The drawing of bees in Chinese painting

(1) Dip in heavy ink and pile up the heads of bees.

(2) Dip in thick ink, stipple eyes, and sketch details such as tentacles.

(3) Dip in ochre and point it on the body of the bee, leaving some gaps at the joint.

(4) Dip in thick ink, sketch out the lines and surrounding details of the body, and pay attention to showing the texture of the body covered with fluff.

(5) Add wings with light ink, with simple lines and blank at both ends.

(6) Outline the legs with thick ink to improve the whole.

Bees are brown or dark brown. The head is almost as wide as the chest, with two pairs of wings, the front wing is big and the back wing is small. The abdomen is almost oval, with less body hair and chest. Bees are one of the insect groups that are beneficial to human beings. They will keep working to get food. Therefore, people often regard bees as a representative who loves labor and a symbol of hard work in people's hearts.