Basic painting composition skills for children's paintings

Basic painting composition skills for children's paintings

When painting, according to the requirements of the subject matter and theme ideas, appropriately organizing the images to be expressed to form a coordinated and complete picture is called Composition. Below are the basic painting composition techniques for children's paintings that I bring to you. Welcome to read.

The composition of children's paintings often takes the center of the picture as the core of the work. First, arrange the main parts of the painting at the core position, and then develop outwards in sequence until the entire picture is filled. In this way, the work can have a centripetal cohesion and the picture will have a greater sense of hierarchy. While allowing their children to create freely, parents of children should also guide their children to abide by the composition requirements of general paintings. These requirements are: the picture should be full, the front and rear should have priority, and the left and right should echo.

The following introduces several composition methods commonly used by children:

1. Central subject composition method

This is the kind of composition that children in the image period are best at using. method. For example, in the picture "a monster", the child imagines himself as a powerful monster, draws its image very big, and draws imaginary plots related to the monster around it. This composition method is in line with the child's self-centeredness and the exaggerated characteristics of children's drawings.

2. Star-filled scattered composition method

When children express busy and lively themes such as "New Year", they often disperse various people and objects according to " Composing the picture in the style of "Gypsophila" makes the picture look very rich. However, this composition method requires that the things represented should be varied and attract people to taste. Otherwise, the "sky full of stars" will become "a plate of scattered sand".

3. Queue-type juxtaposed composition method

Children are used to listing what they are thinking one by one, either from top to bottom, or from left to right. We can take advantage of this feature and arrange for children to use long strips of paper to draw "hand-holding little people" and "how they fly into the sky" and other content. This not only helps children learn to flexibly compose pictures according to different paper shapes, but also allows children to experience the fun of this kind of composition.

4. Line composition method

As children’s age and skills increase, they begin to like “mazes” and various chess games. They can use the development of their sense of spatial orientation to Design some content such as "cars on the road" to train children to learn route-based composition. This kind of composition may seem complicated, but children can arrange the picture according to certain rules and gradually learn to compose the picture in a planned way.

5. Front and back composition method

Use a certain perspective relationship to make the background and foreground of the painted image cover each other and combine them together to create a visual and psychological sense of integrity. .

6. Module segmentation composition method

In the same picture, shapes of different times, people, and places appear, and they are divided and arranged through some lines or color blocks, with movement, stillness, size They contrast with each other and have novel and rich effects.

7. Cross-hatch composition

The scenery is arranged in a diagonal cross-line layout. The intersection of the scenery can be inside the picture or outside. The former is similar to a cross-shaped composition, and the latter is similar to a diagonal composition, which can make full use of the picture space. And direct the line of sight to the center of the intersection, or outside the picture. It has the characteristics of lively, relaxed, stretched and implicit.

8. Oval composition

It can form a strong sense of wholeness and produce visual effects such as rotation, movement and contraction. Often used to express subjects that do not require special expression. The focus is on the content of the scene and atmosphere.

9. X-shaped composition

Lines and tones are laid out in an Gradually enlarging characteristics. Commonly used in construction, I bridges, highways, fields and other themes. Cross-shaped composition The changes in scenery, tone or color on the picture are in the form of an orthogonal cross-shaped composition. This composition can leave more space, so it can accommodate more backgrounds and accessories, allowing the viewer's eyes to naturally focus on the intersection. It is mostly used to stably arrange and combine objects, or to photograph regularly moving objects, etc.

10. Diagonal composition

It can be divided into two types: vertical diagonal vertical lines and flat diagonal horizontal lines. It often expresses scenes such as movement, flow, tilt, turbulence, imbalance, tension, danger, and rapid catastrophe. Some pictures also use diagonal lines to point out specific objects and serve as a fixed guide.

11. Triangular composition

The scenery in the three visual centers is the main position. Sometimes the scenery is arranged in a geometric form with three points forming one side to form a stable triangle. This triangle can be an equilateral triangle, an oblique triangle, or an inverted triangle. Among them, the oblique triangle is more commonly used and more flexible. Triangular composition has the characteristics of stability, balance and flexibility.

12. S-shaped composition

The scenery on the screen is in the form of an S-shaped curve, which has the characteristics of extension and change, giving people a sense of rhythm and producing graceful, elegant and A sense of coordination. When you need to express your subject in a curved form, you should first think of S-shaped composition. Commonly used in rivers, streams, winding paths, paths, etc.

13. Horizontal line composition

It has the characteristics of calmness, tranquility, comfort, and stability.

Often used to express calm, mirror-like lakes, rippling water, endless plains, vast flat fields, vast grasslands, etc.

14. Vertical composition

Can fully display The height and depth of the scenery. It is often used to express lush forests, towering trees, steep rocks, cascading waterfalls, skyscrapers, and other scenes composed of vertical lines

15. Centripetal composition< /p>

The subject is located in the center, and the surrounding scenery is concentrated toward the center of the composition, which can strongly lead the line of sight to the center of the subject and play a gathering role. It has the distinctive feature of highlighting the subject, but sometimes it may become the center of oppression, giving a cramped and heavy feeling. The radial composition takes the subject as the center, and the scenery spreads and radiates to the surroundings, which can focus people's attention on the subject, and then It also has the functions of opening, stretching and spreading. It is often used in situations where the theme needs to be highlighted and the scene is complex. It is also used to produce special effects on characters or scenery in complex situations.

16. Diagonal composition

Arranging the subject on the diagonal can effectively utilize the length of the diagonal line of the picture, and at the same time, it can also make the companion and the subject directly related; t system. Dynamic and lively, it is easy to produce the tendency of lines to converge, attract people's attention, and achieve the effect of highlighting the subject

17. Variable composition

The scenery is deliberately arranged in a certain corner or A certain side can give people thinking and imagination, and leave room for progressive judgment. Give it flavor and interest. Commonly used in landscape scenes, sports, artistic photography, humorous photos, etc.

18. Symmetrical composition

It has the characteristics of balance, stability and relativeness. Disadvantages: rigid, lack of change. Often used to express symmetrical objects, buildings, and objects of special style

19. Balanced composition

Gives people a feeling of satisfaction. The picture structure is perfect, arranged ingeniously, corresponding and balanced. . Commonly used in moonlit nights, water surfaces, night scenes, news and other themes.

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