What is even more surprising is that even this kind of "ugly" illustration with biased values is praised by the master's degree thesis. According to media reports, a master's thesis with "Illustrations of Primary School Mathematics Textbooks of People's Education Society" as the research object was exposed. In this paper, the illustrations of this edition of mathematics textbook are praised, which are highly praised as more vivid and more in line with children's temperament.
Some netizens said that many years ago, he saw a children's writer spit out textbook illustrations and sent a screenshot of the circle of friends in 2020; Some parents also said that illustrations have been vomited by children for six years. In addition, the illustration was discussed by other illustrators in the group.
There are all kinds of strange things in textbooks, and how to pass the exam has now become the biggest question in people's minds. Everyone may have different views on the ugliness of the illustrated characters, but everyone can still reach a general understanding of beauty. So, how did the auditor achieve the "beauty" of such an "ugly" picture? How can such a textbook go through so many processes and be handed over to students' desks? Procurement, audit and other links need to be thoroughly investigated.
In this regard, many media commented:
People's Daily: There are truth, home country and soul shaping in the teaching materials, even if the pictures are matched, they should conform to the public aesthetic and national temperament. Every word, every picture, every painting should be improved.
@ People's Daily Comment: Textbook illustrations are not only related to aesthetic cultivation, but also to value cultivation. The illustration design of healthy sunshine can guide children to form a positive spiritual world and pursue values.
Red Star Comments: Textbook illustrations are not only the embodiment of knowledge, but also an aesthetic existence. This kind of aesthetics is not only recognition, but also the foundation of culture.
Yang guang's comments. Com: When reviewing the design scheme, don't confine yourself to indoors, but also solicit opinions from the public, consider the social impact and social value, do a good job in legal and social moral risk assessment, and then make a final decision.
Dongfang. com comments: We should respect the teaching materials and ensure their scientificity and standardization. At the same time, you may wish to listen to students' opinions more, or you can select some students' works and put them into the teaching materials, so that the teaching materials can also be grounded.
Senior publisher: textbook publishing is generally not short of money.
This matter "has little to do with money"
On May 26th, a number of professional illustrators and senior publishing practitioners said in an interview with Dahe Bao Yu video reporter that this matter had a great influence in the circle. Some commentators believe that the publication of teaching materials is unlikely to find a particularly poor illustrator because of the cost. "This matter has little to do with money"; Some illustrators also said that netizens magnified some things, but the paintings involved did not conform to the public aesthetic, which should arouse the reflection of the textbook publishing industry.
Professional illustrators have different opinions.
A professional illustrator told Dahe newspaper Henan video reporter that illustrations for children should be close to children's aesthetics. Observing the painting style of the textbooks involved may be the author's personal style, but the eyes and expressions of adults and children are the same, which can not show the innocence of children.
"Aesthetics itself is somewhat subjective and will gradually change with the change of experience and vision. This style is a popular children's illustration style more than ten years ago. " A Feng, a professional illustrator, said.
A Feng also discussed this matter with his peers. An illustrator who works as a children's illustrator said: "The overall situation is OK, and the characters are ugly. This kind of publications (illustrations) are not expensive. If I draw them, I may not draw them very well. "
Kong Kong is a freelance illustrator. She saw this topic on the Internet and thought the picture was a bit strange, "not a special aesthetic standard".
"I think as a style may not be a problem. However, if it is used in textbooks, it is still necessary to give full play to the industry level and reflect the charm of illustrations in a reasonable and compliant state, so that students can like the contents of textbooks while studying and can accept and appreciate them well. " Empty talk.
Illustrator blogger "Wuhe Qilin" expressed his views on social platforms. "Five Harmony Kirin" believes that the aesthetic difference of illustrations may be related to the painter's price increase and the publisher's low quotation. "Five Rivers Kirin" is an example. When he started his career 12 years ago, he could find a hand-painted cover illustration with good accuracy when he went to 800 yuan for 500 RMB. Now it is difficult to find a portrait at 8 100. "Five Rivers Kirin" pointed out that the price of publishing houses did not rise with the market. The current quotation is not much different from that of 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, this money could be painted by skilled experts. After 20 years, the money can only be painted by some students in the art test class of the studio.
In the subsequent release of "Five Harmony Kirin", it is said that after the marketization, many painters still earn considerable income in other fields; However, in the concept of relevant institutions or departments, in the traditional publishing industry, the understanding and attention to art has not improved with the progress of the times, and the lack of money is only a symptom. Because of insufficient attention, there will be various problems, including lax audit.
Some illustrators also said that the artist's level should not be low, because the lines of his works are smooth and he should draw quickly. This may be a painter's style, but it is not suitable for painting children. He speculated that painters should have tight time and heavy tasks, and the most important thing may be auditing.
An industry insider told Dahe Baoyu video reporter that covers and illustrations are part of the content, and publishers generally don't save too much money in this respect. On the one hand, the price is too low for anyone to draw, and on the other hand, for the sake of the quality of the book, the quality of the painting will not be too bad.