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What are the expression methods of animal stick figure?

Simplification, generalization, exaggeration and personification

Animal stick figure refers to drawing the main morphological characteristics of animals with simple lines, which should be "simple" and vivid. We must delete details, highlight main features and simplify complex images.

Drawing steps

1. Summarize the shape of animals with basic shapes: for example, the head of a cow is inverted trapezoid and the body is rectangular; Such as mice, the head and body are connected in a semicircle, and the ears are semicircle.

2. Positioning with basic shapes: On the basis of being familiar with the general structure of giraffes, determine and master the corresponding basic shapes of the animal's head, neck, trunk and limbs, and arrange and lay out the up, down, left and right positions on the drawing paper.

4. Sketch the specific image: draw the head, mouth, eyes and feet in a certain position. When necessary, supplement the indispensable parts of the animal's head and limbs, and pay special attention to the correct proportion of all parts of the animal's body.

5. Grasp the law of drawing animals: Generally speaking, animals with long ears must have short tails, such as rabbits, pigs and elephants.