It is not difficult to find that illustration design has become one of the most popular majors that art students are interested in when applying for art study abroad. It is really popular~the reason is very rough and easy to find jobs! Art students majoring in illustration design abroad can choose: game companies, animation companies, commercial illustration, plane illustration, advertising companies, etc. Let's take a look at the notes for the production of illustration design works!

In the traditional concept, illustration is only an illustration that explains words in books, such as religious prints and Japanese Ukiyo-e. But now, illustration has been deeply extended to various fields of culture and commerce, including publications, corporate images, video games, commercial illustrations in advertisements, posters, advertising posters, and related design products, all over traditional and electronic media.

In fact, illustration is the artistic creation of using patterns to express the image and story, highlight the theme, and enhance the artistic appeal of the subject. The illustration design is very expressive, emphasizing the simple, clear and clear transmission of information to the viewer to arouse interest.

　　 The difference between illustration and painting To put it bluntly, illustration and painting are close relatives. Many of the performance techniques of illustration are based on the performance techniques of painting art, but there has been considerable progress in the depth and breadth of expression in the design theme. In contrast, illustration majors emphasize the ability to tell stories with vision.

        Notes on Preparation of Illustration Design Collection

1. Time planning is very important. Whether undergraduate or graduate students, generally good schools, illustration design collections are required to include 3 or more series. It will take at least 2 months to complete a series from conception. This means that if you want to sleep normally and have to prepare for language, paperwork and school courses, you'd better start preparing your portfolio 9 months before applying.

2. Students who have never been exposed to illustration should start to practice earlier. They can start from basic painting to practice basic painting (sketch, sketch and color). They must complete the illustration design collection under the guidance of professionals, let professional teachers give guidance and suggestions, and expand their thinking at the same time to prepare for the next illustration works.

3. In addition to illustration works, it is better to add some pure artistic creative works, such as hand-painted illustration, small knitting, small handicraft, photography, etc. to the undergraduate illustration design works collection.

4. When applying for undergraduate illustration design, colleges and universities pay more attention to standardized test scores, that is, TOEFL/IELTS scores; When applying for graduate students, colleges and universities can relax their language requirements.

5. In the collection of illustration design works of graduate students, the creativity and ideas of illustration are particularly important. Painting skills are no longer the main criteria to be judged. When applying, more attention is paid to the ideas of works and how to express them. Everyone's hand painting skills can be consolidated through practice, but their inspiration and opinions on illustration are different, so the style of creating illustration will also be different.

6. In your graduate student's illustration design portfolio, you need to use words to describe your illustration, including the theme, creative ideas, creative process, painting media, etc.

7. If you have a school that you really want to go to, you must do enough homework before making the collection, that is, deeply investigate the students' style and preferences in the school, and then start to make the collection.

8. Eliminate plagiarism, and may be banned for life if found.

9. Choose the painting style and expression method that you are good at, try not to use too many painting methods that you are not good at, so that the works can show their advantages to the greatest extent.

10. Communicate more with foreign teachers, exchange their own inspiration and materials, and also communicate more with their own instructors, regularly show their work progress to the instructors, so that the teachers can better understand your strengths and weaknesses, and give timely guidance.

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