The drawing method of birds in Chinese painting

In order to draw a bird, there are two ways, one is to write your mouth first and then put pen to paper, and the other is to draw your back first. Because the spirit of birds is mainly in the head, the chest and back are easy to arrange and convenient, so this method has been used since ancient times. The advantage of the latter method is that the shape and dynamic potential of the bird can be determined first, and the head can be changed flexibly. Both methods have their own advantages and can be applied.

From the change of bird pen, there are some methods, such as simple pen, withering, silk feather, dry rubbing, stacking, wide pen, filling, smudging and so on. These methods, some ink painting, some ink painting and then coloring, some color ink and direct superposition.

First, simple brushwork.

That is to say, with a few simple strokes, the image of a bird is summarized. Commonly used in small birds such as sparrows, yellowbirds, swallows and chickens. These three points are the bird's head, chest, back or head, back and tail. These three points have been formed, plus mouth, eyes, wings and tail. Generally speaking, light ink can be used for head, chest and back, and thick ink can be used for mouth, eyes, wings and tail. For example, draw a sparrow: put the light ink in it and stir it a little. One nods, two tummies, three retreats, and these three points are average. Then dip the wing tail in ink, slightly dye it in light color, point the mouth, eyes and black with thick ink, and draw the collar and claws with thick ink. Put hemp spots on the back, wings and tail, and the same is true when flying.

Second, the method of withering

The basic law of bird feather growth is similar to the pattern of hemp fiber worn by farmers in rainy days, and it is the most basic method to draw birds with strokes. Regardless of the point, silk and cake, the pen is used according to this method, which is emitted from the central semicircle and connected layer by layer. Ink painting is like this, so is color painting. Take Pulsatilla as an example, the forehead and forehead are black, the back, eyes, pointed chin and throat are white, the cheeks, ear feathers and back neck are dark brown, the back of ear feathers is light, the back, waist and tail are olive gray, and the wings and tail are dark brown. The outer edge of each feather is bright yellow-green, with brown-gray banded spots across the chest, white below the chest, and the edge of yellow-green feathers gradually becomes obvious backwards.

Painting method: based on ink painting, paint it again, dip the pen tip in ink and flatten it to half dry and half wet, from thick to light, according to the law of hemp fiber from the back of the neck, short skimming gradually, layer by layer, then draw the head, add wings and feet, and finally dye it.

Third, dry cleaning method

It is the way to wipe feathers with a broken pen and dry ink. Take the stork as an example: the stork has an orange meat flap on its head, a wax mouth, yellow eyes and claws, and a black body except white feathers between its wings.

The painting method is to wipe your mouth and eyes first, use dry ink to leave a yellow meat flap in your brain, use Jiao Mo's dry pen to wipe your back to your tail, and leave a wing part, then use a little light ink to wipe your chest, abdomen and legs, use thick ink to skim your wings and tail feathers, use fresh water ink to render your whole body, use orange-yellow claws and head meat flaps, and use thick ink to dye your eyes with water green. The dry brush path still seems to be worn away, so that no pen marks are left.