Self-taught painting on a zero basis for one and a half months, have I made progress (multi-picture warning)

I started to teach myself watercolor in early May, and it's been one and a half months now. At first, I was afraid and didn't know how to write. Although I'm not as nervous as I was at the beginning, I still feel that there are many shortcomings every time I paint. After all, I have no foundation for painting, and I have a lot of vague knowledge and unskilled techniques, so I always feel that my progress is not obvious.

Although a little depressed, I still insist on doodling almost every day. After all, good habits still need to be cultivated. Insist on practicing writing every day, and at a certain moment, there will be a sudden sigh of "I can draw like this ...", which may be progress.

The following high-energy warning ...

The above paintings were painted at the beginning of self-study, and they were all copied from other people's watercolor works. At that time, I always asked for my own portrait, but I felt very strange every time I finished painting ...

Now I understand that "painting the portrait" may not be the most important thing in painting. It is necessary for a painter to have his own thoughts in the process of painting.

The above paintings are still copied from others, probably painted less than a month after learning to paint, and many problems are still found in the process of painting: bad smudge, bad grasp of reality and falsehood, wrong composition ...

I didn't find a book to read at that time, and I felt that I was groping in chaos.

Later, I found some books to read. Personally, I think the watercolor class of Yuko Yongshan is very good. The above is a copy of her works.

Yuko Yongshan's paintings are unique, and her landscape works seem to pursue artistic conception more.

Although she explains it in detail in the book, she will unconsciously be more active when copying her works. For example, when painting flowers, the pencil will not draw specific petals, but only outline the general flower shape, so the layering of flowers needs to be added step by step in the later stage ...

I copied some of her paintings and felt more subjective and patient when painting.

In addition to Yuko Yongshan's books, I have read several books recommended by others. The Watercolor Bible and 5 Scenery Articles for Watercolor Beginners are more basic, and all of them explain some painting techniques and tricks in detail. After reading them, I will feel that the chaotic state in my mind is gradually dissipating.

In the past, I only copied other people's works, and I didn't even dare to compare photos with paintings. Now I am better. I will try to draw some landscape photographs, and I will also delete them and add my own ideas in the process of painting.

The above books were painted these days. Compared with the original graffiti, they seem to be better. Let's think about it for the time being [covering our faces] ...

Recently, it seems that we have encountered a bottleneck and started to get impatient, so I plan to read those books again and ponder them carefully. Maybe there will be a breakthrough.

At the beginning, I learned to sketch, but it was too difficult. If I wanted to draw portraits, I had to learn bones and so on. After learning some basic physical shadows, I slowly gave up ... (I really escaped, haha)

Because I like the artistic conception of ink and wash Chinese painting, I occasionally copied the works of masters, including Feng Zikai and Wu Guanzhong, and also copied some landscapes in mustard seed garden.

Comfort yourself. No matter how you paint, it's good to learn the composition and artistic conception of the master ...

Here, I want to say that mustard seed garden is really a good book. After all, it has been handed down for hundreds of years, so it's good to enjoy it without painting. I recommend it to friends who want to learn ink painting.

If I want to talk about the progress of painting by myself for more than a month, I can feel the change of my mentality more or less in painting skills.

As a pregnant mother who is expecting to give birth after 199, the depression after pregnancy should not be too obvious. By chance, she regained her hobbies when she was young, and her heart gradually calmed down.

whether it's rough or smooth, if you stick to something you like to do, your life will no longer be gray.

With the pen in your hand, you can draw what you want. Similarly, the road is my own way, and I can go where I want to go. This is what painting and chatting taught me ~ < P > As for the result, I believe time will be the best proof.

*** encouragement.