"We ...... Have you seen it somewhere? ”

After hearing Qi You's words, my mind froze for a moment, and after a moment of silence, I turned my head and looked at her with a smile, "Really?" ”

Qi You looked away shyly, then nodded hesitantly and slightly.

I casually moved a chair and sat next to Qi You.

They are now making a still life sketch, which is a very basic combination of still lifes: fruit, interlining, and a simple jar and small porcelain cup.

I took her drawing off the drawing board and replaced it with a brand new piece of sketch paper, and fixed the corners of the paper with paper tape. I don't like to use thumbtacks because they leave unsightly holes in the paper.

I'm going to make a model painting.

Subsequently, I found a 2H pencil in Qi You's pen holder and sharpened it.

While drawing the structural lines on the paper with a pencil, I explained to her: "The first step in painting is composition, and good composition will determine the upper limit of the beauty of the painting." ”

"If you look at a still life from a different angle, you get a completely different picture. Some images are inherently beautiful, and you only need to make small changes to them before you can start painting. However, the combination of still life in some pictures will not be satisfactory, and in this case, you will have to artificially rearrange and discharge them. ”

"There are many classic and common compositions, such as 'triangular composition', 'L-shaped composition', and 'zigzag composition, etc.'". You need to combine these classic compositions with your own understanding of beauty to serve your picture. ”

"Once you're familiar with it and have some control over the composition, you'll be able to do whatever you want."

Qi You nodded beside me.

"And what..."

"Wait a minute." My high school art teacher suddenly interrupted me, and then clapped his hands twice, "Everyone pay attention, let go of the painting in your hand first, and come over to listen to my brother's explanation, it's pretty good." ”

"Whoa-la-"

After the sound of placing painting tools, moving seats, and easels sounded, a circle of small pot friends suddenly gathered behind me.

"Xiu Thorn, it's very good, repeat what you just said, let everyone learn and learn. You all have to listen carefully, there are not many opportunities like this, learn from your brother. ”

The little pot friends nodded in unison.

"Uh......" I looked at L, who was standing at the back of the crowd, but he smiled and shook his head, gave me a thumbs up, and then moved the chair with the backrest and sat on it lazily.

I had no choice but to introduce the basic points of picture composition again.

"And then, it's the draft." I sketched the "big shape" of the still life on the paper with a pencil, and continued: "We must not only draw the still life with an image and shape accurately, but more importantly, express a sense of beauty. ”

"To give you a few simple examples: when there are two fruits in the picture that are placed at similar angles, you have to artificially change them, such as changing the position of one fruit to face down and the back end up to contrast with the other fruit. Or let them form a relationship that blocks each other. ”

"The size and proportions of the still life can also be changed appropriately. Just like in this painting, the jar in the picture is the first subject, so we can enlarge it, highlight it, and focus people's eyes on it. ”

"The essay should have important paragraphs, and the same is true for drawing. The picture should be detailed and clear, and a comprehensive painting is not a good painting. Because when you depict everything in the picture to the same extent, at first glance, people don't know where to pay attention. ”

"Teacher, look at Xiu Thorn, it's quite decent~" L quipped at this time, and picked up his phone to take a picture of me.

"yes, that's a good point." The art teacher responded with a smile.

There was also a burst of laughter from the group of onlookers.

"......" I pressed the corners of my mouth and continued to type, "Drawing and writing... Just like writing, you need to stick to the main idea of your composition, and when you paint, you need to grasp the subject you want to focus on, and let the rest of the picture serve it. ”

"Also, don't paint too hard, leave room so that you can improve the picture more perfectly while going deeper, step by step."

As I spoke, I turned my head to look at Qi You, and as soon as my eyes touched, she immediately lowered her head.

"Qi You, don't be shy, do you understand, you see how good your brother is to you." The art teacher's words made Qi You lower his head.

"Then, it is necessary to clarify the relationship between black and white in the picture, and the stronger the relationship between black and white, the stronger the tension of a painting. Sketching is different from color, you only have one color to paint, so be sure to emphasize the black and white contrast in the picture. ”

"If the contrast is too strong, you can fix it later. But if it's weak, the picture will be grayed out, and it'll be difficult for you to go any further,"

The art teacher took over at this time, "I heard it clearly, don't listen to it for fun, what my brother said is what you lack the most at the moment, be serious." I've always told you about these things - the contrast between black, white and gray! But you never take it seriously, alas. ”

Hearing this, L and I couldn't help laughing, "Teacher, we didn't take it seriously back then, and we only realized it later, but it was too late." ”

"You guys," the art teacher smiled and shook her head, "listen carefully, my brothers are using their own examples to educate you." ”

"Brother, what if I can't control the black-and-white relationship in the picture?" At this time, a handsome little man with glasses and a polite character asked me.

"You can try to draw the blackest object with extra thick (one of the darkest types of pencils in common painting), and then use B or H to slowly sculpt the light-colored object, don't be in a hurry, you have to look at other objects while spreading the color, and draw in connection with the whole picture."

Soon, the first draft of a sketch still life was born in my hands.

The composition is beautiful, the placement of objects is reasonable and full of tension, and the contrast between black and white is strong but not out of place - if a college student majoring in mathematics is asked to do junior high school math problems, it is also a truth, o——so.easy~

The art teacher clapped his hands at the right time and said, "Okay, let's rest for a while, everyone take this opportunity to digest and digest more, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask my brother in class later." ”

Later, L, L, and the art teacher went to the hallway outside the classroom, and the art teacher tried to get us both cigarettes, but L stopped them, "Smoke mine." L took out a pack of Hetianxia from his pocket, "Take it from my dad, haha." ”

"Okay, then the teacher is welcome." The art teacher took the cigarette, and L took out a lighter and lit it for him.

I bit my cigarette and stretched out my head, signaling L not to favor one over the other.

L helped me light a cigarette and said to me, "You are quite social, and you have to help your father light a cigarette for you." ”

After hearing this, the art teacher shook his head and smiled, and sighed: "You guys, it still hasn't changed at all. ”

"Why hasn't it changed?" L took a deep puff of his cigarette, "When we were in high school, we went to the rooftop and the toilet to smoke secretly, and now, it's above board~"

"No, the teacher went to the rooftop to catch you at that time, and you all ran faster than rabbits." Speaking of this, the art teacher himself laughed first.

After hearing this, L and I also burst into laughter.

"Alas, my current group of students is not as smart as you, and I have taught the same thing many times, but I still can't remember it." The art teacher sighed.

"This is a bit familiar, I remember you said the same thing to the senior who came to help."

“…… yes, don't I want you to work hard? ”

"'Tuqiang' is not, after hearing this, Xiu Thorn and I were so angry that we went fishing in the mountains behind the school." L sighed with a hint of remorse.

Even if L's family conditions are extremely good, and his personality is very free, no one doesn't want to be a top student in the eyes of the teacher - even the indifferent and cynical attitude he shows on weekdays is actually a disguise to protect his heart.

Me too.

"You'll play with thorns." The art teacher smiled and patted L on the shoulder.

"Don't say that, our fishing rod was bought with the money to repair thorns, and he also cut half a sky-high price with the owner of the fishing tackle shop, I remember it clearly."

I laughed and shrugged.

I once had a "dream of becoming a good student with no dead ends in 360 degrees", but unfortunately, it was later shattered.

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