What are the classifications of art figure design?

* From the country, it can be divided into China artists and foreign artists.

* In terms of use, it can be divided into life printing, book binding, environmental typesetting, blackboard newspaper, wall newspaper, commercial art, advertisement, trademark, etc.

* In form, it can be divided into two types: plane calligraphy and three-dimensional calligraphy; Or realistic calligraphy and freehand brushwork.

* From the font, it can be divided into three types: Songti, Bold and Variant.

Bold fonts: Bold fonts have uniform strokes, and can only be decorative fonts, not calligraphy. Bold characters absorb the advantages of strict structure of Song Dynasty in font frame. In the stroke shape, the horizontal painting is bold, the Song shrug angle is flattened into isoline shape, and the uniform stroke thickness is formed in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the Song strokes with different tips and tails are changed into square strokes, which is unique and gives people a rough, solid, solemn and simple feeling.

It imitates the Latin handwriting that appeared after 12 century. Bold characters are characterized by thick main strokes, slender strokes, compact fonts and no arcs. This font was used in Germany and Austria until after World War II.

Song Ti: Song Ti is the most widely used font in the printing industry. According to the different shapes of characters, Song can be divided into Shu Song and Bao Song. Songti is a popular printing font, which originated from engraving in Song Dynasty. The song style is square, the strokes are horizontal and vertical, angular and angular, the structure is rigorous, and the strokes are neat and even, which makes people feel comfortable and eye-catching. It is mainly used for books and periodicals in modern printing.

Variants: Variants express themselves by changing the shape of a word. There are two ways to change the shape, namely, adding and subtracting strokes and changing the direction. The classification of variant characters depends on whether they take the meaning or pronunciation of the mother letter. Each variant has its own characteristics.