[[alternative]]The presentation and application of illustration in line

[[abstract]]According to the encyclopaedia brilannica, it explains the meaning of “Drawing”— “It shows object, people, scenery, emotion, creation and idea by lines”. Hence we know, the biggest character of drawing is to make objects become abstract and simple by lines. The encyclopaedia brilannica also defines the range and the purpose of drawing-- “Generally speaking, drawing is a rough draft to prepare for the main painting. Sometimes these rough drafts become our final work.” The research works of this thesis are based on drawing, which transforms special issues and images nowadays into concrete pictures with color blocks of different brightness. Then they will become three-dimensional illustrations. Also I use freehand illustrations combining with the decoration style of graffiti to present a unique style of illustration. By the transition of pictures, I combine with the visual designs of the Hohaiyan Rock Festival to try to create many- faceted pictures and conceptions of musical strong vibration. The creating form is based on freehand lines and added to colors and the post- production of digital images to show the imaginative space as the comic. I adopt literature discussion as my main research method. The step of the research starts from illustration literature, and then we will know the definition, history, classification of illustration. When it comes to the definition of illustration-- Illustration is an additional explanation for contents, or it’s just a freehand picture for decoration. In respect of history, we can see that the history of illustration is different in east and in west. But they all developed from spreading ideas. Illustration goes through times to become the form today, and develops a unique kind of art step by step. The producing method is from freehand, woodcut, stonecut to the modern print technique today. Illustration is more exquisite and wide spreading. In speaking of the classification of illustration, it can be discussed by display methods and by display materials. Display methods include humor, satire, reality, decoration, imagination, symbol, exaggeration, abstract, etc. Display materials include freehand illustration, print illustration, solid and 3D illustration, computer illustration, etc. Second, I will make a research from the definition and the classification of lines, and the relationship between lines and colors to discuss my subject which is freehand illustration in lines. In this part, we can know that a line is a route of a dot moving. The lines can be divided into the straight and the curve, and the different painting tools can draw different lines with special character. The lines and colors can interact with each other. For example, I use a line to be the main character of a picture, and the color is going to change the solid space into the plane of picture. Then the front-back relation of the picture can be present by the three attributes of color-- hue, value and chroma. At last, I will discuss the decorative style of illustration. I hope this work can show the modern and unique style. Therefore, I will refer to the Art Nouveau in the beginning, and then discuss the graffiti which has risen these years. I will grasp the essences of the two different styles, and get the best point between the old and the new in order to expect myself as the creators of the Art Nouveau, brave to innovate and to the peek. After discussing the literature, I will use the knowledge and conceptions from the literature to develop an illustration form which is based on freehand lines. And the objects of describing are all kinds of special elements, such as “life”, “music”, “sign” and so on which are themes of strong post-modern personalism style. I attempt to develop unique visual pictures from these elements and present an introduction which is different from common photographs, mixed with my thoughts of life and art. And combined freehand with computer panting, mixed with tradition and technique, I will present a different style from only freehand or only computer panting.