Secondly, it is clear that illustration learning is a step-by-step process and a hard process; You can't be greedy from the beginning. Only by laying a good foundation can we seek greater room for progress. In daily life, I have seen many students want all kinds of hand-drawn resources as soon as they come up, and can't wait to copy all the materials into their own Baidu cloud disk (the result is not seen at all). Haha, did you get an arrow in your knee?
So what is the basis? Sketch and color, of course. Any graphic art revolves around them. Sketch is the art of modeling, and you need to copy it constantly. Including still life, plaster statues and so on. If you have copied it, you can consider color-related learning. I suggest you take a look at the related works of Joseph, a foreign watercolor painter. We will be deeply touched by the sense of space shown by watercolor.
Below, I divide the growth process of illustrator learners (in fact, it basically applies to all paintings) into the following levels. Above! ! !
Surprisingly, most people think that painting has two levels: 0 (I can't) and 10 (I draw super well). Like a person's picture, he can achieve it, so can you. This is a simple fact. If you think it is a choice between being able to draw and not being able to draw, this idea will ruin your painting dream. How can I jump from 0 to 10 in an instant?
In fact, painting is like cooking, and there are many proficiency levels.
If you can't hold the pen at level 0,
People who can't draw,
Can this level be achieved?
So you are at least 1 level! please
Note that this grade segment was created by myself and has no scientific basis.
But this view also
It may change your idea of painting achievements.
1. You will draw a mark on it with a pen.
You can draw some geometric figures, but you are not controlled by your hands. You can also draw along the edge of the photo.
You can consciously draw some geometric figures.
You can draw what you observe, whether it is outline or shadow.
The images you saw in the past exist in your mind, and you can draw them without looking at anything.
Come out.
6. You can analyze the real world. You can take some parts from real objects and create them yourself.
Create a new object (for a painter, you can draw a gesture you have never seen before).
7. You don't need a reference line, but use the knowledge base of the whole drawing technology to draw. Can you stop reading the references?
Pictures, giving the work a real shadow gradient, depth of field and material.
8. Can you draw some realistic works without looking at the references?
9. You can draw your imaginary scene, and it is lifelike, and the style is even more realistic than photos. You use
Your imagination and pencil have created a new world, and you draw quickly.
10. You can draw anything, and you think drawing something irrelevant and unrealistic is even better than.
The real thing is more real.
You have nothing to learn.
So for Xiao Bai, the most basic modeling ability has been practiced from the beginning, including sketching and sketching. And then transition to color,
As for the question raised by a friend, should I learn illustration by hand or with a graphic tablet? What I want to say is that this is just a medium. Xiaobai can draw a dull picture with WACOM's new emperor, and Dajiao can also draw a great work on the sand with bamboo poles. A master can use every blade of grass and wood as a weapon with internal force. Therefore, improving yourself is more important than using tools.
Ok, finally, at the request of some white people, put some well-known illustration communities at home and abroad.
1、pixiv(イラストコミュニケーションサービス[pixiv(ピクシブ)])
This is a virtual community mainly composed of artists. Everyone can read or contribute various illustrations, participate in private planning or formal illustration competitions set up by other members, and so on.
2. Blue Pencil (/the leading online design teaching platform in China)
A must-see website for design lovers from all walks of life around the world, as well as students and illustrators from art colleges. Online personalized teaching from 1 to 1 can solve the initial problem. If you want to learn illustration, then this website may be a good choice.
3. Illustrator House-Love Illustrator and Love Life (Illustrator House-Love Illustrator and Love Life)
4. Graffiti Kingdom (Graffiti Kingdom _ original painting social networking site)
Graffiti Kingdom is the earliest illustration website in China, and it is a gathering place for outstanding illustrators, cartoonists and painters in China.
Finally, it shows once again that learning illustration requires persistence, persistence and persistence. To grow into a towering tree, a seedling needs to turn over a new leaf in the face of storms. Illustrators need to use their dreams to clean the scars of their journey and then move on slowly. Dear children, are you ready?