GRAPHIC EXPRESSION AND ILLUSTRATIVE STYLISATION OF IMAGES BASED ON TRADITIONAL LOOKS OF THE TANG DYNASTY OF CHINESE CULTURE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/uad.2026.3.46Keywords:
Graphic design, illustration, graphic image, illustrative design, personal image design, fashion illustration, cultural heritageAbstract
As an important part of China’s female image, the female image of the Tang Dynasty, with its rich and diverse image characteristics, unique aesthetic concepts and strong visual impact, has been loved by domestic and overseas audiences and has been frequently used in posters, packaging, film and television and many other fields, becoming a popular image of graphic illustrations presenting traditional culture heritage. This paper introduces the classification of the female image characteristics of the Tang Dynasty into four stages, namely the Early Tang Period, the Sheng Tang Period, the Middle Tang Period and the Late Tang Period, to explore the evolution trajectory of Tang Dynasty women’s image, and comprehensively analyze the visual aesthetic characteristics of Tang Dynasty women’s culture, and then explore the levels and methods of graphic design of images of traditional Chinese engravings and frescoes, which to some extent can be perceived as a type of fashion illustration by modern researchers. Through in-depth research and discussion of the female image characteristics of the Tang Dynasty, define the creative style, summarize the creative process, select the appropriate combination of clothing, makeup, hairstyle from the history of the Tang Dynasty, the design of four different periods based on illustrative stylized graphic images, causing the viewer’s emotional resonance was created. The conclusions drawn from the study are being actively implemented into the practical field of the design industry, allowing for a detailed tracing of the connection between theoretical developments and their visual realization. By introducing the cultural connotation and aesthetic value of female IP images of the Tang Dynasty into the form of modern illustration and creating works with artistic tension and personal characteristics, this new creative idea has a certain practical significance in exploring the high degree of compatibility between traditional culture and modern aesthetics
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