1. If you want to draw with a computer, you must master the basics of drawing. The basis of painting is sketch and color. The basis of painting is like internal work, and computer illustration is like martial arts moves. Martial arts moves without internal skills are just for show.
2. You should first master the software usage required for hand-drawn illustrations, then draw more and practice more from copying, and at the same time pay attention to cultivating your own design inspiration and creativity in the process, so as to draw good original illustrations by hand.
3. It is recommended to use a graphic tablet (hand-drawn board), which is really convenient in this era. Then buying a hand-drawn board will send a lot of materials to learn illustration. After buying a graphic tablet, you can use photoshop software or painter's painting software, which is really powerful. Painters can draw various styles with various paintings.
Illustration is commonly known as illustration in China. Nowadays, the popular commercial illustrations in foreign markets include publications with pictures, cartoon mascots, movie posters, game characters and artistic scene design built into games, advertisements, cartoons, picture books, greeting cards, calendars, decorative paintings, packaging and other forms. Virtual objects and related visual applications that extend to the current network and mobile phone platforms.
The definition of "illustration" in Ci Hai is: "refers to pictures inserted in books and periodicals. Some are printed in the middle of the text, and some are inserted in the pages to supplement the content of the text or for artistic appreciation. This explanation is mainly aimed at the definition of book illustrations, which is a narrow definition.
What are the general steps of drawing with a hand-drawn board? Hand-painted plate
The principle of drawing is the same as drawing on paper. The specific operation steps are as follows:
1. First open the painting software to use.
Hand-painted plate
Select a brush and you can draw a character's hair in the software.
2. Then, after finishing the hair, draw the face of the character under the hair and draw an ear of the character on the right side of the face.
3. After drawing the face, draw the eyebrows and upper eyelids of the characters on the face.
4. Under the eyelid, we drew two eyes of the character.
5. After drawing the eyes, draw the nose and mouth of the character under the eyes.
6. Under the painted head, we draw the neck of the character and draw a scarf around the neck.
7. Finally, we will draw the drooping part of the collar under this collar, so that we can draw the characters with the graphic tablet and see the effect.
Precautions:
For beginners, there are several factors to consider when using the tablet:
1, with painting experience (hand drawing experience).
2. Whether to enter relevant professional fields in the future. Animation, illustration, original painting, design, graffiti, etc. )
3.(4) What is budget (the most practical problem)?
Starting from copying, of course, it is also a hand-drawn board work. From simple to difficult, beginners can use Opencanvas, which is easy to get started, and then you can use PS and PS Painter. It is necessary to keep practicing.
How to learn hand-drawn board drawing based on zero foundation? Board painting is a painting method based on hand drawing and software operation. Without certain hand-drawing ability and basic knowledge of software, it is relatively difficult to teach yourself directly. In order to help interested students understand, most people will choose painting training institutions. So today, let's take a look at how beginners learn to draw on the board by themselves.
Basic learning ideas: for Xiaobai who has no foundation, it is recommended to start learning from basic hand painting; It is suggested to focus on human body structure and find a large number of related books to copy and remember. It should be noted that when copying, we should try our best to understand the interpenetrating relationship between human body structure and shapes from all angles, and do not blindly copy pictures.
For painters, painting skills are of course very important. However, many students will find that their painting skills have improved significantly compared with the past. Why are their works published on various platforms, but no one cares? These are two other key points that painters need to master-vision and understanding of market trends. The training direction of famous animation includes: game original painting, commercial illustration, game interface design (GUI), CG cartoon, film and television concept design, etc. Suitable for students' employment training and interest in learning.
Software introduction: SAI is the best way to use sketch, but PS software is powerful and involves a wide range of knowledge. Simply put, after learning PS, other software will be much easier to learn. After other hardware such as hand-drawn board is ready, you can only do basic operations such as creating and saving canvas, brush adjustment, rubber adjustment and layer after opening PS.
Tool selection: Because it is a drawing board, besides computer and software, hand-drawn board is a very important drawing board tool. Beginners don't have to buy too much money, just a few hundred dollars is enough, and the service life of the hand-drawn board is very long. It is also possible to change the board drawing when it is already a tool for eating.
Learning design does not necessarily require a painting foundation, but it is definitely better to have some hand-drawn skills. In fact, it is not difficult for everyone to improve. The following are the works of our classmates who have studied painting for two weeks. They all have no painting skills, and others can get in touch with you.
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Aesthetic basis: Personal aesthetic and theoretical knowledge are very important. You must always look at the pictures of big bosses and keep up with the market trend. Various smaller painting platforms are also good choices.