| As a concrete complementary form of text representation, illustrations havedeveloped in the public impression from a single art category into a reflection offashion trends. Illustrations are never static. As an art form, illustrations have astrong correlation with trends because of their special commerciality, whoserepresentation form has changed a lot with the progress of times and the changesof trends. Embodying the demands of the times, illustrations are alwaysconsistent with the promotion form of mainstream media.The Internet age we are now in makes us perceive the world in pictures,thus illustrations are pushed to the forefront and gradually look new in thereform of the age. In today’s age of new technology, the ever-changingtechnologies allow illustrators to develop a new creative way, and also make thecombination of old and new ways possible. Such things are happening aroundthe world in the field of art. This combination makes the contemporaryillustration art filled with novel and innovative visual experience.This paper presents the impact of modern media on hand-drawnillustrations, defines the concept of modern hand-drawn illustrations,summarizes the content and style characteristics of illustrations expressed inmodern media, and analyzes the reasons why the application styles of modernhand-drawn illustrations change in modern media. Multi-media hand-drawnillustrations are used as an example to explore how the application style ofhand-drawn illustrations in media can change to meet the changing times better,and to highlight their value and significance of existence. It is argued fromvarious respects that in modern media the tendency of style change ofhand-drawn illustration design from simplification to diversity is unavoidable.Meanwhile through the use of her own work in the thesis, the authoraccumulates experience for the future creation and application of hand-drawnillustrations. |