lei and Huang Jiawei). Looking at the origin, change and development of illustration in history, it is easier for you to understand what the unchanging essence of illustration is in the process of change and how much you have to do to grasp the essence of illustration.
2. Take stock of your hobbies and skills.
After reading a lot of illustrators' works, think carefully about what your favorite style is and set a goal. At the same time, recognize what your strengths and weaknesses are now, and make a plan to allocate time to skill points. For example, if you think you really want to draw a scene, you must put a lot of skills into the study of scene perspective and architectural style.
3. Establish a study plan.
If you set aside a few hours to draw illustrations every day, your progress will definitely increase at a speed visible to the naked eye (be sure to stick to it). It is suggested to add a little forum to show that there is a will. If you encourage each other to share experiences in the circle, it will help you gain knowledge and resources and encourage yourself not to forget your original intention. For example, if you decide to draw budding Japanese-style illustrations, collecting P-station tutorials, mixing hands and copying Japanese-style pictures are all essential exercises.
4. Creative design.
By improving the knowledge reserve, we can broaden our horizons and improve our creative design ability. The more you read, the more ideas you have.
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Master the basic skills of illustration.
This can only be practiced in a down-to-earth manner, and the study of some knowledge points is rather boring. Persistence, only with solid basic skills can we create those creative pictures.
6. Master commonly used software.
Ps, sai and other painting software are powerful, which can greatly improve the efficiency of painting, with more expressions, and more market for job hunting and contract writing. There are some 3D modeling software to understand, and the creation mode of 2D plus 3D is a creation trend.
7. Accumulation of works.
The work is the most convincing resume of the illustrator. Creating more illustrations with different themes and styles will accumulate more works and more opportunities. If a work needs independent creation, it can be used for reference, but it can't be simply copied.
Sixth _ Sadness, Anxiety, Fu Na, Heartache _
Electronic illustration: In terms of hardware, graphic tablet is an indispensable tool for illustrators. Compared with traditional hand drawing, the tablet will be simpler and more flexible. The graphic input board consists of a pressure-sensitive pen and a board. This pen can simulate all kinds of brushes, such as our common brushes and spray guns.
Here are some illustration softwares. Photoshop, Painter, SAI, CG painting software, I personally have always been used to using PS, because I have been using it since school, and I use it for all my paintings.
( 1)Photoshop .
Photoshop is the most common image processing software in design, with simple entry and rich brushes. Many people like to scan line drawings into computers and color them with ps. It is worth mentioning that the filter function plays a great role in the adjustment of the picture and the final effect.
(2) painter.
Before studying illustration, you need to master the perspective of structural proportion. For the face, you need to know the structure of the face, what is "three courts and five eyes", master the muscle structure when drawing, and master the perspective when drawing scene props. An object will have different perspective relations from different angles. Master these, you can draw a draft, and then learn to draw, hand-draw, and use colored lead, watercolor, acrylic, oil painting, markers and so on. After mastering the basic tools, overuse them to express the three-dimensional sense. Board painting needs to be familiar with the use of graphic wordpad and the operation of software tools. Generally speaking, painting needs to master painting techniques first, and then be familiar with the use of tools before painting can begin.
(3) Supreme Audit Institution.
EasyPaintToolSAI, or SAI for short, is a commercial drawing software developed by SYSTEAMAX in Japan. On February 25th, 2008, EasypointToolSaver.1.0.0 was officially released. Different from other similar software, SAI provides a platform for many digital illustrators and CG enthusiasts to create easily. SAI is very humanized, and its pursuit is excellent compatibility with digital drawing board, aesthetic feeling of drawing and simple operation, providing users with a platform for easy drawing.
Whether it is hand-drawn or computer drawing, color matching, color distribution, color psychology and so on. Learn theoretical knowledge, learn structure sketch, express structural relations with lines, and choose spatial relations. From drawing simple geometric figures to complex geometric figures, the purpose is to learn to express the spatial structure of objects. Light and shadow sketch, through the way of light and shadow sketch, learn how to express the spatial structure of objects with light and shadow, how to reason that light and shadow create a sense of volume, how to express various materials, and how to compare reality with reality. Basic knowledge of fine arts must be strengthened.