method 1: painting basics
1. draw what you see. Start with simple or common objects (such as the classic still life fruit bowl), and then gradually transition to more complex objects-such as a exquisitely designed table or a person's face. As you draw objects in real life better and better, you will become more and more good at showing your ideas on paper. For example, let's assume that you have conceived an anime image, and you can imagine every detail-the expression on their faces, the feelings contained in their eyes, and the signature movements of each character-but if you haven't practiced the picture department, eyes and dynamic posture, you will find it difficult to record the character image produced in your mind on paper as it is.
When you start to learn painting, you should avoid starting from the huge or delicate. On the contrary, you should focus on the small and simple. Choose a fruit bowl, a house, or a mountain range, and practice engraving the still life as it is with a pencil. You can draw different versions of the same still life. For example, if you are drawing a mountain range, you might as well do some evaluation on your first manuscript. Find out the highlights and inadequacies in the painting, or find a friend to make a little identification and tell you which part of the mountains looks unnatural or needs improvement. After you make a list of the places that need to be modified, draw the mountain again. This time, try to improve what was not satisfactory in the first painting.
imagine yourself as a chef. When a chef learns a new recipe, it often takes days or even weeks to cook that dish over and over again. It is boring to eat a dish repeatedly, but by the end of this week, he will master the recipe skillfully. If your dish is not cooked for a while, don't feel depressed. It always takes time to do a good job.
2. Try to find more time to practice painting. Practice makes perfect. You can even practice painting while doing other things and having leisure (doodling on the phone is an excellent opportunity), prepare a piece of paper and a pen, and you can start practicing basic graphics. Start by practicing drawing basic graphics. With the deepening of practice, you will find that it is these basic graphics that make up more complex graphics. Practicing this basic skill will make your painting journey more efficient, productive and interesting.
Practice drawing circles, cubes, triangles, rectangles, etc. Improve your skills step by step and draw the perfect basic graphics. Then you can increase the difficulty and try to draw more kinds of shapes: different sizes of circles and cubes, different kinds of rectangles and triangles.
after enough repetitions (and a rough draft in the trash can), you will come to the stage where you can draw most of the figures at will. In order to further improve this basic skill, you can also try to draw curves and spiral objects. Try to draw springs, spirals, various rings and garlands, and pay attention to keeping the continuity of the curve.
Method 2: Concepts you should master
1. Draw a rough sketch first. For example, when drawing a tree, don't trace the leaves one by one, otherwise it will be easy to lose big because of small things, and in the end it will be impossible to arrange the layout of the picture reasonably, which will make the whole picture present an ugly sense of imbalance. Use light, layered strokes. Write freely and don't worry about making mistakes. After all, what you are doing is to accurately express the general ideas and ideas, rather than accurately copy and reproduce them. Compare, adjust and modify your final draft.
if you are drawing with reference to physical objects, remember to cross-reference the physical objects and the results on paper. Ensure that the size and proportion of each part are as accurate as possible.
imagine the tree you want to draw eventually, and draw a faint sketch with a pencil. You can draw the outline of an imaginary painting, or you can draw its "skeleton" (as you usually do when painting a human body).
it's a great way to imagine the basic shapes that make up an object in your mind. In other words, it is to decompose objects in your mind. In most cases, a tree just adds an ellipse or triangle to a cylinder. Draw a three-dimensional effect on each shape, so that you can gradually supplement the details while maintaining the ideal proportion.
2. Refine and perfect your sketch. Use thick black lines to highlight the parts you need, and use an eraser to remove the unnecessary lines. Add details bit by bit, and remember to look back at your painting as a whole often, so as to ensure that it gradually presents what you want. Learn and experiment with a variety of painting skills, which will help you improve your ability to convey ideas through painting. Use the shadow method to draw. Shadow means the difference between color and depth. Think about how light strikes an object, where it is bright and where it is dark. This can add brightness, color saturation and depth to the painting.
You can draw a picture with a bowling ball in the foreground and the sunset just in the evening as the background. Because the sun is very close to the horizon at this time, the light will shine on the bowling ball from a very low and flat angle, just in contrast to the vertical illumination angle of the noon sun on a sunny day. This means that in order to accurately capture the light and shadow effect on the bowling ball, you will need to paint the upper part of the bowling ball shallower than the bottom, because the sun cannot directly shine on the bottom.
practice drawing shadows. If you want to draw a very real painting, you need to learn the basic principles of light projection on objects, including the shadow of objects. Shadow can almost be regarded as a mirror image of an object, which can be stretched, cut at an oblique angle and distorted. Pay attention to the shadow shape in the sunlight in real life, and try to engrave it into your own painting.
3. Add a real style to your painting. Even if your ultimate goal is to draw cartoons or satirical cartoons, you should master how to draw objects realistically. If you want your paintings to feel more alive, then mastering this is the key. Familiar with perspective. The basic principle of perspective method is that the near is big and the far is small. If you are drawing a large object (such as a building) or a complex scene (such as a neighborhood), it is particularly important to understand perspective-unless you want your painting to look like a deformed cartoon. It is a good practice to pay attention to the perspective structure when drawing a small and simple object (a small square or a pile of books).
make clear the proportion problem. Proportion refers to the size relationship when different components of an object are combined together, which affects the authenticity of the drawn object. You can use measurement techniques such as grid method or marking to help determine the accurate ratio. Adjusting proportions-exaggerating some aspects and narrowing others-can convey unique ideas or represent a specific painting style. For example, in satirical cartoons or Japanese cartoons, characters often have exaggerated big eyes or enlarged faces. You need to find out the proportion of objects and characters through constant experiments before starting a new round of creation.
play a color game. Color gives a painting different levels. Contrast, color mixing, saturation and other color techniques make some paintings look more lively, more real, or more abstract, depending on the way colors are used. If you are interested, you can start by mixing watercolors and acrylic pigments. Mix different colors and see what new colors will be made. You can make several copies of one of your sketches and try to color them in different colors to see what effect they can create.
Method 3: Equip, record and paint in a limited time
1. What you need to prepare when you start painting. For beginners, sketch paper may be the best; Very smooth paper draws better details, but rough paper can better bear the graphite painted by pencils. Pencil hardness is divided into many grades, from "hard lead" (such as H pencil) to "soft lead" (such as 9B pencil). Hard lead has a light hue and can be used to describe the transition from bright surface to dark surface. Relatively speaking, soft lead has a darker tone, which means that the amount of pressure you put on the pen tip will affect the brightness of the lines. Try sketching with a relatively soft pencil, such as 6B or 8B pencil, so that you can apply a darker tone by pressing the nib.
After you have made sufficient preparations, you can try to draw with charcoal. The shape of charcoal pen is a flat charcoal bar, or it is made into a pencil. Hard charcoal pens can draw dark gray colors, while soft charcoal pens are easy to smudge. For the method of using charcoal pen, you can refer to the usage of pencil. However, charcoal pens may be much more expensive than pencils. You can use it to capture the posture or dynamics of dragging, or use it to smear dark shadows. If you are going to draw an oil painting, it is also good to draw the outline with charcoal pen before coloring.
2. Save your own work. Find a place where all your paintings can be stored, or put them all in an art journal. Doing so can help you review your growth and progress. As you become more and more accustomed to painting, you will find your own shortcomings more and more easily and make up your mind to correct them. Moreover, along with this process, you will gradually develop your own personal style. It's always interesting to look back at your growth and progress. Don't disappoint yourself! Remember that the process of your practice is the process of your painting skills improving day by day.
3. Try to sketch in a limited time. If you are suffering from the problem of proportion, the posture you draw is always rigid, or in the worst case, you always make mistakes that you know you shouldn't make, then this is definitely a good way to help you break the strange circle. Find a kitchen timer, set it for five minutes, and choose stationary objects such as roses. It should be a little challenging for you, but it should make you interested enough-so that you can draw it again and again without getting bored. If you really like this object, its benefits are self-evident. Use soft lead (B, 2B or 4B, any B-series pencil) and try to sketch it in five or two minutes. You need to set a definite time, no more than five minutes; When the regular reminder rings, stop the brush in your hand, even if you haven't finished yet. Then try again on a blank page. In every five minutes of drawing quickly, you will find something new and be able to focus on it. In this way, you can correct your mistakes without going back to erase or alter the original painting.
This method is especially suitable for people sketching, because it is much easier to find a friend to pose for your sketch for two or three minutes than to let them sit still for an hour.
If you can sketch an object in five minutes, you can leave yourself a longer period of time (say, 15 minutes) to revise and improve it, which will make you feel that you have plenty of time. Of course, you may have finished painting before 5 minutes. This is a good practice for outdoor painting, because the natural light may change within half an hour.
try to draw a sketch of your pet while it is sleeping. For a sleeping animal, 2 minutes is almost the length of time it can keep its posture still without curling or moving.
Try to draw simple things like pencils, things that are common and easy to draw. Practice drawing the object you choose repeatedly until it looks natural and real. After that, you can improve the difficulty and draw something more complicated, such as people's faces.
tips seek inspiration from everything. Anecdotes, scenic spots, thoughts and feelings, anything can be expressed with a brush either abstractly or realistically.
The fun of painting is that you can paint at will, so don't be too hard on yourself when your progress doesn't meet your expectations.
Don't use too much force when drawing with a pencil, or you will find that the previous marks are still visible when you want to erase and modify them.
keep the diversity of exercises. For example, after drawing inanimate objects, take a break and start drawing people the next day. This can keep your head clear and prevent you from feeling tired and depressed.
Remember, as the famous writer James Owen once said, "Painting is nothing more than two things: putting lines on paper and determining the direction in which they extend."
draw what you think, it will be the best painting.
pay attention to the criticism from others, and take it as a guide to make continuous improvement. It is normal for amateurs to be very concerned about criticism, but generally speaking, criticism is harmless. You should admit that your paintings still have shortcomings and try to overcome them.
Another secret of sketching is to make them look three-dimensional. To do this, we need to use not only the shadow method, but also the direction of texture and lines. For example, when you draw a sphere, you should bend the lines as much as possible.
date every sketch or painting. Finding your progress is very helpful to boost morale, and the progress accumulated in weeks or even months may surprise you.
Besides, doodling is undoubtedly one of the best things you can start doing now! After completing this step, you have to look forward and start to examine your painting carefully and add details to it. At this rate, you will soon be on the right track.
Many first-class paintings are first-class in the expression of shadows. So if you master the shadow method, it is undoubtedly a good start. Remember: Practice makes perfect.
make sure that you have a good eraser for your pencil to clean the drawing paper.
take an art course. You will learn many skills and methods from professionals. Don't worry about your lack of qualifications. The basic art course has nothing to do with showing off your skills. The course goal you want to achieve is just to learn and share new things with others.
Try to appreciate other people's artistic styles for inspiration.
Warning: If you are ready to show your paintings, you must be open to criticism.
You need to show the painting to others at your own risk; This means that you should only show your paintings to those who are willing to encourage you. Ask them to make honest comments and use this feedback to make progress.
learn to distinguish between useful criticism and blows. Criticism is usually targeted and can provide suggestions for improvement; The blow is often personal and may even be insulting, such as saying to you, "Forget it, you are not cut out for this material at all." Ignore and avoid those batters. Showing your paintings to people who are more skilled than you can help you get useful criticism.