Why do some painters like to paint oil paintings against photos?

It was first heard that painters painted oil paintings against photos, which means that cold surreal oil paintings are often painted against photos with a magnifying glass. It takes a year or more for Leng Jun to paint an oil painting of a surreal figure, which is really a relief. Imagine drawing a picture for such a long time, you can't let the model stand in front of it day after day, pursuing the ultimate realism in details, and you can draw it calmly and understandably in front of the photo. But later, I heard that many painters like to paint in photos, so I felt a little dissatisfied.

Some painters compare pictures for many reasons:

First, inner impetuous. I can't go deep into life, observe life carefully and find valuable creative themes from life, so I look for "inspiration" from some ready-made photos, then "copy" and draw enlarged "pictures" as my own works.

Second, be quick and quick. I always want to be famous early and quickly, and follow the picture when I see a photo that I think is suitable. In order to save time and effort, as long as I can get both fame and fortune.

Third, save trouble. It must be very tiring and troublesome to draw in front of physical objects or physical models every day. Taking pictures of scenery, things and people, of course, saves trouble.

Fourth, in order to save money. Whether hiring a model or sketching outdoors, there will be expenses. In order to save this cost, some painters have come up with a way to draw against photos.

As we all know, dust to dust, dirt to dirt, painting in front of a photo is completely different from painting in front of a real and objective image, and the effect of the works created is also very different. Facing a photo is actually copying, not creating. Painting against photos may also be vivid, tattered and beautiful, but it is difficult to draw the momentum, emotion, flesh and blood and soul of the object being painted. A large number of examples prove that only by observing the feelings deeply and insisting on sketching can we draw "living" excellent paintings, and the paintings that are "copied" through photos are like works that come out of ready-made molds, and even the painters themselves are hard to "move", let alone impress people! It also violates the original meaning and law of painting creation. Therefore, it is not advisable to advocate painting on photos.