| Decorative illustration art, the basic visual features is its decorative. Development decorative illustration experienced the rise and fall downs, today we can say is becoming more stable and mature. Today, a wide variety of illustrations, different styles, but also the increasingly widespread use of the scope of the development from the earliest books to graphic packaging, film and television media, advertising, games and other broader space. Involving a wide range of decorative illustrations in various fields, both in line with today’s popular aesthetic, but also to meet the market demands, coupled with recent years, policy support for the animation industry, but also for the development of decorative illustrations played a role in boosting.So, look at the excellent illustration of the world, we can see, creating a unique style of illustration is built on the basis of national culture. In the context of the rapid development of modern science and technology, we want to achieve combination of tradition and innovation, both inherited and the development, only in the constant times, innovation can only come to the fore. Our experienced illustrator historical changes, all the way to today’s bumpy development. But with the cultural industry has been gradually pay attention to it, illustrator market developments towards standardization, the maturing of the industry chain up and running quickly, before long, it will usher in a golden age of illustration.There are local art creation featuring decorative illustration, is a light to dark, there is the development of the outside and inside. Illustration contains elements of ethnic traditions, historical and cultural traditions fit, in line with the local public aesthetic is a good illustration, is the world’s people will be able to love and accept the illustrations. Ethnic charm and style I believe we can make the world moved, therefore, the creation of local art with Chinese characteristics, decorative illustration, is one of many practitioners and the pursuit of their goals.The first part of this paper an overview of the background paper produced, content, significance of three parts, this paper is intended to introduce the general overview.Elaborate and foreign development process from concept illustration art illustration of three parts, the meaning of the illustrations as well as the evolution of the ancient and modern foreign illustrations in the decorative style were outlined.The second part of the paper describes the history of the development of Chinese decorative illustration, modern illustrations of classification, decorative illustration of the characteristics of the visual elements. Focuses on understanding the development process over the years and illustrator style evolution. Meanwhile, from the characteristics of the visual elements, elaborate decorative features decorative illustrations and decorative illustrations in composition, color, image design features.The third major paper describes the development of present situation of contemporary decorative illustration, future trends and the creation of decorative illustrations have featured local art decorative illustration is our goal.Finally, do specifically addressed for the application of traditional Chinese cultural elements in contemporary illustration design. Respectively, from the four traditional decorations, traditional decorative colors, Chinese ink painting art and folk art specifically addressed in its contemporary decor illustration of how to use. |