Manual illustrator-how to make a manual? -"Lovely Handbook"

What is the best watch you have ever seen? Let's talk about my favorite work "Master Handbook". Josenaranja, a German illustrator, was an aviation engineer in 2005. He used pocket-sized Moleskine to record the creativity and inspiration in his daily work, and then opened the door of Handbook. Looking at his handwriting works, we will find that it is not like a simple notebook, but more like a beautifully printed album, books and even works of art. Jose's handwriting is amazing not only in overall layout, but also in details. You will find that each of his illustrations is carefully drawn, each font is properly designed, each collage has its existence value, and even each paragraph is neatly written, as if his life is perfectly recorded in his notebook. This is really the best calligraphy I have ever seen.

ARTIST 12| the significance of travel: how much does a person get from traveling by looking at fireworks from another angle?

It's not how many beautiful places he has been to,

But in him,

How many beautiful stories have been found in a beautiful place.

-The art of travel in Alain de Botton.

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Some people say:

"Life must have at least two impulses:

A desperate love and a trip. "

So, what is the meaning of travel?

Planning a graduation trip because of graduation;

Take a trip because of breaking up;

I went to another place to play because of the holiday;

...

Maybe there is no reason, just traveling for the sake of traveling.

So, we came to a country, a city and a landscape.

What we see, what we encounter,

We went through some processes,

Let this trip grow some memories in our hearts.

What's the point of traveling?

There are a thousand hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people,

Everyone sees the world in a different way.

I can only say that maybe it makes the trip more meaningful.

I like hand-painted Chongqing girl "Kaka"

Illustrator Kasdindo (Kaka) is a native of Chongqing, a well-known travel illustrator and travel depth enthusiast.

Kaka is good at hand-drawing travel notes. For a long time, he has contributed to high-end travel magazines such as CondéNastTraveler's Pleasant Journey, ELLEDECO Home Gallery and Travel World, and has traveled all over Europe, the United States, Canada and other places.

Kaka likes illustrations and picture books since he was a child, but when he was studying in Chuanmei, there was no special illustration major in the college. Even then, Kaka had never heard of the word "picture book", so she chose graphic design and new media and did many interesting things.

When he was about to leave the university, Kaka suddenly found himself still attached to hand painting, so in the year of graduation, he drew the first children's book through the introduction of a friend, and thus began to "mistakenly" the illustration circle.

Cusdin Duo (Kaka)

Born in Shapingba, Chongqing

I graduated from sichuan fine arts institute with a bachelor's degree.

I graduated from New Media Art Department of China Academy of Fine Arts with a master's degree.

Well-known tourism illustrator and teaching director of NinoArt

He has taught in sichuan fine arts institute and school of visual arts of Fudan University.

Now he is a doctoral student at the Research Center of History of Thought and Calligraphy in China, China Academy of Fine Arts.

Published works: Our Summer in Belgium, Walking and Painting-Kakasang's Travel and Painting Life, etc.

Look at fireworks in another way

Besides painting, Kaka's biggest interest is traveling. Whether traveling with friends or alone, traveling around the world is always the most motivating thing for Kaka, and this enthusiasm even exceeds making money and creating works.

It is with the fanatical pursuit of "poetry and distance" that Kaka's By-product of Travel was born and was deeply loved by everyone.

Later, "hand accounts" became popular. Kaka likes this illustrated recording method very much. During the journey, the combination of pictures and texts brings out the best in each other, which can vividly reflect what you see and think at the moment.

Although it is not a serious work for traditional academic art, it is just right for Kaka, a less serious illustrator. So it became Kaka's habit to draw wherever he went, and not to draw uncomfortable habits.

The notebooks drawn by Kaka are all about the same size, which is mainly convenient to carry when traveling. In order to make the story of each trip have a little continuity, Kaka usually draws the luggage and map on the first page of his notebook, and draws the place where he will arrive, so it is easy to form a global view in his mind.

Kaka feels that doing this is like writing an outline of a composition, and his heart is very practical. He can learn about the relationship between this city and neighboring cities, or the relationship between this country and China, and he has a preliminary impression.

Kaka also made many interesting changes in the composition of her works, such as scallops she took with her camera in the Bastille Square.

When creating, Kaka put the picture in the middle, and the words were written in circles around the picture. When reading, he turned to read, as if the happiness at that time was like an endless circle, which was quite interesting.

Kaka seems to be the kind of person who "walks away" and travels alone. In fact, no one is not afraid of the unknown, and so is Kaka. Fortunately, in a foreign country, have a safe trip.

Almost all the tourists you meet on your trip will exclaim, "You are traveling alone! How dare you! " Kaka gradually became calm and even felt a little "smug" when he saw the beautiful scenery.

Self-confidence and satisfaction in travel are short-lived, and everyone will return to their daily lives after all, so being able to sit down and listen to songs, draw pictures and let go ... is also a reward for their hard work and fatigue.

How limited an individual's life is,

But if we can pin our meaning on something other than it.

Such as art, such as music, such as ideological creation.

...

So a short and limited life may gain infinite power.

This is also one of the "meanings of travel".

What do you think is the meaning of travel?

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How to make a manual account? -"Lovely Handbook" text/Carrie wandering the world

This is a book of meeting each other after a brief encounter.

If only I could meet this book earlier!

From 20 13, I just started to get into the habit of keeping a diary. Write two books every year, one is a diary, and the other is a book that pastes paintings with beautiful conscious pictures in travel or life.

Speaking of hand accounts, I am really a little white in a little white. However, I have been listening to the sharing meeting about notebooks this year, but it seems to be of no help. After listening to it, I forgot that the knowledge of doing hand accounts is fragmentary and unsystematic.

Fortunately, I recently came across a new book published by Kyushu Publishing House, which is about how to write a notebook. The author is Japanese designer, illustrator and writer Udakawa Imi.

This book is called "Lovely Handbook". As the name implies, all the manuals made by the author have a lovely feeling. In addition, they are also small and fresh in Japanese style.

When reading this book, my biggest feeling is as comfortable as drinking my favorite coffee and flipping through books in a coffee shop.

This book is divided into how to use tools. How to write an account of life? How to personalize the account? How to share the four parts of the account?

0 1

The ancients said, "If you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first." Before you make a manual, you need to choose various suitable tools. Such as notebooks, pens, posts, etc. Among them, the most important pen, the line of the pen will directly affect the appearance. With regard to pen selection, the author introduces a set of pen selection methods in the book.

In addition, we can carry a small notebook and a pen with us, so that we can record things that are easy to forget, think and find at any time, which is also the way we accumulate materials in the notebook.

02

The next step is to write a life account.

How to write a handwritten account is also the highlight of the book. The author speaks in detail in this part. It is said to be the most comprehensive book on the market, such as traveling, drinking coffee, doing outdoor activities, gardening and so on.

For each type, the author gave us a detailed description of what materials, pens, patterns, painting methods and techniques are needed. Moreover, after each classification, the book summarizes a set of commonly used illustration modes.

Doing hand-written accounts sounds interesting. However, many friends will ask, why do you want to do hand accounts? Doing manual accounts is not only time-consuming, but also meaningless. We are already very busy at ordinary times and have no leisure time. I used to be confused, too, why I had to do such a thankless thing.

Whenever I finish my diary at the fastest speed, at the end of each year, I will finish a messy diary. However, this diary has no visual effect at all. I am upset when I look at it, and I am too lazy to look at it in the future.

Faced with this problem, the author explains this way: in the favorite things or strange scenes, he depicts his feelings and experiences in the form of illustrations. When one day, when you open your account, you can relive the feeling of that moment. Why not?

Having said that, I am also very moved and secretly set a small goal for myself. From now until the end of the year, I will complete a beautiful notebook by recording my life.

03

Actions speak louder than actions. When making, you also need to pay attention to personalizing your own account. Because when we buy a notebook, there is a natural color called DIY, which makes us feel excited when we look at it, but the price is a bit expensive.

This kind of book will be cherished even more after we buy it home, and we simply can't put it down.

Why? The same notebook, we are becoming more and more indifferent, and DIY is different. This is the charm of notebook.

So we can give full play to our creativity and make our notebook into a beautiful DIY notebook.

04

After bookkeeping, you can not only keep it as a souvenir, but also share it with others.

In the book, the author also introduces how to make a guide map of the hand account, which can be made into various ways to share the hand account, such as flying pigeons, books and so on. Interested friends can look at a series of methods mentioned in the book.

In a word, this is an interesting and lovely guide book with complete methodology and clear classification.

Instead of spending hundreds of pocket money and going to a few manual book classes, it is better to buy this book and study it carefully at home.

With this book, you don't have to worry about making a beautiful manual anymore.

A good life can start with a simple manual. Do you want to learn?