Ancient style animal illustrations-How many styles of illustrations are there?

What are the illustration styles?

Illustration styles can be roughly divided into the following categories:

1. Japanese and Korean style

Characteristics : The most typical one in Japan is the "celluloid" style, which has a beautiful painting style, slender figures, and little change between men and women. Japanese style is more casual and life-oriented, while Korean style tends to be more gorgeous and romantic, basically similar to realistic style.

2. European and American style

Characteristics: European and American style illustrations are mostly realistic, emphasizing real texture and texture, and delicate depiction. I like to exaggerate expressions to make characters look more vivid and energetic.

3. Chinese antique style

Characteristics: Compared with the illustrations of the above two art styles, the Chinese style original paintings also have their own distinctive characteristics, which are restrained and implicit but full of tension. Although Chinese style original paintings are more or less influenced by European, American, Japanese and Korean original paintings, profound classical art, elegance and mystery are still its characteristics.

4. Q version illustrations

Features: Q version illustrations have the most prominent style, mainly featuring characters and animals. The characters are cute, exaggerated or funny, and have short proportions. Although the lines are simple, The color blocks are clear, but the characters have distinct characteristics.

5. Flat style illustrations

Features: Mainly composed of color blocks, geometric shape, smooth outer contour, almost no contour lines, visual expression is diverse, approachable, and also Can be rigorous. A popular style that conforms to modern screen media and contemporary aesthetic trends.

6. Humorous style illustrations

Characteristics: It is more common to use exaggerated styling, which is very common in European and American styles. Commonly seen in news magazine illustrations, there is humor and irony in the pictures, and they are often related to political, social and cultural issues. The choice of colors is also quite exaggerated, making people laugh at the sight of it.

7. Realistic illustrations

Characteristics: The most common style, just draw whatever it is, just like it. Express clearly what needs to be expressed most. How many styles of illustrations are there?

How many styles of illustrations are there? There are many styles of illustrations, which can be roughly divided into flat style, MBE style, gradient style, vector illustration, 2.5D style, graffiti and line drawing style, Forest style, healing style, watercolor style, dark style, picture book style, noise texture style, etc. Below is only a brief introduction to these styles of illustrations.

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The style characteristics of flat style illustrations are simple, light, and neat. Flat style illustrations are mainly composed of color blocks, with geometric shapes, smooth outer contours, diverse visual expressions, and approachable Harmony can also be rigorous. Therefore, flat style illustrations are widely used in various fields.

Gradient style: Gradient style Gradient illustration style was first introduced by foreign designers, and the colors of this kind of illustration will be more vivid.

MBE style: This style of illustration has gradually evolved in the flat trend. It is more rounded, cute, cute and simple, and its iconic character is MBE, a designer from Paris, France.

Vector illustration: Vector illustration is a type of vector illustration that uses straight lines and curves to describe graphics, giving people a sense of color collision and trend.

2.5D style: 2.5D style illustrations have a particularly strong sense of three-dimensionality and space. Simply understood, they are two-dimensional images with 3D effects.

Forest style: Forest style illustrations have the characteristics of watercolor overlay, beauty, small clarity, and elegance. The attitude towards life represented by the forest style is advocating nature, comfort, and returning to nature; the attitude towards life is adaptable to the situation. ; Loves wandering; rejects consumerism; pursues a simple and direct attitude towards life.

Healing style: The overall healing illustration style gives people a warm feeling, the painting style is relatively soft and the atmosphere is strong.

Dark style: The overall illustration style is darker, with a sense of fighting against reality and deformation and distortion

The above styles are the more popular styles of illustrations now. I hope they can help everyone. Design illustration art by Italian artist ANDREAMININI!

Andrea Minini was born in 1979, an Italian illustrator and graphic designer. Graduated in Design from Politecnico di Milano in 2004. Featured in numerous blogs, magazines, books and art exhibitions.

The superposition of lines and the arrangement of thicknesses outline the iconic features of objects. These illustrations may seem simple, but each stroke has its own unique charm.

Aliyev Cultural Center C Zaha Hadid

*Milo Bridge C Norman Foster*

Bird's Nest C Herzog Gerhard de Meuron

Sydney Opera House - Jorn Utzon

Russian Dominion Office Building C Zaha Hadid

The Louvre Pyramid C I.M. Pei

Singapore Sands Hotel C Safdie

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao C Frank Gehry

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Marie Gibbao Cultural Center C Renzo Piano

Fallingwater C Frank Lloyd Wright

Guggenheim New York Museum C Frank Lloyd Wright

In addition to architecture, Andrea Minini also made illustrations of animals, and the shape of each animal perfectly demonstrates its characteristics.

Have you seen the charm of Andrea Minini’s illustrations?