Illustration Album Design —— How to Draw the Cover of Hand-painted Album

What are the principles of album design? What aspects should we pay attention to? To make a good album, if the concept, creativity, technology and other preconditions are sufficient, and if you want to present the album perfectly, you need to implement it according to certain design rules. Up to now, the design work of album production has formed its own three major design processes: positioning, presentation and performance. The principle of album design is as follows: 1. The relationship between size and contrast is one of the most important elements in modeling, which can almost determine the relationship between image and harmony. There is little difference in size, which gives people a gentle feeling, but there is a big difference in size, which gives people a distinct feeling and a strong feeling. 2. Contrast between light and shade, yin and yang, positive and negative, day and night. Such contrast sentences can make people feel the relationship between light and shade in daily life. At first, newborn babies can only visually distinguish between light and dark, while animals such as cows and dogs can simply distinguish between black and white, but they can't easily distinguish between chromaticity or hue. Therefore, light, shadow, Z, black and white are the most basic elements in color sense. 3. The thicker the contrast font, the more masculine it is. If it represents fashion and women, it is usually expressed in small print. If the weight of fine words increases, the coarse words will decrease, so that the collocation looks brighter. 4. The contrast curve between curve and straight line is very soft and relaxed; The straight line is hard, sharp and masculine. In nature, the two are properly mixed. Usually, we don't pay attention to this relationship. However, when a curve or a straight line emphasizes a certain shape, we have a deep impression, and we also have corresponding emotions. So in order to deepen the impression of the curve, we often use some straight lines to emphasize it. In other words, a few straight lines will make the curve more eye-catching. 5. Comparison of texture In the daily life of ordinary people, we may rarely hear the word texture, but in art, texture is a very important shaping element. Such as a sense of relaxation, smoothness, wetness, etc. Are descriptions of texture. Therefore, texture not only expresses emotion, but also blends with it. When we observe a painter's works, we often pay attention to the composition of color and painting. In fact, texture is the main factor that determines the style of the work. Although colors or objects will change, the basic texture is closely related to a painter's nature and is not easy to change. It is easy for laymen to overlook this point. In fact, this is the most important basic element, and it also has the strongest influence on emotion. 6. Position comparison. Placing an object on both sides of the picture can not only play an emphasis role, but also produce contrast. There are potential power points in the top, bottom, left, right and diagonal of the picture, and the hidden power can be displayed by arranging photos, titles or signs and marks. At this power point. Therefore, in the potentially opposite position, placing completely different modeling elements can show contrast and produce a compact picture. 7. The comparative layout design of theme and subordination is the same as the stage design. When the relationship between the protagonist and the supporting role is clear, the audience's psychology will settle down. Clearly indicating the master-slave technique is a very orthodox composition method, which will make people feel at ease. If the relationship between the two is vague, people will be at a loss. On the other hand, if the protagonist is too strong, he will lose his sense of movement and become a vulgar picture. The protagonist in the play will be known to everyone at a glance. If the layout can also show who is the protagonist, it will make readers know more about the content. Therefore, the master-slave relationship is the basic condition of design and configuration. 8. Comparison between motion and stillness. The beginning of a story has a beginning, a description, a change and a result. In a courtyard, there are rockeries, pools, vegetation, waterfalls and so on. Similarly, there are intense and quiet parts in design and configuration. The shape of diffusion or flow is "dynamic". Horizontal or vertical rebar shapes are "static". The two are arranged in opposite places, and the "moving" part occupies a large area. The "quiet" part occupies a small area, with appropriate white space around it to emphasize its independence. This arrangement is generally used to configure the key points of the four corners of the picture. Therefore, although the "quiet" part only occupies a small area, it has a strong sense of existence. 9. There are many kinds of contrasts, curves and straight lines, vertical and horizontal, acute and obtuse angles. If we combine the contrast mentioned above with these elements, we can make a varied picture. 10. The space between the starting page and the receiving page is generated by various forces and then dominates the space. The generated shape and another shape that accepts this kind cooperate with each other to make the spatial change more vivid. When we want to build a rockery garden, we should pay great attention to the outlet of running water, because the outlet of running water is the starting point of the movement, and the whole garden will be affected by it. When it comes to layout, the principle is the same, and the starting point and the receiving point will echo each other and coordinate with each other. The greater the distance between the two, the more obvious the effect, and both ends of the screen can be used. However, special attention should be paid to the balance between the starting point and the receiving point, and the strength should be appropriately changed. If one side is too weak, it will not cause * * *. 1 1. When the light and shade of the map and the ground are reversed, the relationship between the map and the ground will change. Generally, printed matter is printed in Braille on white paper, which is called land and black is called map. On the contrary, sometimes the effect of anti-white characters is printed on black paper. At this time, the black background is the ground and the white characters are pictures, which is the phenomenon of black-and-white conversion. 12. When you hit a big stone while walking in balance, your body will fall down because you lose your balance. At this time, you will naturally stretch out a hand or a foot quickly to keep your balance. According to this natural principle, if we change the position of each part of a good original and compare it with the original, it is easy to understand the composition principle of the sense of balance. 13. symmetry starts at one point and spreads to the left and right at the same time, which is called left-right symmetry, and its English name is symmetry. Complex states such as vortex shapes can be developed by applying the principle of symmetry. In daily life, there are indeed many common symmetrical things, such as the configuration of Buddha statues or the configuration of Japanese shrines. Symmetry will show the image of Gauguin harmony and stylization. [page] 14。 In the layout that emphasizes the same style, adding appropriate changes without affecting the style will produce the effect of emphasis. Focus on breaking the monotony of the layout, so that the layout is full of vitality, vividness and change. For example, the layout is all arranged in words, which looks very dull. If you add illustrations or photos, it is like a stone thrown into calm water, causing waves of ripples. 15. The characteristic of proportional Greek art is "golden ratio". When designing the length, width and height of buildings and the types and positions of columns, if we can refer to the "golden ratio", we can produce a unique architectural style in Greece and a stable and moderately tense visual effect. Length ratio, width ratio, area ratio, etc. , can play the same role as other shaping elements, showing an excellent image. Therefore, it is very important to use an appropriate proportion. 16. Rhythm has the shape of * * *, and repeated arrangement will produce rhythm. You don't have to use the same shape, as long as you are impressed. Three or four appearances can create a relaxed sense of rhythm. Sometimes only using feature modeling twice will produce a sense of rhythm. 17. In the sense of people, there are subtle differences between left and right. Because there is a particularly attractive place in the lower right corner. When considering the balance between left and right, how to deal with this place has become a key issue. Human vision is more natural for the flow from the upper right to the lower left. When arranging words, leave the lower right corner blank to arrange titles and illustrations, which will produce a natural flow. If it is reversed, it will lose its balance and appear unnatural. This sense of balance in the left and right directions may be related to people being right-handed! 18. Concentration and diffusion are always aware of the central part of things in our emotions. Although we look at things carelessly, deep down, we always want to detect the central part, which seems to be the case, so that we can feel safe, which constitutes the visual centripetal force. Generally speaking, heart-shaped looks gentle, which is also a popular way, but it is easy to become mediocre. Centrifugal typesetting can be called diffusion. Examples of common diffusion in modern arrangements. In layout design, the size of the title must be determined according to the content. The ratio of title to article size is called jump rate. The greater the jump rate, the more lively the layout; The smaller the jump rate, the higher the layout style. According to this scale, it is easy to judge the effect of layout. After the title and font size of this article are determined, it is also a considerable knowledge to consider the proportional relationship between the two sides and how to further adjust it. 20. Unity and Harmony If the contrast relationship is overemphasized, too much space is reserved or too many plastic elements are added, it will easily lead to confusion in the picture. In order to reconcile this phenomenon, it is best to add some * * * elements to make the picture have a * * * style and a sense of overall unity and harmony. Reusing things with the same shape can make the layout feel harmonious. If you put things with the same shape together, you can have a continuous feeling. The combination of them can produce a unified and harmonious effect. 2 1. Traverse is called traversal, which makes the layout produce a guiding route according to the direction seen by the eyes or the direction pointed by the object. Designers often use metal wires to make the whole picture more eye-catching when composing. 22. The images of the form are generally arranged in a four-corner Z-corner version, and other forms belong to deformation. The four corners of the corner version are at right angles, giving people a sense of regularity and few expressions, while other deformations present various expressions. For example, a triangle that becomes an acute angle has a sharp and distinct feeling; The shape is close to a circle, and it has a gentle and weak feeling. The same curve has different expressions. For example, a circle drawn with a ruler and instruments has a hard texture, while a circle drawn by hand has a soft round curve. 23. Horizontal line At dusk, the horizontal line and the sunset merge together, and at dawn, the brilliant sunrise rises from the horizontal line. The horizontal line gives people a sense of stability and composure. No matter the beginning or the end of a matter, the horizontal line always expresses a static moment. 24. The sense of activity of vertical lines is just the opposite of horizontal lines. Vertical lines indicate upward activities, which have a tough and rational image and make the layout appear calm and bright. If the verticality is unreasonably emphasized, it will become cold and stiff, making it difficult to get close. The contrast between vertical lines and horizontal lines can make their properties more distinct, which not only makes the picture feel compact, but also avoids the cold and rigid situation, complements each other and makes the layout more complete. 25. When you look at a bright scene from a dark cave on sunny and cloudy days, the characters in the cave are always represented by outlines, but the scenery outside needs to be carefully described. This is an incredible space to grasp the daily situation and abnormal light and shade at the same time. The normal light and dark state is called "sunny", and vice versa. When composing a composition, we can draw new images with different daily feelings by using the light-dark relationship between sunny days and cloudy days. 26. The way of speaking with quick blank space is suitable for evening news broadcast, but not for the host, because there is too little blank space in every sentence. It is also important to talk about the amount of white space in layout design. Even the same photo, the same sentence will be difficult to express the exact image because of the amount of blank space. No matter how balanced the layout is, no matter how beautiful the article is, readers will give it a good score as soon as they see the blank space of the layout. 27. Layout rate On design paper, the typesetting area used in this paper is called layout, and the proportion of layout to the whole page area is called layout rate. The amount of white space has a decisive influence on the impression of the layout. If the blank part is added, the style will be improved and the typesetting will be more stable; Leaving less white space will make people feel lively. It is obviously not suitable to use more blank space when designing informative magazine pages. What are the points for attention in album design? Designers should think about the creativity and innovation of their works every day. Although the market is full of vulgar works, packaging, posters, or some stupid animation advertisements, sometimes the more shocking it looks, the more eye-catching it will be. But if a company that is building a brand image or thinking about developing on foot adopts such works, it will not go far. Let's briefly talk about every link that should be paid attention to in daily creative design. The first point is that the colors of the whole page should not be too uniform and messy. In fact, too uniform colors are more troublesome for users. The statement that "uniform colors are easier to remember" is not very rigorous. The premise of this view is that the color design of this product should conform to people's visual feelings, and a beautiful and harmonious feeling should be produced before it can be remembered, otherwise the human brain will instinctively reject it. The picture I posted above is not uncommon in the activities and publicity of major "official" institutions. It is not only lack of focus, but also dazzling, which has repeatedly proved that most of our leaders are beauty-blind, which is more terrible than illiteracy. The difficulty of color unification lies in the distinction of color contrast, including the control of lightness and saturation. No matter how you want to unify the colors, the key information must not be overwhelmed by the colors themselves. Second, try not to rely too much on tools with good PS filter effect, but it is just a tool. Design should consider the concept and design purpose. If you rely on the computer effect of software to design, your design will always be tacky. My advice is, don't open any design software in a hurry until your sketches and ideas are completed. Third, disorderly layout is a taboo in design. Is there a slightly safer method for layout design? Yes, "one center, two basic points" ensures that the overall layout has a focus, which is a painful decision you have carefully chosen-it must be the most important information. Of the two basic points, one is auxiliary information and the other is interesting. Auxiliary information tells users what clues you have given them about the product. The interesting thing is that the layout design must break through the traditional layout and give people a bright spot. It can be lines, illustrations, printing techniques or special forms. Third, don't always imitate or copy other people's works. As a designer, everyone has a lot of good works by others. These works are just when you need inspiration or direction. Take them out, look at them and find the feeling. But some designers, in order to do a job, are still unwilling to use their brains, copy directly, or go directly to the sunflower collection. Search the brand cases they need and find cases with similar styles. So I said that the emergence of sunflower collection network has solved the creative deficiency of many designers. Creativity and ideas are always the soul of designers. A designer without a soul can only be regarded as an artist. The fourth point is how to deal with the practice of using too many fonts in a limited space. This is the psychological reaction. When using fonts, the first key is to minimize the types of fonts. You can control the number of fonts used to less than three. What if there must be more than three fonts? Through size, spacing, perspective, angle, contrast, color and other means. , fade the font of unimportant information and highlight the most important information. Another skill is the difference between horizontal text and vertical text. According to different reading habits, the recognition rate of horizontal text in China is relatively high, but the typesetting is a bit dull, while the effect of vertical text is easier to graphic fonts, and the influence of vertical text lies in the direction of numbers and English letters-so it is really disgusting not to use Chinese and English mixed arrangement in the text as a last resort. The last point is not to use low-quality photos. More tragically, poor quality photos = poor quality products, at least users think so, and even more fierce users directly point out: "I think if the company can't afford to take photos, it's best not to take them." A customized photography scheme, an excellent photographer, a good idea and a beautiful picture can all bring you more users, at least their attention. This is something that has been repeatedly proved by cases. As a designer, it is necessary for you to advise your clients to do so. You know, if you violate the right to portrait, you will pay much more than hiring a photographer. How to draw the cover of hand-painted photo album The drawing method of hand-painted photo album cover is as follows:

1. Draw a girl wearing a bachelor's hat first, draw her facial features and smile.

2. Then draw a bachelor's uniform and an armband.

3. Draw a girl's leg.

4. Draw some small flowers next to the girl.

5. Dye the flowers red and the girls' hair black.

6. The girl's bachelor suit is dyed blue, and her shoes are also dyed.

Design method of hand-painted album cover;

1, text and picture typesetting: insert a photo matching the content or brand tonality on the cover to highlight the theme. This can not only convey the propaganda information quickly, but also achieve a strong visual effect. If only one picture is used, the usual processing method is to let the picture occupy a relatively large layout space and improve the output rate. Most of the pictures are shown in the form of bleeding or removing the base map.

2. Text and graphic arrangement: Adding graphic design to the cover can enhance the artistic sense and formal sense of the picture. For example, some topics can't convey concepts with specific charts, so you can design abstract graphics to express them. Taking graphics as the main body of the cover makes the design more meaningful and detailed. It should be noted that the graphics must be related to the design theme and creative, otherwise it is superfluous.

3. Text and illustration arrangement: The illustration form can be understood as hand-drawn graphics. The advantage of illustration lies in its rich imagination and free creativity.