S is formed by connecting two radians, the forward and the reverse. Of course, flower arrangement is not a simple line drawing, it needs to show the flower body from narrow to wide and then from wide to narrow. Let me take you to learn the skills and steps of S-shaped flower arrangement!

S-shaped flower arrangement is named after its shape is similar to the English letter S, and its origin can be traced back to William Hokas, a painter in the18th century. He is deeply interested in the winding lines in nature, and has adopted the beautiful S-shaped curve theme in many works.

S is formed by connecting two radians, the forward and the reverse. Of course, flower arrangement is not a simple line drawing, it needs to show the flower body from narrow to wide and then from wide to narrow.

Preparation of flowers: linear flowers, You Jiali, yellow wolf (Gerbera jamesonii)

It is advisable to choose a tall bottle for flower devices. From the visual effect, a narrow and deep tall bottle is better. Cut the soaked flower paste into the size suitable for the bottle mouth, wrap it in plastic paper and put it in a vase.

The best flower material for S-shaped flower arrangement is eucalyptus leaves with curved shape and soft shape.

Cut off the long branches of eucalyptus and insert them into the two ends of the flower mud to form an S-shaped two ends, with a ratio of 8: 5 up and down and a golden section in the middle. Generally, the upper S-shaped segment accounts for 2/3 and the lower S-shaped segment accounts for 1/3. The upper and lower segments of the meniscus echo each other.

Fill the S-shape with eucalyptus. From top to bottom, pay special attention to filling the middle flower paste with cut eucalyptus to prevent the flower paste from being exposed. The decal should be 4 ~ 5 cm higher than the bottle mouth, and the intersection point is 8∶5.

Complete s-shaped profile

Make an S-shape with Huang Fulang and insert it into the flower mud in turn. Draw an S-shaped outline with beautiful flowers.

S-shaped flower arrangement is simple and colorful, and the streamlined overall feeling is an ideal flower arrangement for decorating the living room and bedroom.

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Etiquette flower arrangement is a kind of flower arrangement, which is used in various social and ceremonial activities, mainly including ceremonial bouquets, corsage, bride bouquets, flower baskets, gift wrapping flowers and so on. Etiquette flower arrangement is flower arrangement first, that is, the artistic modeling design of flowers. According to the principle of artistic composition and color matching, flower materials form artistic works with certain symbolic significance or internal feelings, which can fully display the natural beauty of flowers. Therefore, the insertion process of etiquette flower arrangement is also a conscious creative activity.

1. What is flower arrangement?

Flower arrangement is to put flowers in containers such as bottles and jars, rather than planting them in these containers. The inserted flower, branch, flower or leaf has no root, but is only a part of the plant. They are selected according to certain ideas and inserted into a beautiful body (shape) according to certain creative rules, thus expressing certain themes, conveying feelings and interests, making people look pleasing to the eye and gaining spiritual beauty and pleasure. Therefore, flower arrangement is an art, which belongs to the category of plastic arts like sculpture, bonsai, gardening and architecture. Taking the branches, leaves, flowers and fruits cut by plants as raw materials, after some techniques such as pruning, pruning and bending, and artistic processing such as conception, modeling and coloring, they are reconfigured into a delicate and beautiful flower art that can reproduce the beauty of nature and life, which is called the art of flower arrangement.

It seems simple to arrange flowers, but it is not easy to really insert a good work. Because it is not a simple combination of flowers and materials, nor a simple shape, but an artistic creation activity with both form and spirit, moving people with emotion and integrating life, knowledge and art. Flower arrangement is created with heart.

Second, the characteristics of flower arrangement art

Although the art of flower arrangement has many similarities with sculpture, bonsai, gardening, architecture and other art disciplines, it also has its own characteristics.

1. Timeliness: Because all flowers are rootless and rootless, their absorption of water and nutrients is limited. According to different plant species and seasons, the hydroponic culture time varies from 1 ~ 2 days to 1 day or month. Therefore, flower arrangement works can be created and appreciated in a short time, and it is a quick and short-lived art appreciation activity, which requires creators and appreciators to take the time to insert and taste.

2. Randomness: This shows that the choice of flowers and containers is arbitrary and extensive, with high and low levels and various forms, and is often chosen according to occasions and needs. Advanced aerial orchids, crane orchids, flamingos and cut roses are certainly beautiful, and roadside green bristlegrass, sorrel, reed flowers, cattail and plantain can also be useful; Celery, peppers, beans, radishes and various fruits are often good materials for arranging flowers in families and restaurants. Its conception and modeling can be simple or complex, and it can be created and expressed at will according to the needs of different occasions and the author's own wishes. Therefore, flower arrangement works are more flexible in material selection, creation, form, display and replacement.

3. Decorative: Flower arrangement works that combine the beauty of many kinds of flowers and follow the environment have the strongest artistic appeal, the fastest beautification effect and the immediate effect. This is incomparable to bonsai, sculpture and other arts.

4. naturalness: the uniqueness of flower arrangement works lies in the gorgeous colors, graceful, fragrant and fresh natural atmosphere of natural flowers. In short, the art of flower arrangement is a beautification method, an artistic accomplishment, and a cultural and recreational activity that is closest to the living environment and most easily accepted by people. Plastic arts that use patterns to express their mentality.

Third, cultivate flower arrangement literacy.

Learning to arrange flowers can not only decorate your living environment at any time and place, but also add beauty and warmth to family life. It is also the most elegant and precious gift for visiting relatives and friends and welcoming guests. If you learn to arrange flowers, you will always be friends with flowers, which will not only bring you the beauty of nature, but also show the rich connotations of various flower arrangement works-either warm and happy, beautiful and elegant, or absolute beauty, or proud of frost and snow, or tough and resolute, and can gradually beautify, purify people's hearts, cultivate sentiment, and play the role of self-cultivation, friendship promotion and information transmission.

Therefore, flower arrangement is practical, informative and interesting, which can not only entertain people, but also bring joy and joy, symbolize good wishes and make people love life more. It is no wonder that flower arranging lovers at all levels, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, regard the art of flower arranging as their life and spiritual pillar, and its great role and influence are obvious. Mind you, it's not difficult to learn flower arrangement, but it's not easy to create a real work of art if you insert it well. Flower arrangement is an art and art needs to be created. Successful works can give people beautiful enjoyment, and when enjoying them, they feel connected with each other. If they are enlightened, they will have endless aftertaste and gain knowledge.

Of course, beginners should learn and practice step by step to master the knowledge and skills of flower arrangement. For beginners, it is very important to learn the skills of flower arrangement, such as the selection and treatment of flower materials, composition, modeling and collocation. But that's not enough. We should also learn about plants, painting, literature and so on, so as to flexibly use the above skills for artistic creation. Therefore, flower arranging artists, like writers, painters and performing artists, should go deep into society and life, seek the source and inspiration of creation, and make their works have both formal beauty and ideological and emotional artistic conception. Only good at arranging flowers, the author of the work lacks creativity and artistic conception, and is only a florist at best. It can be seen that to learn flower arrangement well, we must constantly enrich and improve our cultural and artistic accomplishment, so that the works have vivid, emotional and poetic artistic conception and spiritual beauty. Of course, because of the practicality of flower arrangement, it is very important to practice regularly.

Fourthly, the classification of flower arrangement art.

There are many kinds of flower arrangement art, which are summarized and classified from different angles as follows:

(1) According to the nature of the flowers used, there are flower arrangement, dried flowers and artificial flowers (silk flower, polyester flowers, cotton paper flowers, etc. ).

(2) According to different container styles, there are vase flowers, cauliflower, basket flowers (arranged with various flower baskets), potted flowers, wall flowers (arranged on the wall) and so on.

③ According to different purposes, there are ceremonial flower arrangement and artistic flower arrangement.

④ According to different artistic styles, there are oriental flower arrangement, western flower arrangement and modern freestyle flower arrangement.

⑤ According to different artistic forms, there are landscape flower arrangement (bonsai), freehand flower arrangement and decorative flower arrangement (abstract).

Commonly used flower arrangements are classified according to the above ①, ② and ④.

Five, the form of etiquette flower arrangement

The flower arrangement used in various social etiquette activities such as celebrations, receptions, weddings and funerals, and visiting relatives and friends is called etiquette flower arrangement. According to different occasions and uses, etiquette flower arrangement can be divided into bouquets, flower baskets, table flowers and other forms.

a bunch of flowers

Bouquet is made of flowers, which has a certain shape and is a bundle of flower arrangement. Because it doesn't need any containers, it can be decorated with wrapping paper, ribbons and so on. Therefore, it is simple and quick to insert, especially convenient to carry, and it has become the most popular etiquette flower arrangement, which is widely used in various social activities, such as welcoming guests, visiting relatives and friends, weddings and funerals, etc. From the modeling, the bouquet can be divided into one-sided view and four-sided view.

flower basket

This is a flower arrangement made of baskets. It is one of the most commonly used forms of flower decoration in social and ceremonial occasions, and can be used for occasions such as opening, celebration, welcoming guests, meetings, birthdays, weddings and funerals. There are large and small flower baskets, such as the small flower basket carried by the bride at the wedding, the medium and small flower baskets commonly used in private social activities, and the large flower basket as high as two meters. There are various forms of composition, such as one-sided diagram, four-sided diagram, regular fan-shaped, radial, oval, irregular L-shaped, crescent-shaped and so on. The flower basket has a lifting beam, which is convenient to carry. At the same time, banners or decorations can be fixed on the hanging beam, which becomes an organic part of the whole flower basket composition.

Table flower

Refers to the flower ornaments decorated in conference tables, reception tables, lecture tables, dining tables, several cases and other places. It is also widely used in real life. Because flowerpots are often used as containers, they are also called flowerpots. Table flowers are usually placed in the center of the table (such as Chinese dining table, round conference table and western dining table, etc.) ) or on one side (such as lecture table, buffet table, double table, etc.). ). Table flowers can be independent or combined, as well as conference platforms and lecture platforms. Usually combined with the front of the table for decoration. From the modeling, there can be one-sided view and four-sided view, and the composition forms are diverse, including symmetrical geometric compositions such as circles, spheres and ellipses, as well as various flexible irregular compositions such as crescent shapes and drooping shapes. Composition mainly depends on the shape, placement and atmosphere of the table. Because flowerpots are common and tall, table flowers can also be made into low-type table flowers and high-type table flowers. The height of table flowers depends on the decorative occasion and the atmosphere to be created.

Wedding ornaments

In order to increase the wedding or warm and cheerful, or warm and romantic atmosphere, it is essential to decorate with flowers. Wedding floral decoration mainly includes the floral decoration of the bride's whole body, such as head flower, waist flower, bride bouquet and so on. The corsage worn by the groom and guests on their chests; Floats and decorations for different wedding occasions, such as the entrance, reception desk, banquet table, tableware, and even flowers on cakes and other foods. Wedding floral decoration is a comprehensive floral design that pays the most attention to the selection of flower materials, modeling design and production among all kinds of ceremonial flower arrangements. Besides small corsage, head flower, shoulder flower and wrist flower, there are also various ceremonial flowers such as bouquets, flower baskets and table flowers. The color and shape of the bride's flowers should be designed according to the bride's figure, face, hairstyle, skin color, color and shape of the wedding dress. The flowers of the groom and guests and float flowers should also be coordinated with the bride's flowers, so as to achieve overall priority, beautiful shape and complement each other. In addition to the main forms mentioned above, etiquette flower arrangement also includes many other forms, such as flower arrangement used at the front desk of hotels, rooms, restaurants, bars and other places, garlands for welcoming or celebrating, wreaths for funeral etiquette, flower decorations for gift boxes and so on.

Sixth, the occasion of flower arrangement.

1, flower arrangement is the most typical feature of flower arrangement art, that is, it has the most natural beauty of flowers, colorful and fragrant, giving people a fresh, bright, beautiful and true sense of vitality, and it is the easiest to show strong artistic charm. Because of the rich choice of flowers, people like to arrange flowers in most occasions, especially in some grand occasions or important celebrations, flowers must be used to arrange flowers in order to set off the environment perfectly. Its disadvantage is that hydroponics is not durable, and its effect is not good in dark light, so it is not suitable for use.

2. The flower materials selected for dried flower arrangement are dehydrated natural plant materials. They can be dyed at will without losing the natural beauty of the original plants. After insertion, it is durable, easy to manage, not limited by light, and can also be used in dark light. Let me remind you that dried flower arrangement is generally used in corridors, ground floors, unlit halls, dimly lit restaurants, the corner of the stair platform of hotels and restaurants, and also in the decoration of dark places such as cafes and bars. At present, in many European and American countries and Hong Kong and Taiwan, dried flower bouquets are also used as gifts in etiquette activities. Its disadvantage is that it is afraid of wet environment.

3. Flower villages for artificial flower arrangement are all kinds of artificial imitation plant materials, including silk flower, polyester flowers, crystal flowers and plastic flowers. There are many kinds, such as simulation, random design and coloring. Although it is expensive, it can be used for many years at a time, and the management is simple, as long as the dust is removed in time. It is most suitable for large-scale stage and window decoration, and also widely used in weddings and family rooms.

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