Before 20 10, the employment of illustrators was better than that of original paintings. Since 20 10, with the rise of smart phones and mobile games on the internet, the game industry has been greatly developed, and the corresponding original painting industry has also been well promoted, resulting in a very high demand for talents in this field. From the perspective of employment and salary, the original painting has surpassed the illustration. If you learn, you can give priority to the original painting.
2. Which is more difficult, the original painting or the illustration?
Judging from the difficulty, the original painting and illustration are almost the same. Although the original painting is more casual, but now with the increasing demand for exquisiteness in the game industry, the original painter needs to make more exquisite pictures. If you don't do it well, it will make the model partner behind you more entangled. From this point of view, the original painting is a little more difficult than illustration, but the salary of the original painting is very high and easy.
Third: it is meaningless to know only the original paintings and illustrations, but knowing is the last word.
In fact, no matter what the difference between the original painting and the illustration is in employment prospects or learning difficulty, it is important or not, because it is meaningless and valuable to stay at an understanding level. What is really useful is to be able to engage in one of these two industries and really improve your ability, rather than just being a bystander. There are many promising industries in this world. If we are just a spectator, we can only be spectators.
If you want to improve your original illustration ability, you can listen to the original illustration course that my master broadcasts live online every night, as well as related software and tutorials. Do not need any economic expenditure. Only by learning from the master every day can you become a master. If you want to learn, you can go to his original painting illustration to learn the skirt: the number at the beginning is: 239, and the number in the middle is: 869. It's nothing to understand only from the literal level. You can first look at how masters play with original paintings and illustrations, how to create works, how to think, and how to express beauty incisively and vividly. These things need to be obtained through experience, but what they get on paper is superficial, and they never know that it needs to be put into practice.
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In recent years, with the development of computers, more and more work is done by computers, and the development speed of animation specialty is getting faster and faster. In recent years, more and more people are engaged in original paintings and illustrations. Although more and more people are engaged in this field, many people still don't know the difference between original painting and illustration. So what's the difference between the original painting and the illustration?
(1) The design content is different.
The original artist of the game needs to design the art scheme of the whole game according to the planned copy, which provides standards and basis for the post-production of game art (models, special effects, etc.). ). Illustration mainly deals with the setting of game characters and the design of art scenes built into the game.
(2) Different components.
The original painting of the game includes two kinds: concept map design and production map design. Concept map design mainly includes style, atmosphere, setting of main characters and scenes. The original painting design is more specific, including the design of all props, characters, monsters, scenes and game interfaces in the game. Game illustration includes game propaganda illustration, game character setting and scene setting.
(3) Different applications.
The original painting of the game serves the research and development of the game. We should not only maintain the unity of the whole game, but also ensure the production of artistic links such as stylists.
Illustration, a well-known form, is a picture interspersed with words. Nowadays, illustrations have more applications in business, such as film and television posters, books with pictures, advertisements, cartoons and so on. Its picture is more complete and detailed. Many people will pay attention to such beautiful pictures when they first come into contact with painting.
The original painting is an important independent work, which is convenient for the industrial production of animation games. Taking the game industry as an example, the original painting is mainly aimed at the construction of 3d modelers. Simply put, the original painter is biased towards design, and the costumes and accessories of the characters must be clear, so that the team work can be smoother.
There is also a great difference between the content of work and the stability of work. The work of the original painter is relatively fixed. If he belongs to a company, he will always have a relatively stable income. Illustrations, usually in the form of contracts, are paid according to the framework and difficulty.
Therefore, I personally think that the original painter is more stable, but it also depends on whether the company undertakes more projects, whether the illustrator is more free and whether the nature of work is more flexible.
The biggest difference between the original game painting and the illustration is that the original game painting emphasizes the sense of design, while the illustration emphasizes the aesthetic feeling. The job of the original game painting is to draw the concept map of the characters or scenes for the game project. Concept maps are not for publicity, but for modelers' reference. Illustration is mainly for beauty promotion, that is, external publicity. The game posters we usually see are all drawn by illustrators. One is internal and the other is external. Therefore, the original painting of the game does not require high details. You just need to design a distinctive character. Illustration is to draw in a beautiful and attractive direction.
Because of the strong design ability, the original painter of the game should have a certain understanding of various cultural elements and be familiar with common elements such as Chinese style, Japanese and Korean style, European and American style, so that the designed characters are unique. Illustrators have high requirements on the expressive force of color and composition, and the illustrations drawn should leave a deep impression on those who have seen them.
On the basis of painting, illustration is basically connected with the original painting of the game. Illustration and game original painting are both a kind of art painting, so they are basically the same on the basis of art. Illustration and game original painting should master sketch basis, color matching, composition, light and shadow, etc. It is equivalent to two branches growing on a tree. Therefore, the basis of painting must be mastered.
In short, the original game painting and illustration are both one kind of painting. They enrich the types of painting industry, meet different business needs, and make the painting industry broader.
V. How to apply for a job For the small partners who learn the original painting of the game, the main points should be remembered.
1. Seize the opportunity to live on campus.
Some game companies set aside some jobs for fresh graduates every year, and the government has corresponding subsidies, loan concessions or policy support, as well as the consideration of cultivating new people to replenish blood. Therefore, HR's requirements for works are far lower than social recruitment. If you miss the school move and want to enter a better game company, you may have to accumulate experience from a small company and continue to struggle.
2. Distinguish the difference between the original game painting and the game illustration.
The work of the original painting in the game production process is mainly to provide a design scheme, that is, to draw the original copy of the project into a concrete image. The core of this work is design, followed by painting. I saw a large number of predecessors of the original paintings on the Internet using illustrations to show people, because illustrations can show off their skills and attract powder, and can also make painters feel the fun of creation. But the original painting can't be regarded as creation to a certain extent, at least we can't let ourselves paint at will, but we just work hard on the three views over and over again. Even many projects are collaged around the internal material library to unify the style.
The job of finding the original painting is to train according to the needs of the original painting work to ensure that the basic skills of painting and design are unbiased; Illustration, that is, Mei Xuan's works emphasize expressiveness, and the requirements for basic skills will be countless times higher. In addition, most game companies are reluctant to spend money to raise a beautiful publicity. Most of this work is done by freelance retail investors, a few jobs are highly competitive, and most of them have original painting experience. Newcomers have no chance to compete directly with these people.
Pay attention to the popular game style and practice according to it.
Many game companies have their own successful project cases, so the follow-up projects will fully refer to the experience of this game, and most of them have some style inheritance, such as Sword and Home after Lilith's Legend of the Knife Tower, including other R&D and agent games similar to Q villains. My experience is that when preparing my resume, I should first look at the top 50 mobile games, make a good analysis of the most popular games, and look at their world outlook, screen design, color matching system, etc., and then practice this type of game style. The practice method can be to play these games first, then insert an imaginary character into the world view and set the correct gender, age, personality, clothing and equipment, attack style, etc. , simulate the real project settings, and then complete the design. In this way, you will have a work that is closest to the real project. If you save 5- 10, you will look very professional on your resume, which seems to be of no benefit to experienced original painters. At this time, HR will give you a chance.
4. Ensure continuous learning and prepare for long-term fighting.
Painting learning is a process that needs a lot of training and accumulation. Even if the competition is fierce, you can learn the basis of painting through the sharing and summary of a large number of predecessors on the Internet to ensure adequate training, but the aesthetic and design ability still depends on certain concentration and flexible use of methods.
How to find an illustrator? You can find it in the Cool APP! There are illustrators from all over the country who are good at all kinds of painting styles. You can also see their personal data and illustrations. Which units need illustrator 1? Publishing houses, but in fact, publishing houses generally don't leave full-time illustrators, and they all send bills to illustrators. There is an American editor in the publishing house, but it is Art editor who doesn't draw illustrations. If there will be, you should pay close attention. The requirements of publishing houses will be higher, newcomers are generally difficult to enter, and wages and benefits are also good. 2. Illustration design companies or publishing design companies, specializing in illustration design and production, need a large number of illustrators, and newcomers have certain professional knowledge, which is generally easier to enter. The salary is better than other design industries. What's wrong with the illustration? Don't even think about it if you don't know how to draw it. It's too new. ) 3. Freelance illustrator, who takes orders by himself and works from home, is not suitable for newcomers. He needs to have certain industry work experience, diverse styles, rich connections and minor fame to survive. Freelance is doing well and the income is high. I once worked nearly 20 thousand a month, but I was a little tired and unstable. 4. Games and animation companies draw original art work. These companies generally need two-dimensional concept design artists, strong conceptual design ability and original painting setting ability, certain professional knowledge and painting ability, and good treatment. Generally, the level of Wuhan can reach about four or five thousand, and there are dividends. 5. Toy animation product design, in fact, the toy industry now needs cartoon cute stylists very much, but unfortunately there are not many such people. There used to be a proprietress of a toy company in Zhejiang in our center to learn how to insert children, because the company's design strength is weak, but unfortunately not many people understand this demand. Another toy manufacturer is generally concentrated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong. Designers are well paid and often go abroad to attend trade fairs. 6. Advertising companies, medium and large advertising companies now need designers with hand-drawing ability to meet the growing demand for design level. Small advertising companies don't have to think about it. Making light boxes and cloth labels can't reach the level of using illustrators. 7. Comic studio, usually cartoonists bring a few assistants to draw together, but now the domestic comic market is really ordinary. It is difficult to find a good comic studio. You must be able to bear hardships and really love comics. That's basically it. I hope it can help Wuhan Illustrator Digital Art Center, which is a specialized illustration training institution. Graduates of CG illustration class provide 100% employment service. Because our teaching quality is practical enough and our industry contacts are rich enough, we recommend all graduates to work in relevant local illustration design units to ensure smooth employment. Therefore, participating in the professional illustration training for illustrators is also an efficient and convenient way for the illustration industry to find a job. Details can be found on Baidu's "Illustrator" website. (You can ignore it if you don't need it, hehe) I wish you a successful career and find your place as soon as possible! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!