The Application Of Modern Manual Elements In Illustration Design

Since the beginning of illustration art，it has evolved many kinds of style with itsunique charm. Illustration designers weren’t satisfied with the effect that depends on thetechnique of computer，so they began to return to the hand-made time.Manual arts has beenplaying an important role in human society since it came into being. It mainly experiencedthrough three different stages: from all handicrafts to the separation of craft and art, andthen to the difference between handmade products and industrial products. Through theheritage and evolution based on the traditional way，Traditional handicraft constantlyexperiencing the innovation and reformation. Today, Handmade art has derived severalnew categories, these new manual elements are the fusion of traditional craftsmanship andthe development of modern design. They’ re the continuation and innovation of traditionalmanual. This topic collected the application of these emerging hand language in theillustration design. The writer also compared it with the traditional manual language, andput the concept of "modern handmade elements" forward.This article mainly analyzed the application of modern manual elements in illustrationdesign, including the common handcraft and techniques. And it summed up all kinds ofinternational outstanding illustration works which are used the modern manual elements.This paper elaborated the analysis of the innovation and reformation that manual elementsendow the illustration design with. The use of the manual elements not only enrich thelanguage of illustration, but also enhance the artistry of illustration design. Compared to theordinary illustration，it has more value for collection. It also analyzed why manual elementscan give readers emotional resonance from the angle of sentics; With the practice of woolfelt design, the writer found the character of this material and analyzed the advantages andlimits in manual illustration through examples.Finally, this article gave the prospect andthinking on modern manual illustration design.