China Youth Daily client news (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network trainee reporter Li Danping) The Spring Festival is approaching, and the handmade "two tigers" originally designed by Zhang Xinyue, a post-00s hand-made designer, sold more than 300 in 24 hours, with sales of nearly 200,000. "I really didn't expect it, I was stunned, I was still wondering if no one would buy it." She said.
Zhang Xinyue's design work - two tigers
"Two Tigers" is Zhang Xinyue's handmade debut work. Inspired by the door god, she used the elements of "fire" and "cloud" to design "fire tiger" and "cloud tiger". She put herself in the role she designed, hoping that she would "be able to wear a mech, silently guard everyone, and bring good luck to mankind in the new year."
Zhang Xinyue's parents graduated from Tsinghua University majoring in architecture, and his father, Zhang Yi, is a national first-class registered architect and director of the Design Institute of Architectural Design and Research of Tsinghua University, and has participated in the construction of Zhongshan Station and Great Wall Station in Antarctica, China.
The family's artistic influence laid the seeds of art for the young Zhang Xinyue. In her freshman year of high school, she chose the path of art learning. Since her sophomore year of high school, she has participated in the training camp like other art candidates. However, she was not greeted by a sense of accomplishment, but by laying the groundwork and practicing herself repeatedly. "It was a very difficult time, and I thought about giving up." She said.
Zhang Xinyue
At 0:00 on December 25, 2020, the results of the Beijing Municipal Art Joint Examination were released, and Zhang Xinyue ranked in the top ten. Later, she was finally admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts with excellent cultural class results.
In college, the biggest course that made Zhang Xinyue feel was the color class. In the past, her perception of color was entirely based on feeling, and the color teacher systematized and systematized the relationship between colors, which had a strong impact on her creative concept. She had to overturn her previous approach and build a whole new creative methodology. Under the guidance of the teacher, Zhang Xinyue took the initiative to explore and learn, and his ability was greatly improved and his creation was more mature.
Two Tigers Design First Draft
Zhang Xinyue compares CAMI to her "ideal city." Unlike the knowledge in books, CAFA gives her more freedom to do what she likes and express her views on art at will. "Art has made me mature and start thinking about the direction of life." She said.
Source: China Youth Daily client