Illustration is a kind of visual expression art form, which uses patterns to show intuitive image, real sense of life and beauty appeal, and occupies a specific position in modern design. The performance methods of illustration mainly include photography illustration, painting illustration and three-dimensional illustration. The illustration market is very professional and has great potential. The competition among illustration practitioners is also very fierce. At present, illustration is widely used in many fields of modern design, which is difficult to be ignored as a discipline.
The employment prospect of illustration design after studying abroad is very broad. A large number of creative industries need illustrators to complete their marketing and packaging, including film industry, music industry, advertising industry, etc. The relationship between the media industry and illustration is even closer. It cooperates with newspapers and magazines. At the same time, the work of illustration is doomed to be inseparable from publishing. Some niche fields, such as tattoo designers, trendy pattern designers, modelers, toy designers, cartoonists, and illustration artists, are derived from illustration design.
Fundamentals of graphic design, knowledge of typesetting, combination of words and images, storyboards, picture book creation, manual book production, and market practice of illustration.
The collection of illustration design works focuses on the transmission of ideas, creativity, stories and emotions, so that readers can get information or feelings from it. The collection of illustration design works is a visual language that tests expression. How to use illustration to express the theme to be expressed involves the transformation of a lot of available knowledge and the grasp of many forms.