What kinds of paintings are there?

Academia divides painting into three categories: traditional Chinese painting, oil painting and printmaking.

1. According to the materials and painting techniques used in painting, it can be divided into sketch, watercolor painting, ink painting, oil painting, mural painting, silk painting, printmaking, cartoon and so on.

2. According to the painting theme, it can be divided into still life painting, animal painting, figure painting, landscape painting, historical painting, genre painting and propaganda painting.

3. According to the picture form of painting, it can be divided into single painting, group painting and comic book.

Introduction skills of painting

1, prepare tools before painting

Drawing paper, different types of pencils. Drawing paper needs thick white paper with irregular lines. Friction-resistant, so you can use an eraser when painting, and it is not easy to get fuzzy. And has good water resistance, so that when painting watercolors, there will be no diffusion.

2. Learn to draw lines

Don't underestimate this link. Not everyone can draw a good line. Sketch is made up of lines. Generally, before learning to draw, the masters have drawn many lines. They only draw lines. So the first thing beginners should practice is drawing lines. Don't bend when painting, pay attention to decisiveness, agility and appropriate strength, that is, a line should make people feel beautiful, straight and generous, and the tail should be neat, tidy and untidy, so it will be dark and not up to standard. The key lies in the processing of line density, the rhythm coordination and ingenious application of density relationship, which can keep the picture sense of order and produce an orderly, rich and uncomplicated picture.

Step 3 copy and sketch photos

After learning the lines, choose some photos you like to copy. Copying is the process of copying calligraphy and painting according to the original. For beginners, copying and sketching are also important. But beautiful scenery, scenery, food, as long as you like. Copy a sketch photo as long as you draw the outline. Whether to copy a sketch depends on your basic line skills, not straight lines. You just drew a curve with your hands shaking. And sketch is the basic skill of sketch.

4. Copy sketch photos

Actually, there is a difference between sketching and sketching. Sketch is just a rough outline with lines, without shadows. It can be understood that laying the basic outline for sketch, sketch is to color sketch, but only black. Black places are painted black, and white places are left blank. Whether this color is good or not depends on how well your lines and pens are used, but you can't draw it in black and white. So copy other people's works first in the early stage, and the black mud there will be blackened. It is recommended to use HB in particularly dark places and 2B for lines.

Step 5 start sketching

Sketch is to analyze the position of objects and learn composition. Sketching can improve your painting ability and creative ability. Copy sketches, and everyone knows how to draw outlines. After copying the sketch, you will know what the sketch looks like. Let's start sketching. Find something you like, such as an apple, a bowl and a cup, put it in front of you and draw it as it is. But before painting, you have to make a composition. You must determine what you want to draw and where these things are on your canvas. You can make a rough mark with a dot, and then draw a rough outline.

6. Read more masters' works to improve the sense of aesthetics and composition.

If one day you suddenly feel that your painting seems to have made no progress, then this is the so-called "bottleneck". Don't be discouraged. This is normal. Maybe your sense of composition is not strong, or you always feel that your composition is at sixes and sevens. Then look at the master's works and see how the master composes and how the lines of the picture are laid out. Read more and summarize the master's creative techniques to find inspiration for yourself. Your sketch path will naturally improve.