Elements Of New Year Pictures In Small Schools And Its Application In Illustration Design

With such great development in the area of the illustration design,it can no longer be served as a contrast towards text in the traditional sense.Nowadays,the illustrations are able to show the main concepts of text strongly and provide a special perspective with an artistic appeal that words cannot express.Besides,the illustrations have occupied an important position.in the area of modern design referring to its rich expressiveness and direct feeling of reality.However,in the modern field,Chinese illustrations have referenced,or say it openly,are plagiarized from the artistic style of Europe,,America,Japan,Korea and so on,we scarcely see indigenized and nationalized illustrations.The wood-engraved New Year painting is a special Chinese art form,which is also a cultural treasure that rooted in the social activities in China for thousands of years.By combing the history of the Chinese wood-engraved New Year painting,especially by making some deep analysis of the New Year pictures in small schools in Shanghai from Peach Blossom Castle,we come to the conclusion that in the glory days of Chinese wood-engraved New Year painting,the artists have applied from three professional levels: “composition”,“color” and “line” no matter if they were intentional or not.When creating the serial illustration “peerless hero”,the artist has been inspired greatly by the New Year pictures in small schools in shanghai,especially during the whole creative process of “Zexu Lin”,“Chengong Zhen” and “Jiguang Qi”.Obviously,making historical theme as a matrix of creation is emphasized unprecedentedly,the technique of using Chinese way,freehand sketching by combining ink medium,to tell Chinese story is remarkable.It is a very good choice for Chinese illustrators to absorb the Chinese traditional wood-engraved new year painting and corporate it with the advanced ideas from foreign illustration design.Therefore,by studing the wood-engraved new year painting as the breakthrough point and looking back to history,it is significantly important and practical to inherit and carry great Chinese traditional culture forward.