Chapter 313: The Technique of Painting Portraits

Chen Wei looked at the portrait Xu Hong painted for him, and felt that the painting was very good, don't look at him as just a dry decoration, he can't paint, but when he was in school, he also had some hobbies for painting, and he himself practiced for a while, probably because he didn't have talent in this area, even if he had a hobby, it was useless. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Although Chen Wei also wanted to develop in this area and practiced hard for many days, he felt that he had not made much progress, that is, he was better than ordinary people's paintings, and compared with the paintings of some students of the Academy of Fine Arts, he felt that it was far behind.

Later, Chen Wei practiced for another year, but still did not make much progress. There was no way, so he had to give up his dream and learn a decoration trade, so that he could eat together.

Although Chen Wei is not very good at painting himself, he still has a certain ability to distinguish the quality of paintings. I know that in a painting, those places are more difficult to paint. If he can't draw well by himself, but others can draw well, it means that others are more capable than him.

In the case of portraiture, the most difficult thing to draw is the eyes.

It has been said that the eyes are the windows to the heart, and it is very true that the eyes are often the most important part of a portrait. Whether a portrait can be painted well depends on how well the eyes are drawn.

Because in the five senses of people, except for the eyes, the other organs are almost the same. Like the nose, ears, mouth, these organs are all the same.

When drawing, these organs can be painted in a uniform pattern. The eyes are different. Everyone has eyes that are different from others. Some people have large eyes, some have small eyes, some have round eyes, and some have long eyes. Some people have double eyelids, and some have single eyelids. Some people have triangular eyes, some people have swollen eyes, some people have beautiful eyes, some people have ugly eyes------"

It can be said that the human eye is the most changeable organ, and it is also the most expressive organ, and we often say that it is called 'the finishing touch'. When we draw a dragon, the most expressive stroke is this 'eye-catching' stroke. Without this pen, this dragon is not like it, and there is no aura. With this stroke, the dragon is also alive.

It's the same with people, the most important thing in painting a portrait is to draw the eyes. Once the eyes are drawn, this painting will be lived. If you don't draw your eyes well, you won't be able to draw this picture.

As a professional painter, Xu Hong certainly understands the basics of this very thoroughly. When he painted Chen Wei's portrait, he captured a characteristic of Chen Wei's eyes.

Chen Wei's eyes are not big, and they still have single eyelids. It's not pretty. But there is a saying, it is well said, the eyes are small. Although Chen Wei's eyes are not big, he looks very energetic.

Xu Hong grasped this characteristic of Chen Wei, painted his eyes very spiritually, from his gaze, revealing a kind of firmness and perseverance, although he is just a decorator, but his eyes, clearly reveal his self-confidence and desire for lofty ideals.

Painting is like this, and it is similar to literary creation, it is a burst of inspiration and a collision of passions. Once you have the inspiration to create, you can create excellent works.

Xu Hong is a person who is good at grasping his own inspiration, when he painted Chen Wei just now, he felt a passion surging in his heart, which gave him an impulse to create, so he completed this portrait painting in one stroke.

Now that Chen Wei saw the portrait Xu Hong painted for him, he was naturally very happy, as if he had never seen himself become the person in the painting. Although he doesn't paint well, his level of appreciation is top-notch.

He only glanced at the painting Xu Hong painted, and felt that Xu Hong was a rare talent. He is a young man with outstanding artistic talent.

So Chen Wei said a lot of words to compliment Xu Hong, and these words were not all polite words that Chen Wei said, but they were really his heartfelt words.

Because Chen Wei in Xu Hong's painting is completely a firm and persistent person, a person with lofty ideals. Although he is just an ordinary person now, he is likely to do something in the future!

"Thank you, Xu Hong, your painting is really good, I believe that you will definitely become a master of painting in the future. ”

Holding his portrait, Chen Wei admired it for a while, and couldn't help but praise Xu Hong again.

"Hey, that's just the basics of drawing, it's nothing. Maybe it's because you can't draw, so you think I'm good at drawing, and if you can draw, you'll think I'm very average. ”

Xu Hong didn't know that Chen Wei had also learned to paint, so he thought it was because Chen Wei couldn't draw cars.

"Xu Hong, don't say that, when I was in junior high school, I also learned to paint. And I also practiced hard for two years, but I didn't have the talent in this area, even if I studied hard, I never made any progress.

Moreover, because of this, I delayed my studies, and later I didn't even get into high school, so I could only come out to learn a decorator's trade, so that I could eat outside. ”

Chen Wei listened to Xu Hong's words and hurriedly explained. He didn't want Xu Hong to look down on him, he felt that he was just a decorator, and he didn't understand anything about art.

"Oh, did you even learn to draw!"

Xu Hong listened to Chen Wei's words, and naturally felt a little surprised. He also thought that a decorator might not have held a paintbrush at all.

"When I was in junior high school, I had a tablemate who liked to draw very much, and he was drawing every day in class. I don't study culture classes at all.

I may have been influenced by him, and I gradually became fond of drawing. Like him, he began to draw in class a lot. Not only draw in class. When I came home from school, I stopped doing my homework and started drawing.

In this way, I went to junior high school for two or three years, and I didn't study much, and I just thought about drawing. But just like that, my painting skills have not improved, but I have delayed my studies, and I have not been admitted to high school, so I can only go out to work to make money. ”

Chen Wei looked at Xu Hong and talked about his previous life experience, just to let Xu Hong know that although he can't paint, he still has a certain level of appreciating paintings.

"Oh, so to speak, although you don't paint well, do you have some appreciation level!" Xu Hong listened to Chen Hui's words, and boasted a little embarrassedly.

"Yes! Anyway, I've also been exposed to art? The level of appreciating paintings is definitely better than that of ordinary people. Chen Wei also became confident.

"Chen Wei, then do you know why you can't draw well!" Xu Hong listened to Chen Wei's words, and knew why he couldn't draw well.

"Why, is it because I don't have the talent for this!" Chen Wei attributed his poor painting to his lack of talent for painting.

"Talent, while important, is not the main thing. If a person wants to learn to draw well, in addition to talent, he must also have the guidance of a famous teacher! That is to say, you have to go through professional learning in order to make progress quickly!

Why do we want to set up art academies, we should let some people who love art go to schools to learn the skills of painting. Instead of letting them learn the art of drawing on their own at home.

This shows that learning needs the help and guidance of others, and it is useless to just study and practice hard for your own hobbies. You have to be guided by professional teachers to be able to improve quickly!"

Xu Hong himself is a graduate of a famous art academy, and he knows that if a person wants to learn the craft of painting well, it is not of much use to train at home, and you must be guided by professional teachers to be able to progress quickly. Otherwise, it's just half the work done behind closed doors.

"Oh, that's right! I said I wasn't good at drawing! I thought, I just need to read some books on painting, and who knows if I need a famous teacher's guidance. ”

Chen Wei felt that those great painters were self-taught. It was born with superhuman artistic talent, which quickly grew into a great painter.

"What's the use of just studying and training by yourself, you think you are really a genius, you can learn without a teacher! For most people, they still need the guidance of a teacher. In this way, there will be fewer detours. Xu Hong looked at Chen Wei and said his opinion.

"Thank you, you Xu Hong. Chen Wei listened to Xu Hong's words and expressed his gratitude to others. After that, he looked down and thought for a while, then suddenly looked up at Xu Hong and said, "Hey, then can you be my teacher! I really want to continue to learn to paint! Who wants to be a decorator for the rest of his life!"

When Xu Hong heard this, he laughed and said, "I want to be your teacher!" But I haven't even solved the problem of food and clothing now, so how can I be your teacher." ”

Xu Hong is also willing to accept Chen Wei as a student, after all, people also have dreams, you can't help but let people learn and progress!

It's just that Xu Hong himself is still a little at a loss! After arriving in the capital, he still doesn't know where he is going! And he is in the mood to accept students to teach others to draw.

"Xu Hong, otherwise, I can still renovate the house to make money anyway, and you don't have to work with me. Just learn to draw at home, I make money to support both of us, and then you teach me how to draw when I have time. ”

Chen Wei is quite generous, and is willing to make money to support Xu Hong! As long as Xu Hong is willing to be his teacher and teach him to paint.

When Xu Hong heard this, he made a joke: "Haha, Chen Wei, what do you mean, do you want to 'support' me? I, Xu Hong, am a man who stands up to the sky, and I have never thought of being a 'little three'!"

"Hey, Xu Hong, how can you say that! You are my teacher, I make money to support you, that's how it should be, the money you spend is the tuition fee I pay! How can you use the metaphor of 'baoyang'!"

Chen Wei was a little embarrassed when he heard Xu Hong's words, and immediately corrected it. Saying that 'support' is the payment of tuition.

"Haha, it's fun, but I'm just accepting you as a student, I think I still have to wait. I think, as long as Boss Chen's illness is cured. As long as he helps me hold a big exhibition, I will soon be famous and rich.

When the time comes, I will hold a painting training class in the capital to give free tutoring and education to some children from poor families who love painting. When the time comes, if you still want to learn painting techniques, you can join this training course. ”

Don't look at Xu Hong is still just a poor painter now, but he has already thought about some of the good deeds he wants to do after becoming a great painter in the capital in the future.

"That's the case, then I'll wait a little longer! Anyway, I still have the craft of decoration, so I can mix a bowl of rice to eat. It's just that when the time comes, I will still give you some tuition, I am not a child from a poor family, and I need help from others!"

Chen Wei listened to Xu Hong's words, and he naturally agreed, but he didn't want Xu Hong to classify him as a child from a poor family.

"Haha, okay, you are a rich man, when the time comes, buy some paintbrushes and paper for each of the children who are learning to paint!" Xu Hong listened to Chen Wei's words, and made another joke with him.

The two were talking, and it was already late at night.

Chen Wei raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said to Xu Hong: "Okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to disturb your rest, it's already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, I should go back to sleep, and I have to go to work tomorrow!"

"It's okay, what I need most out there is a bosom friend! With you as a bosom friend, I feel that life is much happier. Xu Hong looked at Chen Wei and said a word of warmth between friends.

"Okay, see you tomorrow!" Chen Wei finished speaking, took his portrait, left Xu Hong's room, and went back to his room.

Xu Hong saw that Chen Wei was gone, and he also wanted to sleep! But lying on the bed, he couldn't sleep. Because, he didn't go to work during the day, he had already slept all afternoon, and he really didn't feel sleepy now.

"Hey, I think the portrait I painted for Chen Wei just now is really good! Otherwise, I'll copy another one myself, take it outside, and see if I can sell it for some money." ”

When Xu Hong was painting Chen Wei just now, he also felt very passionate, and his inspiration was like a volcanic eruption, and he felt that the painting was very good, and he felt that it was the best portrait he had painted.

"Okay, that's it, such a good painting, I can't just paint one for Chen Wei himself, I also want to keep one! While I still have the impression of the painting just now in my mind, it is better to 'copy' another one. ”

When Xu Hong thought of this, he didn't feel sleepy, he immediately got up from the bed, then came to the table, spread out a piece of drawing paper, picked up the paintbrush again, and recalled a little the scene when he was painting just now.

Soon, with a stroke of his hand, he completed a painting on the paper that was exactly the same as the portrait he had just painted for Chen Wei.

After finishing the painting, Xu Hong looked at it for a while, and felt very good, even better than what he had just painted for Chen Wei. (To be continued.) )