Zero foundation British American joint application, playing Guofeng illustrator and attracting 8 TOP universities! How to do the illustrated overseas works collection? Painting is the foundation, and interest becomes the source of his creation. He draws inspiration from novels and traditional stories, integrates writing and illustration, and realizes interdisciplinary by hand. With more than a year's efforts, he finally won the olive branch of Pratt, SVA, Maryland and other eight top illustration schools!

Illustrated overseas works collection cases

The winner of this session of natural light students is

Ouyang!

-Currently enrolled institutions-

Preet College of Art

Pratt Institute

New York Institute of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts

Maryland College of the Arts

Maryland Institute College of Art

Art Center School of Design

Art Center College of Design

syracuse university

Syracuse University

Nerin College of Art and Design

Ringling College of Art and Design

-$40000 scholarship

Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts

Cambridge School of Visual&performing Art

University of Creative Arts

University for the Creative Arts

-Illustration Design Overseas Offer Exhibition-

In this issue, we specially invited Ouyang to share her experience in the production of her collection of works, as well as some practical suggestions, how to select schools and many other contents. We hope that with her sharing, we can bring some reference and inspiration to everyone's collection creation and school selection. Now let's enter the quick question and answer sharing session of this issue.

Production project of illustrated overseas works collection

Introduce your portfolio project

I have done 4 projects in total.

My first project is the Book of Mountains and Rivers, which is inspired by the book "The Book of Mountains and Rivers" in China. This collection of works mainly appeals to people to learn more about and love our Chinese Elements 。

This is also my favorite project, because I like the Book of Mountains and Rivers very much, and I like the devil monster in it, It's very interesting to draw.

The second project is four tarot cards, four paintings based on the novels I read. I wanted to make these four tarot cards because I was reading a novel with strong color at that time. I was very excited and wanted to make some surroundings for it. So I drew these four cards. They are: Death, hermit, edge of destiny, chariot.

The third project is based on one I wrote A small fable Illustrations made.

I did the last project A tea set , this is a Interdisciplinary Because my collection of works is basically an illustration series, but I want to give people a bright feeling, so I use manual Made a tea set.

Which portfolio project is the most difficult?

The most difficult project is Shanhaijing, because it is my first project, so I am not very familiar with all aspects at the beginning. The teacher then Inspiration, color, composition I was guided from all aspects and changed from a completely confused little white state to a good understanding of the production process, color matching art, composition techniques, etc. of the collection of works, and finally completed such a highlight Chinese Elements Shanhaijing works collection project.

In the project of making tarot cards Mysterious theme At that time, when I was painting it, I didn't want to express enough feelings, so the teacher also gave me special and detailed guidance in this regard, including the characters Expression, clothing, atmosphere and matching elements Wait, little by little guide me to express this feeling, and finally make this collection of works come to fruition.

In addition, I think the teacher's greatest help to me is in inspiration If there was no teacher, I would not know what to draw, and would be very confused, because of the guidance of the teacher, my The creative idea becomes clear On the whole, the teacher helped me a lot thinking still technique I really learned a lot.

How long has the illustration portfolio been in class?

The course of the portfolio has been more than a year, but because of my poor foundation, I have 30 basic courses. This basic course is very important. At the beginning, I was a painter, and I could do nothing, After basic courses I will draw some sketches, which will help me, Put ideas into visual expression , which helped a lot.

What's the difference between here and in school?

There is a big difference. The art class in the school is the kind of class that one teacher talks about above and other students listen to below. There is no interaction, Both are unidirectional outputs 。

In the natural light class, the teachers are One-on-one In the process of class, it is a state of interaction and communication between the two sides. The teacher is no longer an indoctrination mode, but will Teaching according to my situation , such teaching makes me Very fast progress Of.

In addition, there is natural light every year Opportunities for foreign admissions officers to teach and communicate , and various Workshop for training thinking and practical ability , I think this course is very good, so I took it A master class of natural light , we will carry out some Brainstorm And discuss all aspects of material selection. The experience of this master class, Draw creativity, spread thinking and carry out group activities for me Everything was helpful. So, I think it would be worthwhile to participate in such activities 。

Did the teacher give you any advice on school selection?

Yes, at the beginning, I was completely ignorant of foreign universities, The teacher will evaluate me first According to my own situation, teacher Evaluate which school is suitable for me , tell me the teaching style, curriculum, employment direction, application requirements, etc. of these schools, and Estimate which schools I can be admitted to.

So I have a clear goal for school selection Anglo American Joint Application Up to now, we have obtained 8 offers from colleges and universities, Among them, the school gave me $40000 scholarship The teacher's estimate is really accurate (laugh).

However, I finally decided to go to SVA. Everyone in this school knows that its ranking is very good, and the teachers have a good reputation. I mainly go for these two points (laugh).

What suggestions do you have for your classmates?

My suggestions to you are as follows:

　　 tip1： Pay more attention to the small things around you and write them down in time, which may become the inspiration for your works.

　　 tip2： You should practice more at ordinary times. If you don't practice at ordinary times, sometimes you will find that you can't draw, which will be very embarrassing.

　　 Summary

With zero foundation, she encountered many difficulties in the production process of illustration works collection, but with her own efforts and the help of teachers, she finally won the favor of many famous schools and went to famous schools.

If you are hesitating to study abroad because of poor foundation or cross majors, Ouyang's experience tells us that everything is possible, You can still get the offer Grand Slam without any foundation ！

So on the way to pursue your dreams, you must believe in yourself and work hard to overcome difficulties. You can also Welcome your grand slam ！

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