The epidemic in 2022 disrupted many people's plans, and all kinds of good wishes for traveling abroad, exercising and working hard were temporarily put on hold because of the sudden epidemic.

In a blink of an eye, 2022 is coming to an end in such a mixed atmosphere. As the calendar turns from page to page, it seems that this year has not achieved many expected goals and tasks. The last page of the calendar can't write down the twists and turns of this year and the mental journey of each of us.

what can I do? Of course-change the calendar! We have purchased 9 unique New Year calendars, so that these new calendars can bring you a brand-new year!

Sense of literary design

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Geographical calendar

Geographic IP and Centennial Video Works

Since its birth in 2022, the geographical calendar is the only calendar with geographical IP and century-old video works, which is loved by countless people.

In order to express the idea of exploring the world and caring for the earth, the cover of this year's 2022 calendar uses a vibrant blue earth, but if you turn a little, you can see a red planet with environmental collapse.

This magical card is called raster image. Using the principle of optical refraction imaging and the visual difference of eyes, two pictures are made into artistic pictures with dynamic effects. The two covers correspond to optimism and pessimism, and also imply that what happened in 2022 is about to pass, and the new year is a new beginning.

There are 365 wonderful moments and 365 meaningful days, spectacular landforms, moving scenery, interesting people and rare animals. This calendar will be presented to you one by one in the new year.

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Zhan Lu Zhen Li British Library

"Accepting the artistic elegance of grades"

This joint calendar of the British Library, produced by Zhan Lu culture, is too delicate to be described as "exquisite". The matching degree between orange cover and bronzing text is extremely high, and the design of hardcover book 100% has texture.

The twelve popular exhibitions in the British Library are condensed into twelve themes, from ancient law to the game of thrones, from Shakespeare literature to Gothic art, even if you know nothing about art, you can feel the artistic atmosphere from the exquisite atmosphere.

Every page can be scanned, and you can listen to the introduction of the special topic of the month to learn more about the history and significance behind the pictures. A calendar can directly harvest advanced art appreciation classes.

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One-way calendar

"Count your days"

The most special thing about this one-way calendar that won the German Red Dot Award is that it is a countdown calendar.

Because it is a countdown calendar, the date of 65438+1 October1in 2022 naturally starts with the number 365. With less and less time on the calendar, more and more silver stripes appear at the bottom, which means that the page is more and more reflective and simpler.

Fun and interesting taboos and various literary quotations on the one-way calendar accompany us through the present in a less didactic way, and every painting shows a calm surge.

The national wind is just right.

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Palace calendar

"Calendar Red Book"

When it comes to national culture and creativity, people may first think of the Forbidden City. In recent years, the cultural and creative supplies of the Forbidden City have really never been disappointing. 2022 is the ugly year of the lunar calendar, the zodiac cow. Therefore, the theme of the calendar of the Forbidden City is "Niu Fu and New Year, Rich Year and Elegant Book".

The calendar selected the cultural relics related to cattle in the Forbidden City and articles related to farming culture in China derived from cattle, respectively showing the contents of cattle welcoming bumper years, fattening of spring cattle, auspicious cattle receiving blessings, agriculture-weaving-oriented, cattle Cheng Rui, cattle grazing, writing about cattle in Danqing and New Year greetings to hundreds of cows.

Festive colors, elegant layout and rich traditional culture are all good things to welcome the New Year, whether for personal use or for the elders.

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Chinese traditional color 2022 chromatographic calendar

"With it, what else is Pantone?"

The traditional chromatographic calendar of China introduced by Wenchuang in the Forbidden City, as its name implies, lasts for 365 days, with time as the axis, different months and different cultural relics as the basis. With the ancient rhyme of poetry, while decorating life, it has both practical and popular science value. Those who like classical style will definitely put it down.

In order to know why, the Forbidden City also has the corresponding "Chinese Traditional Colors-Color Aesthetics of the Forbidden City". Looking at it at the same time is like opening a colorful window.

China's traditional months and solar terms are given the meaning of color in the book. Pale pink is Xi Lan and Nvni, and cyan can also be called Cui Tao and Mei Qing. The book also introduces the origin of each color name. For example, the name "tender goose yellow" comes from Huang Tingjian's poem. After reading it, people can't help but sigh the profoundness of China culture, and I can't put it down.

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Poetry and painting calendar 2022

"live in a poetic way"

It is not only a calendar, but also a collection of China's classical poems and famous paintings. A collection of 365 classic poems, words, songs and songs by more than 80 poets from pre-Qin to modern times/kloc-0 is like a history of China poetry spanning thousands of years.

Read a poem every day and appreciate a painting every day. The new year makes every day full of poetry. When you open the calendar, the "Top Ten Famous Paintings" come into view in turn. The layout is concise and clear at a glance, which brings us into the artistic world of classical literature and painting.

Familiar classical poems and classic paintings are full of daily life, savoring the aesthetic value of different times, and can also glimpse poetry and distance in poetic life.

Interconnection trend

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Zhihu calendar

"Satisfy your exuberant curiosity and thirst for knowledge"

Once upon a time, everyone fell in love with Zhihu when there was a problem. It is full of all kinds of problems. As a result, this "problematic" calendar was born and lit up our curiosity every day.

I know there are 30 million questions and 65.438+300 million answers. Use a novel little question every day to get a bigger and broader world.

The biggest problem is our curiosity and knowledge anxiety. "What will happen to the earth if the sun lasts for an hour?" "Why are instant noodles wavy?" "Will mosquitoes be killed?" All kinds of tricky brain-hole questions and amazing clever answers, a small calendar of "great wisdom" and "little cleverness", opened 365 days of imagination.

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Keep2022 sports calendar

"Nothing is more important than living every day."

Keep this sports app, I believe many people are familiar with it. Many people have advanced from sports white to fitness experts on this app.

If your weight loss plan fails again, or if you want to live a healthier lifestyle but delay taking action, then this calendar will become your most convenient exercise partner in 2022. Open it and start a life full of motivation and ritual in 2022.

365 different sports pictures in 365 days, giving you different definitions of 365 sports; 1February, 12 theme, 12 different possibilities of sports.

Just like the page-turning animation I played when I was a child, the little people on the paper moved immediately. A little sweet inspiration, who says sports are boring? With this calendar, every day in 2022 should be full of health.

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Douban calendar

"Every page has its story."

Douban, known as the spiritual corner of young people, has followed the consistent literary style. Every day, I recommend a douban with a high score of classic lines, 346 genuine stills+19 hand-painted illustrations, and a little fun to assemble yourself when starting a business.

Beginners use this kind of calendar to save the film shortage, and advanced lovers should also remember some special days in film history. This year's monthly calendar has added horizontal lines and writing boxes on the back, which is convenient for you to create film reviews. After all, literary youth who only look at creativity are not real literary youth.

There is a line that says, "Since the invention, the life span of human beings has at least tripled." Admittedly, it can't slow down anyone's life, but it makes the lost time sweet.

In addition to practical value and aesthetic value, calendars can also be a carrier for us to record our lives. Treat daily life with different moods, and there will be unexpected scenery in 365 days. Say goodbye to 2022. When you step into 2022, choose a favorite calendar and spend every day worth looking forward to with you in the new year.

Some pictures are on the internet.

The above is the genuine 2022 Zodiac map, about the sharing of Wenchuang. I read the 2022 zodiac wave color card, I hope this will help everyone!

PS photos to hand-drawn illustrations (with characters) For us who have been obsessed with countless comics, how happy it is to be able to turn photos of our travels and parties into illustrations/comics, as if we could create our own comic world. Let me share my creative process here. Before and after pictures first: There are many tutorials on how to turn photos into illustrations on the Internet, but only pure landscape photos can look good. There is always a feeling of "knowing it is a photo at a glance" when people's photos are turned out. So I added some hand-drawing on the basis of the online tutorial to make the final effect more like hand-drawing. First of all, we should turn the photos into illustrations. There are many such tutorials, and the better one is: PS saves the hand cancer party for three minutes to learn the hand-drawn illustration style. You can refer to it, so I won't repeat it here. The effect is as follows: if there is any deviation in the effect made by everyone, it may be that I adjusted the tone too much when I made it (I can't remember it for too long). In fact, after the first step, it has been very feel, but I prefer the animation style, and the characters above are still partial to oil painting. So, redraw a sketch according to the characters in the photo and color it, and it's done: poof, I'm kidding, but the sketch must be typed first, so you can use your imagination. You don't have to stick to the original picture, just handle the perspective and interaction of the scene. In order to see clearly, I reduced the transparency of the background: please forgive my 50-point hand-drawing technique (covering my face). In fact, in a beautiful scene, no matter how you draw, there will be color. Here you can refer to some hand-painted coloring techniques. I'm Xiao Bai, so I won't embarrass myself. However, it can provide a simple way to pick some bright and bright colors and draw solid colors for people. The simpler it is, the more hand-drawn illustration it feels. Or refer to the color matching in the works of Miyazaki Hayao and Xinghai City, all of which are very bright. Coloring effect: Finally, combining characters and scenes, pay attention to the occlusion relationship (in fact, the girl behind the pillar in the above picture has already handled the occlusion relationship), and add some shadows in the center to enhance the sense of reality. Ps can only erase a little of the original words in the soap chip. Another very important element is the sky, which can set off the atmosphere very strongly In terms of hue, my scene is a little yellow-green, so I also chose the sky with this hue. There can't be too many clouds in the sky, otherwise it will steal the host's attention and the audience will be attracted to the sky involuntarily. The sky I chose comes from Makoto Shinkai, and the final draft is as follows: This article is only about the basics. The children's shoes I am interested in can be hand-painted in depth, and I can draw more awesome works. But it is more important to draw on photos than technology, such as the work of Swedish illustrator JohanTh_rnqvist: expand your imagination, and believe that everyone can create interesting illustrations with your photos. Want to learn how to get started with illustration? One _ Ye Yongpan's invasion of Egyptian customs is a pity.

My major in university is science and engineering. I resigned after working in a state-owned enterprise for two years. How did I learn illustration one year after I resigned?

It's been a whole year since I started to learn illustration at this time last year. Like most people, when I first started to learn illustration, I also received many obstacles, such as: you started too late now ... making illustrations requires a lot of skills, but you didn't ... all these are true, but they still didn't stop me from starting.

The reason is love, of course. If you can do what you love, you are really lucky.

Especially now illustrations have been widely used in all walks of life, including startup pages, banners, special topics, refresh pages, details pages, icons, pop-up boxes, background pictures, holiday splash screens, expression packs, packaging, vi design, book illustrations, and many illustrations. Even now, illustrations in ui design have become a plus item. It is so important to know how to illustrate. Even if it's just a hobby, you will find the whole life better.

Two _ quail coward ≡ pure support шшш appearance! _ It is right to bear the burden of consumption.

This year, many people asked me, can I really learn illustration well without taking classes and laying a foundation? Are you really zero-based? My study experience tells me that it is possible! No one is born to be an illustrator. Excellent illustrators learn a little, so can we. And many illustrators are very good at sharing, and I have benefited a lot from it. Although there is still a big gap between my paintings and theirs, I am glad that I have made rapid progress in sorting out my works this year.

Three _ There is no way to teach yourself illustrations. In fact, I am just digging a hole for myself.

At the beginning, when I taught myself illustration, I knew that I was reading with a book or pulling a bunch of video tutorials from the Internet, but I always felt that I was stuck in my study. My study was always in a mess and my mind was in a mess. On the road of self-study, the more you go forward and work harder, the more you have an impulse to give up. My heart really broke down.

Later, I consulted my college classmate Wang. After graduating from college, she made illustrations. She said you didn't even reach the level of half a bottle and less than one bottle. How dare you play self-study You're confused about the most basic concepts. You are not teaching yourself. You are deceiving yourself. Then Wang put me in a large learning resource (skirt) with original pictures and illustrations, in which all kinds of video tutorials are systematic, and teachers share relevant knowledge every day, so I listen to them every day, not to mention really studying illustrations, and my inner doubts are swept away.

Many friends have been asking me how to find a large-scale learning resource (skirt) for original painting illustrations. Let me share it with you. The first set of numbers is: 239, the second set is: 869, and the last set is: 377. Personally, I think I can have a good learning foundation to accompany me on the road of learning.

Four _ I can copy the process of learning illustration, believe in myself and expect the future.

(1) If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools.

My usual tools include a computer, PS software and wacom hand-drawn board. My computer is a macbookpro 15 inch notebook. At present, all my illustrations are drawn by PS, which is the most comprehensive software compared with SAI, AI and SKETCH. Hand-drawn board needs some feel, many friends say it is not very good, just practice it a few times. Maybe it's because I just don't have a hand-drawn foundation. The first time I used the hand-drawn board, I felt very good. I thought a few strokes on the board could be presented by PS. It's so interesting. I fell in love with the hand-drawn board, so I didn't transition from paper to hand-drawn board when I came into contact with illustrations, but started to use hand-drawn board directly, and repeatedly checked the missing parts according to the problems I encountered.

(2) Copy-if you can't copy it, copy it first.

Because there is no art foundation, hand-drawing is the most difficult for me. At first, I really couldn't draw it I found some beautiful illustrations from the internet and picked some simple pictures, such as some plants, a small animal and a villain.

(3) semi-copying-imitation is boring, and imitation requires skill.

I copied about three or four. In fact, I have mastered several expressions of board drawing, and I will find that compared with the original, the copied ones are still good. Next, I found it useless to just plagiarize, because even the best plagiarism is the result of others. You are just imitating, and all you can learn is the expression of the original, that is, some software technologies. If you really want to draw by yourself, there is no idea in your mind and you don't know how to write in your hands.

At this time, I began to try semi-copying, that is, adding some of my own ideas on the basis of the original work, which is equivalent to adding some of my own hand-painted ideas to the mastered techniques. By collecting materials (first drawing a draft on paper, then taking photos with my mobile phone and sending it to PS for painting), or changing the composition of the original picture, I replaced or modified what I thought was useful into the original picture. In short, it is to modify the original works according to your own ideas. These are all works of that stage. It is difficult for me to do this step well without an art foundation. At that time, I thought it was difficult to draw anything, so I practiced in my notebook, but I still felt that the progress was too slow behind closed doors.

From the learning foundation mentioned by Wang, I found a set of sketch courses to make up for the artistic skills that everyone has always mentioned. At first, I couldn't draw straight lines, so I began to practice drawing straight lines, shaping geometric figures, tuning, shaping the relationship between light and shade, and so on. By learning sketch, I began to have a systematic understanding of the expression and modeling of light and shadow.

Learn sketch-geometry, still life, landscape, structure and sketch. I will apply what I have learned to my board painting as much as possible, and gradually feel less laborious and hand-drawn will be better.

(4) originality-learn from others and form your own.

The next step is originality. In fact, originality is not completely conceived out of thin air and then drawn, but based on many materials. My method is to collect pictures and photos of what I want to draw online, find out what I like, and then collect the elements involved in the picture in my mind from different fields and combine them into a picture according to my own ideas. This confirms a sentence: innovation is a new combination of old elements.

In addition, at this stage, I also began to learn more board painting techniques. I often ask teachers in the learning base for many video tutorials, and then draw with them, because illustrations have many styles, such as realism, plane, texture and so on. For me, I like the plain and fresh style, so I will analyze how these illustrations are represented, what brushes are used, how the graininess is made, what materials are superimposed, and why the colors are beautiful. Then I began to summarize these techniques and become my own things, but I can't copy them, but use them invisibly to form my own style.

Five _ _ An Hui, one bladder, one bitter tip, one miscellaneous punishment, one stool and one pepper.

Learning needs a process and hardship. Don't always think about getting there in one step. This is unrealistic. We should be down-to-earth, pay attention to ways and means, show wisdom in our efforts, and make efforts in wisdom.

(1) About software

There was an episode in the study of PS software, because I studied illustration before, and of course I didn't know what a hand-drawn board was at that time. At that time, I studied photography. Because I like photography better, photography will inevitably be done later, so I began to learn PS retouching or making posters. Well, the episode is over and the real dry goods are here.

I learned PS by reading a book called PS Non-trace. This book is very thick. I just resigned in June last year,165438+1October. I watched it for almost a month, but I really studied very carefully at that time. After graduation, I seldom read reference books so hard, and I also made various marks. I admire myself now. After reading this book, I really felt that I was proficient in PS, haha. In fact, if you just paint, you don't need to master it. What you use is nothing more than those tools.

(2) About the website

The websites I use the most every day are Station Cool and Petals, which have many excellent works that can be used to copy and practice. There are also some design competitions on the China of Station Cool and UI. Interested parties can take part in it. I have participated in poster design competitions and some pattern design competitions, which are all good experiences, mainly because I can learn what ideas and expressions other excellent designers will use under the same topic.

It is also helpful to make good use of petal net. Usually, you can collect all your favorite illustrations or materials into the petal net, and you can go directly to see them when you use them, like a fortune of your own. I also have a special collection of my inspiration library, which is full of some creative materials I have browsed, and basically there will be a point that I can hardly think of. Then, when I am not inspired, I will go through it and often get something.

(3) About books

I used to work in a state-owned enterprise. State-owned enterprises really feel like frogs boiled in warm water. Now think about that time, either going to work or doing nothing after work. On weekends, I think about how to relax, where to go shopping, Taobao and buy all kinds of clothes. The wardrobe is full, but I still have no clothes to wear when the season changes. ......

I have changed a lot since I resigned last year. What buy buy bought was not clothes, but various books, such as design, illustration, photography, learning methods, copywriting, operation, quality of life and so on. Personally, I think it's very helpful to learn some books that the teacher showed me in the resource library.

Principles of color matching design

Practical sketch course

Elaboration of illustration design skills in illustration classroom.

How to be an illustrator

84 creative skills of illustrators.

(4) About creation

Creation is actually an effective presentation after a lot of accumulation. I think the accumulation here is to watch more, practice more and record more.

Look at more optimistic works that stimulate the desire to create.

To practice more is to practice more hand-drawing skills and improve the creative speed.

Remember more is to remember more instant inspiration and increase creativity.

I summarized all the above by myself, I don't know if it's right, but I suddenly found that my summary is quite good, at least very neat, like serious nonsense, haha.

If you watch too much, don't say it. It has written in detail where to go. If you practice more, you won't say it. Just practicing. I am not afraid of too much. I'm also practicing.

Remember that I have to say a few words, because I found that many inspirations are instantaneous. I don't know if you feel this way. For example, when I was cooking, I suddenly thought of drawing a picture, and then I thought, I must write this idea down when I was cooking, but when I was cooking, I suddenly asked myself that I would write it down, so no matter what I was doing or going out, I usually put it in my bag. Of course, if you have a special function that you can't forget, you can ignore this.

These are some of my main learning methods, I hope I can help you. Remember, watch more, practice more and record more!