What is the difference between graffiti and illustration?
There is no clear distinction between the two. It can be said that the two styles are the same and may have different commercial purposes
Graffiti mostly refers to street spray painting or hand-painted graffiti design drafts, which are mostly used for advertising design
Illustrations can be used in many media such as magazines, advertisements, brochures, etc.
A further breakdown is that graffiti is mostly a collection of dots, lines and surfaces, but is not drawn into a strong three-dimensional picture
The graffiti paintings can also be called illustrations, but some of the illustrations are very realistic and have a strong three-dimensional feel
The two are related to each other, they just have different names. The graffiti in Japanese student textbooks can be seen as animated characters at random. , the painting style is too brutal
When it comes to textbook graffiti, we all know that domestic students are called "Ma Liang". With their creations, historical figures such as Du Fu and Li Bai have become "textbook celebrities" !
However, graffiti is not exclusive to domestic students. In Japan, there are also many students who like to graffiti. What are the differences in their graffiti methods? We might as well appreciate it!
Japanese student textbooks The graffiti on the Internet turned out to be animated characters, and netizens called them: a two-dimensional country
Machine gun fire in English textbooks
In the English textbooks for Japanese students, we saw Honda children graffiti work.
He drew a "laser cannon" on the male protagonist's hand, and a pistol on the guest's body. After the two people shot at each other, it was obvious that the person holding the "laser cannon" was better. !
After the guest was injured, his body also exploded. The red, gray, and yellow marks showed that his wounds were serious
I have to say that the style of painting is too violent, at least for us. Domestic children can only "prank" celebrities, but cannot "kill" celebrities.
"Kirito" in English textbooks
The male protagonist Kirito in "Sword Art Online" is very popular among Japanese students. In the English textbooks, this black-haired character has It looks a bit like "Grandpa Tong".
So the student put two swords on the character's back, but the weapon on his left hand was innovative.
There is no doubt that this graffiti is also quite violent. "Grandpa Tong" is having a PK with a yellow-haired woman. Do Japanese students really like fighting in their bones?
Speaking of it, You can easily see the animated characters in the graffiti in Japanese textbooks. For example, the graffiti below. Doesn’t the style of the picture on the right look a bit like Shizuka in "Doraemon"?
This is originally A beautiful illustration turned out to be a male classmate shooting Shizuka with a pistol under the graffiti of students. The sudden change in the style of the painting was unacceptable.
The brutal "dinosaur man"
Look at the illustration below. The style of the painting is a bit like that of the horror cartoonist Junji Ito. What is strange is that the employee on the right really has no brain. Or is it some kind of blocking technique?
Now that "Godzilla vs. Kong" is in theaters, this student can also apply for a job to draw the next generation of Godzilla.
When Kyoto Face Appears in War Comics
The heroines of Kyoto Animation generally have a characteristic, that is, Kyoto Face. While the face shape remains the same, they can change their hairstyle or hair color. , will become the heroine of another animation.
In this English tutorial, we saw the Kyoto face in the hands of the student. At this time, he was holding a pistol and fighting with the girl next to him. There was a bombed tank behind him and there were still residues on the ground. Holding the soldier’s broken arm!
Seeing this, even netizens couldn’t help but ask:
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Sure enough, the Japanese have violent tendencies in their bones!< /p>
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At the same time, some netizens suggested that these graffitied guns are from the game "Metal Slug". What do you think?
"Attack on Titan" is coming
In Japanese biology textbooks, there is a chapter introducing the muscles of the human body. After the students saw it, they thought of "Attack on Titan", so they drew extra clothes for the two children in the illustration, and also added Equipped with a three-dimensional mobile device, it really has a hint of the Survey Corps killing giants.
But this giant looks a bit like Pixis, the commander-in-chief of the garrison.
What can we discover through these graffiti?
Both Chinese students and Japanese students have very good graffiti skills. However, the graffiti of Japanese students is more story-telling. They will not just graffiti. If you doodle a character, you will connect the entire illustration to create a doujinshi.
In other words, our students’ graffiti focuses on
individual imagination
, while Japanese students’ graffiti focuses on
overall creativity.
Each has its own merits!
Among these graffiti, we found that the illustrations in Japanese English textbooks are very beautiful. At this point, our English textbooks are a little ashamed of themselves, and the character painting style is not at all It's incomparable!
For example, the character in our primary school English textbook - Li Ming!
As an image of a Chinese international student, Li Ming's character design is not good, and his painting style is not It cannot attract students. At this point, the characters in Japanese English textbooks are good.
Dad Xuan has something to say
The graffiti in Japanese students’ textbooks is very different from that of Chinese students. Although their graffiti skills are good, their painting style is too brutal.
, not suitable for our children to study.
However, we can learn from the illustrations in Japanese textbooks. What do you think? What are the differences between graffiti, hand-drawing, and illustration styles?
Hand-drawing includes illustration and graffiti
Graffiti generally refers to the kind of paintings that are spray-painted on the streets
Illustrations generally refer to illustrations, which can usually be hand-drawn or board-painted
These three concepts are not at the same level at all. Right? It’s strange to mix them together
It feels like asking what is the difference between fruits, apples and tomatoes