2. norman rockwell (norman rockwell, 1894 February 3rd-1978165438+1October 8th) was an important American painter and illustrator in the early 20th century. His works spanned two fields: commercial propaganda and patriotic propaganda. Most of his life's paintings were published in Saturday Evening News, and the most famous series of works appeared in the 1960s and 1950s, such as Four Freedoms and The Riveter.
3. Zhang Guangyu —— (1August 25th, 900 ——1May 4th, 965) Professor of Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, one of the founders of modern decorative arts in China, was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu. After 1949, he became a professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts and a director of China Artists Association. Zhang Guangyu is good at political current affairs and social cartoons. On the basis of national art, his decorative paintings absorbed the excellent elements of foreign art and formed a style with strong sense of form and strong national interest.
4. Triple Wuxiang-Japanese illustrator, born in Tokyo. Ode to the Color of Twilight (Ode to the Color of Twilight) is a light novel by Scorpion, illustrated by Sansui Wuxiang. The first volume of this book, Eve Smiles at Dawn, won the 18 Fantasy Novel Award, which was published by Fujimi Fantasy Library in Fujimi Study Room, and the Chinese version was published by Kakukawa, Taiwan Province Province. A translator is a young heart.
5. Dezhen (real name: Jiang Qingyi), a talented woman in the illustration field, has a beautiful and romantic style and is deeply loved by many young men and women. His works are numerous, such as children's illustrations, novel covers, calendars, posters of Chinese dramas, game software figures, wedding cake boxes, etc., all of which can show Dezhen's extraordinary painting skills.
Extended data 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.
First, illustration, collectively called "illustration" in western languages, comes from Latin "illustraio", which means to illuminate, that is, illustrations can make the ideas of words clearer and clearer.
Second, dictionary explanation, illustration is: (1) illustration, explanation (2) illustration, and example (3) explanation that 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.
With the advent of the information age and the development of modern society, the meaning of modern illustration has changed from a narrow concept (limited to paintings and pictures) to a broad concept. "Illustration" refers to the pictures inserted between words in newspapers, magazines, various publications or children's picture books that we usually read, collectively referred to as "illustration".
Illustration, in Latin, means "light up". It was originally used to increase the interest given by words in publications and make words more vivid in readers' minds. In today's various publications, the importance of illustrations has far exceeded the foil position of "luminous words". It can not only highlight the theme, but also enhance artistic appeal.
Illustration is an art form. As an important visual communication form of modern design, it occupies a specific position in modern design with its intuitive image, true sense of life and beautiful appeal. It is widely used in many fields of modern design, involving cultural activities, social undertakings, commercial activities, film and television culture and so on.
The development of illustration art has a long history. From the world's oldest illustration cave mural to the Japanese folk print ukiyo-e painting in the Edo period, all of them show the development of illustration.
Illustrations first developed with the changes of newspapers and books in the early19th century. Its real golden age began in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, the illustrations just separated from art works were obviously drawn, and most of the authors engaged in illustrations were professional painters. Later, influenced by the school of abstract expressionism, they turned from concrete to abstract. It was not until the 1970s that illustrations returned to the realistic style.
The historical evolution of ancient illustrations in China can be regarded as the development history of printmaking. It is also the history of folk New Year pictures. It's just that folk New Year pictures became commodities independently earlier, which is the predecessor of commercial illustration.
The history of illustration in Europe is similar to that in China, and it was first used in religious books. Later, illustrations were widely used in natural science books, grammar books and collections of classic writers.
With the development of today's society, illustrations are widely used in various fields of society. With the increasing commercialization of art and the emergence of new painting materials and tools, illustration art has entered the era of commercialization. In the era of commodity economy, illustrations play a great role in promoting economic development. The concept of illustration has gone far beyond the scope of traditional laws and regulations.
Throughout today's illustration world, painters are no longer limited to a certain style. They often break the way of using only one material in the past and widely use various means, which makes the development of illustration art gain a broader space and unlimited possibilities.
In China, illustration developed late, but it can be traced back to its source. After the development of blackboard newspaper, print and poster layout after liberation, and the reference to international popular styles after 1980s, with the popularization of computer technology in the middle and late 1990s, more and more cutting-edge authors who use computers for illustration design emerged.
References:
Illustration-Baidu Encyclopedia