The Creation and Application of Illustration－an Example of Cartoon-Style Expression.

[[abstract]]Abstract Most illustration creation focuses on the realistic and concrete expression. This illustration creation study inquired the cartoon-style expression. The bombastic, deformed and funny features of comics enriched the content and wonder of illustration. The creation means employed the computer graphic and the personal-specialized hand-drawing, combining the double merits of technology and humanity and creating the modern illustration with rationality and sensitivity. The creation topics took the articles as the blueprints, transforming the hard words into the soft, abstract and intriguing graphics. This study stated the motivation and purposes in Chapter 1 and drafted the structure and process according to the methods and extent and limits. In Chapter 2 it aimed to inquire the definition, origin, development and classification of illustration and was engaged in the deep analysis and exploration of the definition, visual features and inner content of comics. In Chapter 3 the analysis research collected the national and international illustration works with cartoon style to embark on the judgment and analysis and concluded the results as the personal creation basis. In Chapter 4 the complete statements concerning the creative ideas, creative forms and techniques were addressed; meanwhile, the idea of comics-expression was integrated into the work and the arrangement and analysis of the self work were processed, the part of which was applied to the real life culture, e.g. poster, postcard, mug, dinner plate and T shirt, etc. At last in Chapter 5 the conclusion explained the division of illustration and comics through the learned experience of creation and research: the superiority of computer graphic integrating hand-drawing touch. The comics were proved to add the humorous and funny elements to illustration via illustration in cartoon-style expression. Key words : illustration, comics, cartoon style