Carp swim leisurely in the water, showing the vitality of life. It is the free and carefree living state that people yearn for. Because carp is a homophonic word for profit, and fish is for profit, fish paintings, especially carp paintings, are deeply loved by the people. These works contain auspiciousness, wealth, and wishful thinking.

Structure diagram of carp

1. Upper lip 2. Lower lip 3. Nostril 4. Antenna 5. Gill hole 6. Gill cover 7. Lateral line 8. Body 9. Spines 10. Spinal fin 11. Pectoral fin 12. Pelvic fin 13. Anal fin 14 Caudal fin 15. Caudal fin

How to draw red carp

Step 1: Use charcoal strips to lightly outline For the outline, use light red to outline strokes and scales with weight, black and white, etc. according to the shape and content requirements of the fish.

Step 2: Use light vermilion dye to dye the head, body and fins of the fish. After drying, use a light garcinia cover (the mouth, belly and tail handle should not be dyed yellow). After drying, use light garcinia Eosin stains fish mouth and fins.

Step 3: Dye the head and body of the fish with cinnabar. After drying, add a little rouge with eosin and mix thoroughly. Dye the head and back gradually and deepen. After drying, add rouge with eosin to the color. Repeatedly draw scale patterns in the depths, and dot the scales on the upper corners where the scale patterns intersect. Where the scales are thick, the spots are thicker, and where the scales are light, the spots are light. For example, a lighter-colored cinnabar fish is dyed with light cinnabar, and heavy cinnabar is used to hook the scales and dot the scales.

Step 4: Dye the belly and tail handle with light pink, and finally add the eyes, using the same method as the golden carp.

How to draw a golden carp

Step 1: Use charcoal strips to lightly outline the outline, and then use light vermilion to outline the weight, black and white, etc. according to the shape and content of the fish. Brushes and scales.

Step 2: Use light ink to dye the head, body and scales of the fish. After drying, use a light garcinia cover to dye it (the mouth, belly and tail handle should not be dyed yellow). After drying, use light vermilion dye to dye the fish's mouth and fins.

Step 3: Use thicker ink to gradually deepen the head and back. After drying, use thicker ink to repeatedly strangle the deeper scales. Dot the scales on the upper corners where the scales cross. Dot the scales thicker where the scales are thick and light where the scales are light.

Step 4: Use white powder and polished bricks to dye the belly and tail handle into a thin powder. Use light green to highlight the eye circles, and after drying, use burnt ink to dot the eyes. When dotting the eyes, leave a small white dot as a highlight. If no white is left, use white powder to dot the ink after it dries. Dotting the eyes should be done at the end of the entire painting to avoid staining.