在编辑部里常听到有同志说:“给来个插图吧,活泼一下版面。”持这种说法的同志,他们还是重视插图的,可惜对插图的理解不够全面。诚然,插图有活泼与美化版面的作用,但这只是插图功能的一个方面。正如鲁迅所说:“书籍的插画,原意是装饰书籍,增加读者的兴趣的,但那力量,能补助文字之所不及,所以也是一种宣传画。”插图作为绘画的一种独特 In the editorial department, we often hear comrades say: “Give an illustration of it and give a lively look at the layout.” Comrades holding such an attitude still attach importance to illustrations, but their understanding of the illustrations is not comprehensive enough. It is true that illustrations have a lively and beautiful layout, but this is just one aspect of the illustration. As Lu Xun said: “The illustration of a book is intended to decorate books to increase the readers’ interest, but that power can help the text beyond the reach, so it is also a posters.” Illustrations as a unique kind of painting