THE LEGACY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL PAINTING IN A MODERN PICTURE BOOK

Abstract

Children’s picture books have developed relatively maturely in Western countries, and Chinese publishing houses have chosen imported children’s picture books as their first choice for a long time. Regarding the development of the domestic children’s picture book market, due to the short development time, there are currently only a handful of children’s books that truly integrate Chinese traditional culture, and the connotation has not been truly inherited and popularized, and the unique historical meaning has not been truly reflected in the market. resonate in children’s lives. As far as image design is concerned, due to the influence of foreign children’s picture books, domestic children’s picture books mostly focus on natural expressions of objects and lack deep cultural value and spiritual connotation. As a result, our country’s children’s picture books lack national characteristics. Traditional Chinese painting is part of Chinese cultural heritage and has a unique form of artistic expression that can embody the connotation of Chinese humanistic spirit. The integration of traditional painting elements with modern children’s picture book design not only shows the diversity of the children’s world, but also reflects the cultural characteristics and artistic styles of different nations. When applying Chinese painting elements in the design of children’s picture books, whether in terms of formal language or philosophical spirit, blind application must be avoided. Modern children’s picture book design concepts should be followed, scientifically absorbed and flexibly applied Chinese painting elements to create deep and refreshing works for readers. A children’s picture book with Chinese elements. When creating picture books, we must also combine them with current science and technology to make picture books more nationally distinctive and modern in design, in line with the development of today’s diversified era. Based on the unique artistic characteristics of traditional Chinese painting — composition, pen and ink, color, artistic conception and other elements, this article discusses its application and embodiment in contemporary children’s picture books. It conducts research and analysis on the works of outstanding contemporary picture book creators, and summarizes The application methods and principles of traditional Chinese painting elements in the design of children’s picture books, and explore the new development of traditional painting elements in the creation of children’s picture books.