Yongle Palace Myth
Illustration for Northeastern University
Chinese Yongle Palace mural is a cartoon character made by computer technology. The traditional murals are transformed into modern aesthetic creation, inheriting and innovating the essence of Chinese traditional "Taoist" painting. Cartoon illustration shows Yongle Palace culture in a new aesthetic way, including empress dowager, Yellow Emperor, Empress Dowager and maid. Yongle Palace cartoon illustration has found a foothold in the design. It transforms the traditional mural art into the modern cartoon illustration accepted and loved by people, catering to the aesthetic of modern society.
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Unique Properties
The frescoes of Yongle Palace in China are made into cartoon figures by computer technology. It is a promising career and bright future to display Yongle Palace culture in a new aesthetic way. The cartoon works include "empress mother", "Emperor Huang Tian", "Queen Mother of the west", "maid" and so on. Cartoon image has found a foothold of design, which is to transform the traditional mural into the image accepted and loved by people.
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Yongle Palace, mural, cartoon, illustration, character, myth.
Production Technology
The cartoon is painted by the vector graphic design software Adobe Illustrator. Bessel tools are widely used to depict the elegant and light feeling of the characters' clothing and the essence of the line drawing art of the Yongle Palace mural. The cartoon is printed in four colors for the promotion of graphic design.
Design Challenge
The line drawing technology of this kind of cartoon painting is not easy, so it is necessary to summarize and sort out the frescoes of Yongle Palace, and grasp the characters' expression and the charm of the line drawing. In particular, to draw traditional mural characters in the form of modern cartoon, we need to transform time and space, which needs to be challenged.
Project Duration
The project started from March 2019 and finished in September 2019 in Shenyang.
Operation Flow
In the publicity of Yongle Palace, the use of cartoon image is an important part of the publicity. With the aesthetic and hobbies of modern people, people's interest and understanding of Yongle Palace will be enhanced, and the murals of Yongle Palace will be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Research
Yongle Palace mural needs publicity and recognition. The cartoon character illustration design is based on the prototype of Yongle Palace mural characters, seizing the verve and body style of the characters, and adopting simplification, exaggeration and decoration techniques to upgrade the characters of Yongle Palace mural. Add crane, lotus, ribbon and other elements to show Chinese "Taoist" art and enhance people's sense of identity.
Inspiration
The inspiration comes from the fresco of Yongle Palace, which is a large-scale fresco art painted in the Yuan Dynasty in Shanxi Province, China. With the development of time, the disappearance of murals in architecture is inevitable. Therefore, the preserved murals of Yongle Palace need to be protected and inherited. The mural characters of Yongle Palace designed with cartoon appeal to people to pay attention to and protect the murals of Yongle Palace.
Image Credits
Wang Yumeng and Huo Kai, 2019.
Project Overview
Yongle Palace Myth Illustration has been a Bronze winner in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design award category in the year 2019 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Huo Kai was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2020, a testament to excellence of their work Yongle Palace Myth Illustration.
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