Morning Illustration-How to draw good watercolor illustrations?

How to draw the picture of Bing Xin’s modern poem in the morning

The drawing method of the picture of Bing Xin’s modern poem in the morning is as follows:

1. First, we draw the picture on the paper Draw a big moon in the upper left corner and a big wavy line at the bottom of the paper.

2. Then, we draw many random small circles on the big wavy line, and draw a transparent glass bottle in the middle of the wavy line.

3. We simply decorate the starry sky and draw five-pointed stars, large and small, staggered, and draw more types of stars to cover the entire screen.

4. In this step, we look for deficiencies and see where they are relatively empty. We can also fill them with some small dots.

5. Let’s draw a few fireflies near the glass bottle.

6. Finally, we apply color. It is best to apply blue to the entire picture. Apply it lightly with crayons. The simple drawing of stars with pictures is completed.

The meaning of stars:

As a phrase, stars means numerous and dense stars.

As a collection of poems, it is generally Mr. Bing Xin's first collection of poems. The collection includes 164 poems written by the poet between the winter solstice of 1919 and the autumn of 1921, which were first published in Beijing's "Morning News".

"Stars" was written by Bing Xin under the influence of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore's "Birds". In her own words, it is a collection of "fragmented thoughts" in a collection.

Expansion:

Bing Xin’s modern poetry and writing are concise and profound in artistic conception. If you want to match it with a painting, you can consider the following points:

1. Start with the imagery in the poem and select some representative images to depict. For example, "The bells arrive at the passenger ship at midnight" in "The Night Rain Sends to the North" can be paired with a painting depicting the night scene and the bells to enhance the atmosphere of the poem.

2. Starting from the emotion of the poem, choose a painting that can express the emotion of the poem. For example, in "Those who seek hermitage are not found", you can choose a painting depicting snow scenes and plum blossoms to express the loneliness of searching and the persistence of pursuit.

3. Start with the theme of the poem and choose a painting that can express the theme. For example, in "Farewell to the Ancient Grassland of Fude", you can choose a painting depicting the natural landscape and seasonal changes to express the passage of time and the brevity of life.

In short, to match Bing Xin's modern poems with paintings, one needs to fully understand the artistic conception and emotion of the poems, select paintings that can express the connotation of the poems, and enhance the reader's reading experience. How good are the illustrations? - Illustration Analysis of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House and details fully illustrate the content of the fairy tale.

Next, I will analyze how the illustrations of this version of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" are integrated with the story from the perspective of color and details of the illustrations.

If you were asked to choose a color to represent a witch, what color would you choose?

Purple, blue, black?

Generally speaking, we It is customary to use dark colors to represent evil and weirdness.

"The Daughter of the Sea" uses dark tones to outline the image of the underwater witch.

This picture describes the little mermaid who wants to become a human and goes to find the witch under the sea. In the entire illustration, except for the little mermaid, which is pink, the surrounding background colors are almost all dark: black, dark blue, purple, grass green. Even if red appears, it is only used as lines to outline the outline of the witch.

This dark background + red embellishment will give people a weird and mysterious feeling.

Similar dark tones + red color designs can also be seen in many tomb robbing films in my country. But these pictures are so scary that I won’t post them.

Perhaps this color scheme symbolizes weirdness, danger and death. Therefore, the illustrator also used dark tones + red outlines to depict the image of Death appearing in "The Nightingale".

In "The Nightingale", the god of death who wants to take away the life of the Chinese king wears a black robe with red patterns and a black hat with a red pendant on his head. He stretches out his red hand to grab the king. If we look closely, we can also find that the lower eyeliner of the Grim Reaper is also red.

In addition, do you feel that the image of the God of Death in the illustration is very similar to the emperor of ancient my country?

That is indeed the case.

The creation of the image of the God of Death in this illustration indeed draws on the clothing characteristics of ancient Chinese emperors.

Why is it necessary to draw on the characteristics of the costumes of our country’s emperors when creating the image of the God of Death that is often mentioned in Western culture?

Because the fairy tale "The Nightingale" tells a story that happened in China.

Therefore, when the illustrator depicts the God of Death, he does not depict the God of Death according to the Western image, but combines it with the image of the God of Death in our culture - King of Hell.

The original article describes the plot in the illustrations as follows:

The details of these illustrations allow people to tell at a glance that the story "The Nightingale" takes place in China.

The illustration of "The Nightingale" was taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

It is not only the Grim Reaper that makes people shudder, but also the "Snow Queen".

This queen who brings bone-chilling coldness is both beautiful and cold. The illustrator also uses dark tones to express the scene where she appears.

The seemingly bottomless dark forest creates a dark and mysterious feeling. In contrast, the Snow Queen seems to be shining with white light.

In order to highlight that the Snow Queen’s hat and coat are made of ice and snow, the illustrator specially drew cross-shaped flashes on the bottom of the hat and clothes.

Against the dark forest, the Snow Queen looks even more crystal clear, but without any warmth.

The illustration of "The Snow Queen" was taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

In addition to darkness and evil, fairy tales also of course contain hope.

If you could choose a color to represent hope, what would you choose?

In "The Last Leaf", O. Henry used a dark green but faint color painted on the wall. The leaves with yellow edges symbolize the hope of living.

The illustrator of this edition of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House also used green and yellow to color the hope in the fairy tale.

The illustrator used yellow-green leaves as the background to draw the ugly duckling when it was just born. The ugly duckling is with a group of ducklings, learning to swim behind the mother duck.

Because the ugly duckling is the last egg hatched by the mother duck, it ranks last in the group of ducklings.

But have you noticed?

The mother duck and the other ducklings look very comfortable and relaxed, and their feathers are all goose yellow.

The ugly duckling at the end seems to be a different kind, completely different from them.

Not only were the feathers gray, but also the head was hung low, lifeless and embarrassed.

But why did the illustrator choose bright yellow-green as the background of the illustration instead of using bleak colors to illustrate the unpopular gray mood of the inferior ugly duckling when he was just born?

I guess the illustrator used this bright yellow-green color scheme for two reasons:

Not only the ugly duckling has changed, but also the little boy living under the control of the Snow Queen.

The Snow Queen planted ice in his heart, erasing his old memories and trapping him in the cold castle.

It wasn’t until his childhood friend found him and melted the ice in his heart that he finally woke up from a dream.

When he walked home with his companions, because the Snow Queen's magic disappeared, the ice and snow melted, and the land once ruled by the Snow Queen gradually recovered and became full of spring.

The illustrator also used yellow-green as the keynote to draw the feeling of spring returning to the earth.

Illustrations of "The Snow Queen", taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

The illustrator also used similar colors.

The illustration below depicts the process of the little mermaid turning into an elf after jumping into the sea because she couldn't bear to stab the prince.

Under the illumination of the rising sun in the morning, the figure of the little mermaid shows a color similar to the morning light.

This light yellow figure gives people a warm feeling.

This color seems to indicate that the little mermaid will not turn into foam on the sea and die as the witch predicted, but will turn into an elf if she does not get the love of the prince.

Illustrations of "The Daughter of the Sea", taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

The illustrator wants to draw illustrations that allow children to understand the plot only by illustrations. Be loyal to the story when creating, and don't trust the reins.

Many of the illustrations in this edition of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House illustrate the details of the story.

1. The expressions of the characters reflect people’s feelings

How do you feel when you see the prince in this illustration? Do you feel that this prince has no life at all? Lifeless look?

The illustration of "The Daughter of the Sea" was taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

This is indeed the case, because the "prince" in this picture is not a prince. , but a white marble statue.

This illustration is taken from "The Daughter of the Sea". It depicts the little mermaid falling in love at first sight after seeing the prince, but she has nowhere to express her deep love. She can only hold a pair of big mermaids she picked up that look like the prince. The white marble statue relieves lovesickness.

That’s why the “prince” in this picture gives people a sense of lifelessness and loneliness, because he is not a real person in the first place, but a stone.

Despite this, the illustrator still painted a gentle and caring face on the little mermaid, which further showed her tenderness towards the prince.

We can infer from the expression on the little mermaid’s face that she is in love with the prince. Then can you infer the mood of everyone in the picture below?

Who is secretly happy and proud, and who is secretly happy and proud? Are you worried again?

The illustration of "Wild Swan" was taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

This illustration is taken from "Wild Swan" and shows the stepmother's inability to The scene where the stepchildren are given food and teacups filled with sand are given as food. We can infer the situation of these characters from their expressions.

The queen looked half-smiling, as if she was happy to see the children she abused; while the 11 princes and 1 princess all had sad faces. However, if we look closely, we can find that although everyone has a sad face, the expression on each person's face is different. I admire the illustrator’s skill here.

2. The content of the painting presents the details of the story

The illustrations of this edition of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House also hide many details in the story.

Let’s test our eyesight first. Please look for it. How many people are there in the illustration?

The illustration of "Little Claus and Big Claus", Taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

Did you notice?

There are three people in the illustration.

In addition to the two people sitting at the table, there is another person peeking out from the box under the table.

Why is this person in the box? You can find out the answer in the fairy tale "Little Claus and Big Claus".

Let’s test our eyesight again. Please count, how many dogs are in this illustration?

The illustration of "Tinderbox" was taken from "Andersen" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House Fairy Tale"

There are three dogs in this painting, because the fairy tale "Tinderbox" corresponding to this illustration has three dogs with big eyes.

Have you noticed that the white dog’s eyes are unusually large?

Another illustration also depicts three objects that appear in the story - three Wood pear.

This illustration corresponds to "A pin can also bring good luck".

In this story, the craftsman made the pear tree into three types of wooden pears: large, medium and small.

The illustration of "A Pin Can Bring Good Luck" was taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

In addition to three dogs, three kinds of wooden pears, there are also clovers.

This fairy tale "Don't say it, but remember it in your heart" tells three stories.

Andersen said that these three stories are like three leaves growing on the same stem.

So, the entire fairy tale text is embedded in clovers, and there are also three-leaf clovers drawn next to the fairy tale title.

Illustration of "Don't say it, but remember it in your heart", taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

Next to the title of this edition of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House Illustrations not only allow us to see the details of the story, but also give us a glimpse of the story as a whole.

The title of "The Old Man Never Goes Wrong" is surrounded by a circle composed of horses, cows, sheep, geese, chickens, apples, and gold coins.

Because this fairy tale is connected together by these contents.

Introduction to the Illustrator

These dreamlike and touching illustrations are from a young female illustrator Kuri.

Kuri graduated from Beijing Film Academy and graduated from Syracuse University in the United States with a graduate degree in illustration. He has emerged in many design competitions and has cooperated with many publishing houses and game companies.

Perhaps it is precisely because of a woman’s delicate perspective and psychology that she can paint the pain and joy of being in love with the Little Mermaid;

Little Ada’s flower dance skirt The excitement and joy on the display;

Karen’s deep regret when thinking of the red shoes that kept dancing.

Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House's "Andersen's Fairy Tales" not only illustrates the story, but also provides illustrations for the title page (here is the page with the title of the book) and the lining page (the page with the title of the book). The previous page of the title page), table of contents and other contents are all illustrated.

Can you guess why there is a soldier with only one leg under the words "Andersen's Fairy Tales" on the title page?

The title page, taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House Fairy Tales"

If you look carefully at the lining page, you will find that the images here appear in the illustrations of fairy tales.

Look around, what images have you seen in the stories?

The lining page was taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

Specially worth mentioning is the design of the catalog.

Firstly, there are pictures, which are very beautiful;

Secondly, the distance between the titles of each story in the catalog is large enough, so it does not look oppressive.

Table of contents, taken from "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House

Compared with the compact and oppressive catalogs of other versions of "Andersen's Fairy Tales", you may feel this sense of distance What a sense of relief it would bring.

I borrowed 15 Andersen fairy tales from the library that were published from the 1980s to the present.

It turned out that it might be because we didn’t borrow the right book.

Because among the 15 books I borrowed, there are not many editions with enough illustrations, beautiful enough, and enough to illustrate the plot of the story.

15 Andersen Fairy Tales

The illustrations of these versions of fairy tales are either extremely childish and ridiculous and have no sense of beauty;

Or the illustrations are black and white and beautiful enough But the effect of presenting the atmosphere of the story is limited;

Illustrations of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by a publishing house; Left: "The Daughter of the Sea", friend: "Wild Swan"

Either it is black and white Yes, the printing is not clear;

Either it is painted by famous artists, but some of the painting styles are not beautiful enough or a bit strange (I personally think it is not beautiful enough and a bit strange).

Because for children who are still in the stage of image thinking, they often regard what they see as real.

So the somewhat weird style of painting will affect their understanding of real things.

"Andersen's Fairy Tales" by People's Literature Publishing House

The only color illustration, "Andersen's Fairy Tales" that is beautiful, realistic and can explain the plot of the story is published by Children's Publishing House "Andersen's Fairy Tales".

Unfortunately, there are too few illustrations. There are only 8 illustrations among the 20 fairy tales in the book.

I had this version of the fairy tale at home when I was in elementary school. I still remember this book because the illustrations are so beautiful.

But I remember more that every time I picked up this book, I would look at the illustrations for a long time and then put it down. I didn’t want to read the story at all.

Because there are not enough illustrations, many pages are often densely packed with words. For me, who was still in primary school at the time, the reading experience was not very pleasant.

When I buy books now, I am used to first checking whether the font is large enough and whether the word spacing and line spacing are sparse. A densely packed book, no matter how good the content is, can hardly make me interested in reading.

It is also worth mentioning that Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House's "Andersen's Fairy Tales" has 147 notes at the end of the text to further explain the content of the text and help readers understand the content of the story.

For example, at the end of "The Daughter of the Sea" it is written:

Maybe we didn't think there was anything special when we read this, but after reading the prompts, we will find that mermaids are mentioned in the article There are no tears. The tears of the little mermaid show that she has created a miracle.

Of the 15 books I borrowed, only 5 have annotations.

Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House's "Andersen's Fairy Tales" also includes a brief biography of Andersen on the last page.

Readers can understand the simple life and literary status of this great fairy tale writer.

Maybe you are also concerned about translation issues.

Because some of Andersen's fairy tales on the market are not only translated, but also compiled for young children, and the language is younger.

However, the language of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" published by Yunnan Fine Arts Publishing House is not deliberately younger.

For example, the following paragraph is taken from the fairy tale "Don't say it with your mouth, but remember it in your heart", which uses idioms such as "conquering the public with virtue and enduring hardships."

Andersen's fairy tales are treasures in the history of literature. However, no matter how good the fairy tales are, they can only work if the readers are willing to read them and understand them.

There are many versions of Andersen's fairy tales on the market. I hope you can find a copy of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" that you are willing to read and will always treasure it. How to draw good watercolor illustrations?

When doing watercolor and gouache paintings, just like other paintings, you must pay attention to the methods and steps, from the whole to the part, and from the part back to the whole, so that the work can gradually reach depth and perfection. Generally, it goes through five stages, namely layout, sketch, coloring, in-depth characterization, and adjustment. In the order of coloring, it is generally better to start with the color of a large area or the main objects in the picture. This is beneficial to determining the tone of a picture and maintaining the correct general relationship of the whole painting. Some authors are accustomed to starting with light colors or starting with darker parts like oil paintings. Each has its own strengths and should be decided according to the specific situation and personal painting habits. Pay attention to planning when coloring. For example, a certain part of the picture needs to be colored when the base color is still wet, and another part must be added after the base color is completely dry before applying other colors. This must be done step by step with a plan in mind. , This is very helpful for depicting different characteristics of objects and expressing the sense of space and quality of objects.

The techniques of watercolor and gouache painting are relatively diverse, but they are generally divided into two types: dry painting and wet painting. The so-called dry painting means using less water. It does not mean using only dry paint without adding water. When painting, you need to wait for the previous layer of color to dry before applying the second layer of color. The two-layer color has clearer boundaries, so it is also called multi-layer painting. The dry painting method should strive to be sure and accurate in order to express clear shapes and various levels and decent turning relationships. What should be noted in the dry painting method is: do not rush to cover when the background color is not dry to prevent the background color from spreading; and the number of times of color covering should not be too many. Covering too much or the color is piled up too thick will make the color gray and gray. Becoming greasy. The dry painting method is not subject to time constraints, making it easy to paint calmly and easy to master. It is very helpful for beginners to exercise strict modeling abilities. However, the dry painting method is not easy to bring out the flowing characteristics of water color. If it is not used properly, it will cause dryness, stiffness and other shortcomings.

Wet painting is a method that uses the dissolution of water to naturally join two colors to each other. When painting, while the color of the front brush is still wet, connect the back brush to make the paint The connection with the pen is soft and the edges are moist. The wet painting method is used to express smooth and delicate objects. It is also suitable for painting distant views, dark parts and reflective parts of objects. In the wet painting method, you need to pay attention to the amount of water and the timing of writing. How much water should be used, and how wet the background is to make the color suitable for painting. All must be carefully studied. In addition, when the background color has dried and still needs to be wet-joined, you can first wet the area with clean water and then paint the color on it, or after the color is painted, use a clean pen dipped in water to lightly brush on the edge of the color block, or you can Achieve the effect of wet painting.

In gouache painting, the painting method is more thick, and the wet painting method is more thin. The so-called thick or thin are also relative and should be based on the specific object and the intention of the painting. ,flexibly adopt corresponding expression methods. Many artists often use dry and wet painting methods alternately, using both dry and wet techniques, with varying thicknesses. In some places, more water is used to render and infiltrate, while in other places, blocks of color are used to cover or juxtapose them, so as to achieve the best picture quality. The unity of diversity makes the work more perfect. "Spring on the Pujiang River" is an example of the combination of dry painting and wet painting.

Here are several types of character and landscape works completed using dry painting and wet painting methods. In terms of processing techniques, some use blocks and surfaces as the main representation of objects, while others use a combination of lines and surfaces. The method of expressing objects can be used as a reference for beginners when painting.

The dry painting method uses thick gouache to express the ups and downs of the characters' faces. The brushstrokes are obvious and the picture effect is strong.

The wet painting method mainly uses watercolor thin coating. There is more water in the pigment, and the color seeps and flows more obviously. The method of combining line and surface makes the main body of the picture more clear.

Mainly dry painting, using both watercolor and gouache, and some decorative effects in modeling and coloring to show the majestic, majestic and colorful characteristics of the object.

Using the method of watercolor wet painting, the sky, distant mountains, water surface, etc. are all expressed by relying on the color infiltration method, so that the scenery in the painting is subtly and naturally combined to achieve the expression of rain. The vast and smoky atmosphere of the back fishing ground.

In addition to the above two main techniques of watercolor and gouache painting, there is also a method of applying light colors based on the sketch of the picture. Such as the widely popular pencil watercolor. Pen watercolor, charcoal watercolor, etc. are also popular forms of expression. This method is generally suitable for expressing fine objects. The author first uses a sketch tool to draw the outline, physical structure, black and white relationship, etc. of the object, and then adds large transparent and bright colors to make the picture both rigorous and lively, thus creating a special of beauty. This type of work, because it can fully express the characteristics of both form and color, is a method often used by many authors to collect creative materials and record life; architectural renderings, stage art costumes, shapes, scenery and other designs Most of the pictures also adopt this method of combining sketch and color. In terms of the production sequence, you usually draw the sketch of the bottom layer first, and then add color on top, or you can do both repeatedly (for charcoal watercolor, you can spray glue to fix the charcoal sketch before coloring, or you can leave it to charcoal powder Melt naturally with watercolor paint, both methods have their own benefits). Among them, pen watercolors are used to prevent the ink from seeping out and smearing the picture. There are also cases where watercolors are applied as a base and then pen lines are applied on top. The ink for pen watercolor is preferably drawing ink. In addition to black, inks of other colors can also be used.

In addition, there are many specific techniques to choose from in terms of using materials and tools to fully and perfectly depict objects:

Paper dipping method. That is to say, place the drawing paper in clean water, soak it, take it out and paint while it is wet. This method is easy to achieve the effect of moisturizing and glossy colors and smooth brushing. Because the color liquid in the painting naturally seeps out, the objects depicted are subtle and vivid, almost like painting on raw rice paper.

Powder color method. It is a painting method that mixes thick or thin paste into the color. It is characterized by smooth brushing, thick color liquid without bleeding, and helps to better express the body and use brush strokes. The works drawn by the paste color method have rich and bright colors and clear and powerful shapes. It has some advantages of oil painting while still fully embodying the strengths of watercolor painting.

Washing method. It refers to washing the painted area to achieve the desired effect. This method can also be used to modify and adjust the picture. You can use a sponge to wash a large area, and absorbent paper can be used to absorb the washed color liquid in some areas.

Leave it blank. It refers to the method of leaving those blank and bright parts in the picture. Some of them use the "fly white" method, that is, inadvertently leaving blank spots in the painting pen; some use wax or oil pastels to draw blank points and lines in the required parts before painting; some use On the painted picture, while the color is still wet, use a knife or pen to "scrape" the required blank space, such as expressing tree trunks, waves, beards, hair, glass or metal highlights, etc., with good results.

Only through practical exploration can the application of the above methods gradually become more comfortable and produce ideal results.

Watercolor and gouache are a type of color painting, which use color to create an image. For knowledge on the use of color, please refer to the chapters in the oil painting section of this book, which will be omitted here.

The materials and tools of watercolor and gouache are basically the same. They can be used interchangeably. The only difference is that the composition of the pigments is different. Watercolor contains a small amount of colloid and is more transparent; while gouache It contains more powder and has covering power. Many artists often use both types of pigments for painting at the same time. When painting watercolors, white powder is sometimes used for individual highlights, especially small areas of white or light colors (some are also used to leaving blank spaces on the paper, or washing out bright parts of the painting with water). When doing gouache paintings, white powder is also often used. Use watercolor pigments to enhance the transparency of certain parts of the picture, especially when depicting the dark colors of objects. Dark watercolor pigments are more effective than water pink.

The paper used for watercolor and gouache paintings is preferably white paper that is firm and tight, has moderate water absorption and does not bleed (but some use colored paper to express specific content). If the paper absorbs water too quickly, the color will not flow easily; if the paper is too smooth, the pigment will not easily adhere to it and will flow away with the water. Commonly used watercolor and gouache drawing papers, various drawing papers and watercolor drawing papers with coarse and fine lines. When making gouache paintings, in order to bring out the bright colors, white cardboard and white plate paper are also used for painting. Different types of paper have different textures and different effects. Everyone can choose according to their own painting habits. When making a relatively large painting, the paper should be mounted on the drawing board in advance to avoid wrinkles, so that the painting can be kept flat and easy to express smoothly.

The commonly used brushes are flat pens and round pens made of sheep or wolf hair. The one with elasticity and large water storage capacity is better. The size of the pen depends on the size of the painting. Generally, three or four different types of brushes are enough when painting. In addition, you can prepare an outline pen and a shading pen for painting large areas of color.

Other tools such as palette boxes, water bowls, picture clips, drawing boards, easels and other tools do not have certain specifications and can be selected according to practical principles. The color palette box is used to hold the extruded pigments and arrange them in separate compartments. The pigments should be arranged in the order of depth, lightness and coldness. The general order is:

White, lemon yellow, medium chrome yellow, khaki, orange, Vermilion, scarlet, crimson, rose red, ocher, ripe brown, olive green, grass green, ultramarine, blue, green lotus, black.

The palette box comes with a tablet for color mixing. When mixing colors, if they appear to be too mixed or not white, the remaining pigments on the palette should be washed with water and newly mixed pigments should be prepared. For example, when making large-scale works indoors, porcelain basins or glass ( Stick white paper underneath) to match the color.

In addition, some authors also use auxiliary tools such as scrapers, loofah tendons, sponges, and crayons to express various artistic effects. For example, in the picture, the flash of water, small branches, snowflakes and other places that are difficult to free are often scraped out with a knife, and the effect is very vivid. Crayons are also used for parts and fine prints that are difficult to leave. Since the oiliness of crayons cannot combine with water to leave a natural blank space, you can write boldly without restraint when coloring. Use a sponge and loofah tendons to absorb some of the wet color on the painting to produce a moist and rich effect. Use loofah tendons to pat on the painted gouache color base to produce a special effect of vigor and mottled light and shadow. Of course, such auxiliary tools can only be used appropriately, especially for beginners, it is better to use them as little as possible.